Coastal View News • January 22, 2026

CARPINTERIA

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Cycling Without Age (CWA) volunteer Brett Alldredge pedals passenger Doug Garrison around Carpinteria as part of the CWA program that has connected with the city of Carpinteria to bring the joy of the outdoors to the elderly. “Cycling Without Age is a wonderful opportunity for those who otherwise might not get a chance to get out and feel the sea breeze and smell the ocean,” said Jena Jenkins, Parks and Recreation program coordinator assigned to AgeWell Senior Programming. Read more on page of this week s print

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CVN welcomes new managing editor

With this week’s issue, Coastal View News welcomes new Managing Editor Shaun Sanders to the sta .

An 18-year resident of Carpinteria, Sanders joins CVN after an extensive career in teaching, writing and editing. Like many Carpinterians, see CVN as an essential part of our town, so ’m very pleased to be appointed to the position, Sanders said.

Evelyn Spence, who worked at CVN for over five years and served as its managing editor since 2022, has taken a position as South County Editor at Noozhawk in Santa Barbara. am honored to have been given the opportunity to serve the people of Carpinteria for as long as did. Carpinteria is an incredibly special place. want to thank all of you for letting me in and showing me your unending love for your hometown paper and your community, Spence said.

Evelyn leaves big shoes to fill, and ’ll do my best to follow her e ample, Sanders said. We wish her the very best as she goes forward in her career.

Shaun Sanders may be reached at editor@coastalview.com.

New Zip Book Program comes to library

A new grant from the California State Library now allows the Carpinteria Community Library to purchase books and send them directly to your house. Books must not already be available in the catalog and must be more than three months old.

atrons may order up to three books, and the goal is that approximately 85% of returns will go to build the library’s collection, meaning that ordering a Zip Book is your chance to introduce books that were previously unavailable to the library’s stacks.

A feature of the Zip Books Program is the introduction of eAudiobooks and eBooks. California State Library has partnered with Califa, allowing our patrons to re uest eAudiobooks and eBooks to be purchased on the alace ro ect App. f you can’t find an eAudiobook or eBook on one of our other apps, this is a great way to get access to previously unavailable digital content, said Holden Ar uilevich, a Carpinteria library technician.

Readers can fill out a ip Book Re uest form at carpinterialibrary.org ip-booksprogram or call the library direct at 05 - 31 . The program ends Aug. 31.

City launches new agenda management system

The city of Carpinteria has announced the launch of its new agenda management system through Civic lus, which went live on Jan. 1. The new platform will make it easier for residents and the public to access meeting agendas, search for items, and review meeting materials online.

The first meeting available through the new system will be the Carpinteria lanning Commission meeting on Feb. , with all new public meeting materials posted via Civic lus. All subse uent public meetings will also be posted on the new platform, providing a single location for all current meeting materials. The platform will be accessible through the same link that is currently used to host all meeting agendas carpinteriaca.gov city-hall agendas-meetings.

We’re e cited to bring this new agenda management system to our residents, said City Clerk Brian Barrett. The new system makes it easier than ever to access agendas, minutes, and other meeting materials. ur goal is to provide a transparent, user-friendly platform so the community can stay informed and engaged with all public meetings.

Those interested in learning more may email Barrett atbrianb@carpinteriaca.gov.

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Cheryl and Paul Wright to be honored at Girls Inc. of Carpinteria annual gala

BY SHAUN SANDERS

Girls Inc. of Carpinteria has announced Cheryl and Paul Wright as honorees for the organization’s second annual Girls Inc. Gala: Watch Her Rise, taking place on Saturday, March 7, 5-9 p.m., at the Girls Inc. campus at 5315 Foothill Road.

“Cheryl and Paul Wright have helped shape this community through decades of meaningful service,” said Girls Inc. of Carpinteria Executive Director Jamie Collins in a press release to Coastal View News “Their commitment to youth, education and e uity perfectly re ects the mission and heart of Girls Inc.”

After raising three daughters and serving on the advisory board of the International Order of Rainbow for Girls, the Wrights brought their passion for youth-focused programs to the Carpinteria community. Cheryl joined the Girls Inc. Board of Directors, where she supported key initiatives including the Eu-

reka college-bound program and career mentoring and externship opportunities.

The Wrights are the founders of Island Brewing Company, a longtime local business recognized for its philanthropic impact and named Small Business of the Year. A U.S. Navy Submarine Veteran, Paul has held leadership roles in the Rotary Club of Carpinteria, the Carpinteria Children’s Project and the Chamber of Commerce.

Funds raised through ticket sales, sponsorships, and auction bids directly support after-school programs, college readiness initiatives, leadership development and more.

The 2026 Watch Her Rise Gala guests will enjoy a dinner, signature cocktails, a curated auction and dancing. The suggested attire is red, black and white, with black tie optional.

For sponsorship opportunities and tickets visit girlsinc-carp.org.

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Water district approves construction or puri ation pro e t

BY JUN STARKEY

The Carpinteria Valley Water District (CVWD) has approved the Carpinteria Advanced urification ro ect CA , after the district’s Board of Directors voted -1, with board member Casey Balch in opposition, to move forward with the construction of the pro ect at the board’s Wednesday, Jan. 1 meeting.

The CA , first developed in 01 , was designed to replenish Carpinteria’s groundwater basin with purified recycled water, creating locally-controlled drinking water that wouldn’t be impacted by a future drought. This would also decrease the amount of outside water Carpinterians would be paying for. According to a recent press release from the CVWD, the CA is e pected to provide up to 1.3 million gallons of water per day.

The district faces the need to better prepare for future droughts, which are anticipated to be worse given California’s historical hydrology in con unction with climate change, environmental regulations and institutional constraints, CVWD eneral Manager Bob McDonald stated in the press release.

The CA is a oint pro ect between the CVWD and the Carpinteria Sanitary District which manages Carpinteria’s wastewater and the groups have an agreement to create, construct and operate the pro ect together. Construction for the CA includes a 1 ,000 s uare-foot Advanced Water Purification Facility at the sanitary district’s facility on Sixth Street. The facility received conditional use and coastal development permits from the Carpinteria lanning Commission in September 0 5.

The pro ect will also include the construction of two clusters of monitoring wells to be used to monitor the level and uality of the groundwater, two in ection wells and several miles of 10-inch pipeline stretching from Meadow View Lane to Si th Street.

The CA pro ect has a total cost of about 0 million and will be funded through a combination of state and federal resources. Those resources include a 50 million loan from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund, a 15 million grant from the Water Recycling Funding rogram, an 1 .3 million grant from the .S. Bureau of Reclamation and a 1.15 million grant from the ntegrated Regional Water Management rogram.

onstruction for the arpinteria d anced urification ro ect W is e pected to begin later this year

according to CVWD Administrative Analyst Maso Motlow, because the district has not yet distributed its notice on roposition 1 . roposition 1 re uires public agencies to notify property owners within their service area about future rate increases.

“There’s going to have to be costs expended to address future droughts, whether it’s with CAPP or whether it’s with another project.”

––Rob Morrow of Water Systems Consulting

As discussions on the CAPP have progressed, some Carpinteria residents have voiced concerns over the impact the pro ect would have on their monthly water bills.

There’s going to have to be costs e pended to address future droughts, whether it’s with CA or whether it’s with another pro ect, said Rob Morrow of Water Systems Consulting during the CVWD Jan. 1 meeting.

Morrow spoke to board members about the pro ect at last week’s meeting, and his presentation included the pro ected cost of CA for CVWD customers within the ne t few years. n Fiscal ear 0 , single family residential customers would see an increase of about 30 per month from CA on their water bill, with an average monthly water bill of 1 , and about 30 per month on their property ta es, with an annual increase of 3 0.

These increases are appro imations,

When we distribute our (Proposition 1 notice this spring it will contain the specific water bill and property ta amounts in each fiscal year, by customer type, Motlow told Coastal View News. ntil then, all values are approximate.

Morrow also spent time in his presentation comparing the impact of the CA versus utili ing local groundwater banks, where about ,000 acre-feet of water would be in ected into a groundwater basin. A ma or issue with utili ing groundwater banks instead of the CA , Morrow said, is that they would still be reliant on state water, which varies in price and availability.

CVWD Board of Directors member Balch said he could not support the proect due to the overall pro ected cost of the pro ect increasing over the past years, and the risk it poses.

don’t think this pro ect is the pro ect that we originally had envisioned, Balch said. think sta has shown that both CA and local groundwater banking alternatives have a similar long-term outcome believe that it is my responsibility to protect rate payers from avoidable long-term risk, and don’t believe that this pro ect as bid does that. ther board members echoed similar

In Fiscal Year 2029, single family residential customers of the Carpinteria Valley Water District would see an increase of about $30 per month from arpinteria d anced urification ro ect on their property ta es and on their water bill, with an average monthly water bill of $186.

concerns as Balch, but found that the pros outweighed the cons.

’m concerned about the cost too, but ’m not moved, said board member atrick ’Connor. verruns are not an uncommon thing in large pro ects think the challenge is not letting it slip any further, and so think we gotta be diligent, both as a board and as a sta . Following Morrow’s presentation and board discussion, the board approved construction bids for the CA . The bids included a total of about . million

to Walsh Construction Company, LLC, for the CA ’s Advanced Water urification Facility 3. million to Sam Hill Sons, nc. for the pro ect’s pipelines 3.3 million to Woodard Curran for engineering services and about . million to Water Systems Consulting for construction management for the pro ect. Construction for the pro ect is set to begin later this year. Those interested in learning more about the pro ect may visit the water district’s website at cvwd.net capp-pro ect-information.

High school sees slight improvement, though still below standards in English, math

SCarpinteria High School (CHS) has seen a slight improvement in students’ performance in English and mathematics, according to CHS Principal Gerardo Cornejo, who presented his School Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA) to the Carpinteria nified School District C SD Board of Trustees on Tuesday, Jan. 13.

Cornejo referred to CHS’s California School Dashboard for his presentation. The dashboard is used to measure a school’s performance across several areas, such as chronic absenteeism, graduation rates and English-learner progress. That data is compared to statewide data to measure a school’s performance level, which is then represented on a color dial. The colors on the dial range from red to represent the lowest performance level, then orange, yellow, green and finally blue to represent the highest performance level. The dashboard also compares a school’s data to the previous year.

Corne o provided slightly more insight into a few other areas in CHS’s dashboard, such as students’ performance in English language arts and mathematics. n the 0 3- school year, CHS was in the red for both areas. n English, the school was about 5 points below the standard, and in mathematics, the school was about 1 0 points below the standard.

By the 0 - 5 school year, CHS students were in orange for English — at about points below the standard and in mathematics, students were in the yellow while still 3. points below the standard.

Cornejo also discussed results from CHS’s 0 5- California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress CAAS for English, and 0 - 0 5 CAASPP data for mathematics. For English, 50 of CHS students either e ceeded or nearly met the state standard, and two subgroups Hispanic and socioeconomically disadvantaged students saw a decline compared to the 0 3- school year.

“We continue to recognize that within the tests, our students are struggling in the reading, writing, research and in uiry areas, and that will continue to be our focus, Corne o told board members.

For mathematics, 31 of CHS students either e ceeded or nearly met the state standard. Cornejo said the school will be looking to improve students’ performance in focused problem solving and modeling data analysis. Corne o said

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arpinteria igh School s alifornia School ashboard shows slight increases in nglish and mathematics scores in the school year compared to the school year

“We continue to recognize that within the tests, our students are struggling in the reading, writing, research and inquiry areas, and that will continue to be our focus.”

—CHS Principal Gerardo Cornejo

teachers will provide more opportunities to work together in teams and will provide more interactive math lessons.

In his presentation, Cornejo reviewed several other areas in the California School Dashboard and compared performance levels from the 2023-24 school

year to the 0 - 5 school year, which showed slight increases across the board. The areas included chronic absenteeism, which rose from orange to yellow English learner progress, which rose from red to orange graduation rates, which rose from yellow to green and college

and career readiness, which rose from yellow to blue.

Corne o concluded his presentation by outlining four goals for CHS: increasing the number of students performing at or above standards in the CAAS , the number of students enrolled in dual enrollment courses and earning a grade of C or better in their classes ensuring that all students actively engage and participate in a positive school culture in partnership with parents ensuring that all students will graduate from high school to college or are career ready and updating and maintaining safe facilities for all students and sta .

The board unanimously approved the CHS SPSA.

CUSD approves policies for free menstrual products, all-gender restroom

The Carpinteria nified School District Board of Trustees approved the first reading of three new board policies at the board’s Jan. 13 meeting these policies were created to re ect new state laws or changes in education codes regarding uniform complaint procedures and English learners.

ew board policies included two regarding uniform complaint procedures. Administrative Regulation and E hibit

1312.4, was created to reflect several recently passed state laws which re uire schools serving grades three through 12 to keep free menstrual products stocked in the school’s restrooms. The policy also addresses a new law, beginning July 1, 0 , stating that schools must have more than one female and more than one male restroom e clusively for student use, and at least one all-gender restroom.

The policy also stipulates that only complaints concerning a facility’s condition that poses an emergency or urgent threat to the health or safety of students or sta may be appealed to the Superintendent of ublic nstruction.

The board policy regarding English learners stated that the C SD board would “provide English learners with challenging curriculum and instruction

that ma imi e the attainment of high levels of proficiency in English, advance multilingual capabilities, and facilitate student achievement in the district’s regular course of study.

There will be a second reading of the policies at the board’s February meeting. Those interested in learning more about board policies can visit tinyurl.com C SDpolicies.

Benjamin Stribling

06/18/2014 – 01/08/2026

It is with great sadness that we announce Benji lost his battle to a brain tumor and passed away on Jan. 8, 2026, with his family by his side at his home in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

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Benji was born in Santa Barbara, the son of Mark Stribling and Katie Fagen. He was a fighter and showed strength and joy every day despite the odds. He loved video games, Legos, swimming and his sibling Riven (9). His stuffed toys brought him comfort and had to be arranged just so! We were lucky to have Benji for 11 years, but it was never going to be enough. We will miss him forever.

Besides his parents, he leaves his sibling Riven, his maternal grandmother Jill Stribling, and Aunt Lindsay of Coeur d’Alene, as well as his paternal grandfather, Rodney Stribling of Carpinteria and his Aunt Joleigh of orth Carolina. He was pre-deceased by his paternal grandmother, Gail Stribling of Carpinteria.

A celebration of Benjamin’s life will be announced in the spring.

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Myer Louis “Lou” Browdy 12/19/1940 – 12/10/2025

Myer Louis Browdy of Carpinteria, Calif., passed away peacefully in his sleep on December 10, 2025, feeling the love, comfort and warmth from his family, friends and neighbors.

Born Dec. 19, 1940, in Washington D.C. to Myer and Mary Ellen Stefanini Browdy, Lou lived a life defined by love of family, resolute faith, a dedicated work ethic, a strong connection to his Carpinteria community and unpretentious service to others.

Lou grew up on Margaret Drive in Silver Spring, Md., in a neighborhood of young families. He and his sister developed strong friendships with the other kids on the block, raised funds for local charities, and attended church with those families. It was in this suburb of Washington D.C. where Lou became a devoted fan of the Washington Redskins, the team’s name at the time. He joined his father in volunteering for the band, attending numerous games to assist with uniforms, equipment and transportation (and to watch the actual game).

While a student at the local schools, Lou joined the Boy Scouts of America and worked as a Good Humor Ice Cream man during his summer breaks. After graduating from Montgomery Blair High School in 1959, he matriculated into Juniata College in Pennsylvania’s Allegheny Mountains.

in the Army Reserves stationed at Fort Knox. He was an honor graduate of The Cooks and Bakers School there. When there was an opportunity to transfer to a Saga Food Service o ce in orthern California, as an internal auditor for the company, he took it and moved his young family to San Jose. Lou was then recruited by the national restaurant chain, then known as Sambo’s, and brought his family of four to Carpinteria in 1976. Lou lived in Carpinteria for over 49 years. His strong ties to the “world’s safest beach community were re ected in his commitment to the local Boy Scout Troops 139 and 50, the Carpinteria Boy Scout Christmas Tree Lots, the Avocado Festival, Kiwanis Club of Carpinteria Valley and Carpinteria High School athletics. Countless hours were generously given in supporting these organizations, their programs and –– most importantly –– their people.

After leaving Sambo’s, Lou began his 35 year-long career with UC Santa Barbara. He led by example within the Accounting and Financial Services department. He was known for his focused work, engaging and humorous computer training sessions, dedication to his team and adventurous culinary dishes for the o ce potlucks.

The underpinning of Lou’s life was his faith in God and devotion to El Montecito Presbyterian Church. He served his church and its congregation as a part of their audio/visual team, recording weekly services and preparing their distribution. In his later years, as his cognitive decline continued, you would still find him at Sunday service with the AV team, quietly “helping” as he had done for the past 40 years. Lou will be remembered for his understated generosity, une pected goofiness, dry humor and huge portions when dishing out his cooking at family or community events.

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He is survived by his wife Karen, his children Kara (David) and Loren (Jacqueline), his sister Stephanie Williams, his nephews David Williams (Kim) and Eric Scott (Carrie), and his niece Stacie Klavon. He was preceded in death by his nephews Billy Williams and Ryan Scott, brothersin-law Bill Williams and S. David Scott, and sister-in-law Elaine Scott.

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It was at Juniata where he met Karen Scott. He made quite an impression on her after delivering his senior class president campaign speech, without notes, in a Yogi Bear costume. Lou developed a number of strong friendships at Juniata. David Oliver and Bob Hueglin joined Lou to become class agents for decades. The bond among these gentlemen, known as The Three Amigos, inspired their classmates’ alliance to Juniata College and fostered many meaningful class reunions. Both Lou and Karen graduated from Juniata in 1963 and married a year later.

Lou’s career after college was as a food service manager for a variety of locations on the East Coast. Beginning in October 1963, Lou served his country as a cook

A memorial service for Lou will be held in Carpinteria in the spring. In “Lou” of owers, the family welcomes donations to the Carpinteria High School Booster Club and The Juniata Scholarship Fund. The Browdys sincerely invite anyone interested in raising awareness toward Frontotemporal Degeneration to visit www.theaftd.org in Lou’s memory.

If you would like to share your remembrance(s) of Lou, please send a story or memory of him to his family at LouBrowdy@gmail.com.

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LETTERS

“The

fact is that the 1996 assessments can not keep up with the 2026 reality. It just costs more to do this work now.”

—Gail Marshall

It takes a lot to keep a small city up

to snuff

We all received our ballots in the mail asking the question, do we want to increase the tax for two assessment districts in order for those districts to be able to continue to do the important work they are intended to do? Or not?

Now, I want to state unequivocally that I don’t like paying more taxes. I wish my current rate of assessment could work miracles and continue to keep our community looking good and feeling safe. The fact is that the 1996 assessments can not keep up with the 2026 reality. It just costs more to do this work now. And for those who feel the government should just “make do,” I want you to take a good look at our roads. We are not “making do” — we are losing that battle with roads because we are subsidizing these assessment districts with monies that could be used for other things — like roads. So if you feel as I do that we need to step up and support the needs of our

community in order to keep our community up to snu please place an in the “Yes I favor” box on your ballot and return it by mail or drop o at City Hall, in the envelope provided, at your earliest convenience.

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Stop using rodent poisons

Today on my walk in Summerland several people told me they saw two very sick coyotes with mange. Another person said there was a dead skunk on the nearby trail. These animals were probably eating poisoned rodents. It takes up to 10 days for poisoned animals to die a very painful death. We recently purchased a no poison rat trap called Goodnature. Please use other methods than using poisons. Nancy Hill Summerland

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Advocate group participant pepper-sprayed during ICE enforcement activity in Carpinteria

BY CVN STAFF

A Carpinteria man was pepper-sprayed by a federal immigration agent Wednesday morning while observing and recording what residents described as a series of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) vehicle stops across town, according to community advocates.

The incident occurred shortly after 6 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 14 in the Bailard Avenue area, where members of the immigrant advocacy group Carpinteria Sin Fronteras said ICE agents were conducting tra c stops and uestioning residents.

According to a written account from the organization, a volunteer stood on a public sidewalk at a distance, recording the interaction and alerting nearby residents to ICE activity by shouting “La Migra” once as people exited their homes for work. The volunteer did not physically approach the agent, the group said.

The account states that an ICE agent, who was returning to his vehicle, turned around, approached the volunteer and sprayed him with pepper spray. The agent then accused the volunteer of interfering with enforcement activity and threatened arrest under federal law, according to the group. No arrest was made.

“At no point did our volunteer pose a physical threat,” Carpinteria Sin Fronteras said in a statement. “He remained on the sidewalk, observing and recording.”

ICE did not immediately respond to a re uest for comment regarding the incident or the broader enforcement activity that morning.

According to a statement from the group, the volunteer su ered small eye irritation, and there was no need for medical intervention.

Community members reported multiple ICE encounters throughout Carpinteria beginning shortly before 6 a.m., including vehicle stops in predominantly Hispanic neighborhoods. Advocates raised concerns about possible racial profiling.

According to community observers, at least five Hispanic men were stopped, uestioned and released during the early morning hours. One man was reportedly stopped twice — once while walking his dog and again while heading to work.

At approximately 6:10 a.m., ICE agents detained an individual near Casitas Pass Road by the Chase Bank, according to observers. No warrant was presented during the detention, witnesses said. Agents later traveled toward the Bailard Avenue area with the detained individual inside their vehicle.

After additional volunteers arrived, ICE agents left Carpinteria via southbound U.S. Highway 101, according to the group.

Carpinteria Sin Fronteras said community members have previously raised concerns about what they describe as aggressive behavior by the same ICE agent involved in Wednesday’s incident, including prior uses of pepper spray and threats of legal action. The organization also cited reports of force used against detainees.

“These incidents are not isolated,” the group said, noting that multiple cities in the region are often targeted on the same day.

Carpinteria Sin Fronteras, which translates to “Carpinteria Without Borders,” is a community coalition that provides immigrant defense, mutual aid, family support and know-your-rights education. The group works in partnership with 805 Undocufund to connect families with legal and financial assistance.

The organization operates primarily in Carpinteria but also supports e orts in Santa Barbara and Goleta. Residents can report ICE activity through the group’s hotline at (805) 870-8855.

The group is hosting a volunteer training session Jan. 31 at 4 p.m. and encourages community members to follow its work on Instagram at @Carp_sinfronteras.

“Only the people will save the people,” the group said in its statement.

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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.”

reader sends a halo to at The pot. hen the roof top flag 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!”

reader sends a halo to who put out boxes in front of their homes full of surplus oranges, avocados, etc. from their trees. “Thank you for sharing your abundance.”

reader sends a halo to . “It was a wonderful wedding, great food, spectacular location and great people! It was moving and wonderful.”

reader sends a halo to all . “Thank you for parking in front of your home with your permit.”

reader sends a halo to at AT ulinary. went to my first class this week end with my sister, who has been to four so far. I had the best time! Someone get this girl a T show, she should be on the ood etwork already.

reader sends a halo to Diana, a caregiver at Carpinteria Senior Lodge for nearly three years.

A reader sends a pitchfork to the sloppy care of public holiday decor. “Amazed this weekend to see the Christmas wreaths on the stoplights at Linden and Carpinteria avenues. The tree in the middle of the road, and holiday ags on lampposts...

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 pitchfork to whomever is responsible for closing Via Real and Lillie in Summerland. The road has been closed since April , 0 5, with no reopening date commitment. Scant progress is made on a monthly basis and there are no aggers facilitating two-way tra c on the one open lane. This is a vital thoroughfare for locals with no safe alternatives.”

reader sends a pitchfork to the bicycle events on oothill oad. urposely host ing huge rides that take up the whole road is irresponsible. There are countless bike lanes that were put in with our tax dollars to avoid this problem.”

reader sends a pitchfork to the lifeguards braiding hair while swimmers are in the pool. “Not professional!”

A reader sends a pitchfork to a resident of Rancho Granada MHP who displays a large American Flag at night without illumination.

A reader sends a pitchfork to the eating establishment charging $2 for a side of ranch. ou know who you are.

reader sends a pitchfork to the employees of the newer businesses on the Carpinteria luffs. earn to share the bike walking path with locals There will be four to five of you walking together and not a single one will scoot over ust a tad to let a local pass through?”

reader sends a pitchfork to the Linden planters. “All the mushrooms growing there indicate too much water. Nice weed farm.”

A reader sends a pitchfork to themself as silence is no longer an option. “We need to apply our responsibility to save and preserve our country.”

A reader sends a pitchfork to the nudists at backside Rincon who insist on walking up and down the beach in the presence of minors.

reader sends a pitchfork to a restaurant owner for parking his vehicle in the spots right out front of his establishment. “Shouldn’t he leave those parking spots available for his paying customers?”

What’s ne at the harbor seal rookery?

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 magnificent creatures however, wouldn t want it to suffer to a miserable death.”

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.

reader sends a pitchfork to the City of Carpinteria for letting the bluffs turn into an ever increasing dirt parking lot. That is not what the bluffs were purchased for. Post No Parking signs immediately!”

This report covers Jan. 12–18, 2026

reader sends a halo to Bill and Rosana Swing for spending their Saturday taking photos for unior arriors ootball. e appreciate all you do for our families, play ers and program. You rock!”

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.”

reader sends a pitchfork to the sheriff’s deputy 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.”

reader sends a halo to DJ Hecktic for coming out early Saturday morning to support the Junior Warriors. “It made the kids so happy to hear you say their names—you’re a local celebrity to them!”

reader sends a pitchfork to those who lied on their FAFSA and took scholarships away from kids who need it.

CVN’s Seal Watch weekly report, written by Seal Watch volunteers, covers activities at the Harbor Seal Rookery. The group can be reached at carpsealwatch@ gmail.com or at (805) 364-3194. The rookery is located immediately east of Casitas ier, between Carpinteria Blu s ature reserve and Carpinteria State Beach. There is no vehicle access from Dump Road.

Submit Halos & Pitchforks online at coastalview.com. All submissions are subject to editing.

reader sends a halo to Diana Rigby, Superintendent of schools, and Debra Herrick , director of oys irls lub, for removing the to ic uphorbia fire sticks from the pots and landscape.

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VISITORS

Harbor seal counts remain low and appear to be dropping year by year. The causes are not known, but we do know that harbor seal rookeries have been lost due to human disturbances. Local examples are the former rookeries at Goleta Beach, lost when Ward Memorial was constructed, and at Elwood around the time of Hotel Bacara construction. While the overall decline may be largely due to other causes, such as loss of kelp forest habitat, Seal Watch seeks to prevent human disturbances in order to give seals a better chance of survival. Carpinteria is their home – one of only four south of Point Conception. Harbor seals need to rest on land nearly 50% of the time.

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.

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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 vehicle three weeks ago but didn t find the small baggie until he’d removed the driver s seat to fi the reclining mecha nism. The incident was documented, and the baggie was booked into Santa Barbara heriff s ffice property for destruction.

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e t to Are there any pups? a common uestion from interested visitors is Why isn’t the beach closed all year? The visitor count was 1, 5 . Volunteers noted people from Bulgaria, Japan, the etherlands, ermany, Canada, ew ealand, Australia, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Italy, Taiwan, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Arkansas, entucky, ew Hampshire, llinois, South Dakota, Louisiana, Florida, Missouri, ew ork, regon, tah, Maryland, ew Jersey, daho, Ari ona, ebraska, Wisconsin, evada, Colorado, ennsylvania, and Washington D.C.

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Pa m regisviolation at his ense displayrecords license was suspended. The man was cited, and his vehicle was released to a licensed driver.

A man with a fishing pole walking the beach ushed all the seals. They did not return for hours. The same occurred another day when a small boat came close and stopped. Additional disturbances were caused by a barking dog on the beach and loud people on the blu top.

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 conflicting statements regarding their mutual altercation and obvious injuries, both parties were arrested for corporal injury on a spouse.

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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.

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 disturbed, may ee and become separated from their pups. Volunteers asked 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

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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 sub ect driving the sedan fled 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

Students get free music lesson from mariachi group

Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles, the first all-female mariachi group established in 1994, celebrated its 30th anniversary with a performance and a workshop for Carpinteria’s student mariachi group, Mariachi Estrellas, at the Carpinteria Veterans Memorial Building.

Viva el Arte and Artesania para la Familia provided the free music education workshop for students of the Mariachi Estrellas music program, and 30 students from Canalino and Aliso Elementary Schools and Carpinteria Middle School participated in the workshop.

The workshop included a brief history of mariachi music, a summary of Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles, and a short performance from the group. Students were then divided up into groups by instruments with corresponding Mariachi Reyna instructors.

“The workshop culminated with a wonderful group presentation by all,” said Artesanía para La Familia Program Director Suzanne Requejo. “Thanks to Viva el Arte de Santa Barbara, Carpinteria became a venue for this year’s series of outstanding performers presented by Viva.”

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VICKIE GONZALEZ

January is when many of us return to routine after the holidays and set intentions for the new year. This moment of transition can also be a natural time to pause and re ect on how we are truly doing. When first wrote about the four M’s of mental health in June 2022, we were emerging from the most acute phase of the pandemic into a new chapter of life. Since then, life seems to have returned to “normal,” but for many, it has not felt normal at all.

In both my therapy practice and personal conversations, this topic seems to have come up often. For many of us, stress doesn’t arrive in sharp spikes. Instead, it lingers. The prolonged pandemic and ongoing political and cultural intensity have many nervous systems on high alert. Even when routines return, our bodies and hearts don’t feel safe to settle.

Anxiety disorders are the most common mental health conditions, a ecting nearly 20% of U.S. adults and a similar

percentage of those under 18. Recent research found that anxiety plateaued at a higher baseline after the pandemic, instead of returning to pre-2020 levels. Elevated anxiety persisted across age groups even after restrictions were lifted and life resumed. Ongoing uncertainty has made stress more chronic, humming in the background, often unnoticed until we feel low or unwell.

With stress becoming such a background noise in daily life, we cannot focus solely on symptom reduction. To support our overall wellness, including our mental health, we must strengthen our foundation to steady us over time. One framework I learned early into the pandemic and continue to return to all these years later is the four M’s of mental health: Movement, Meaningful Connection, Mastery and Mindfulness. These are practical ways to help our regulation, resiliency and sense of agency. This month, I will focus on the movement and meaningful connection. In February, I will conclude with mastery (acquisition of a new skill or improvement in something) and mindfulness (being in the present moment/paying attention to the present moment).

Movement for mental health

Movement plays a powerful role in mental health. Physical activity benefits both cognition and mood. t boosts memory and focus, relieves pain, reduces stress, improves stress response and lowers anxiety and depression. It also increases confidence and motivation. Movement does not have to be intense

or highly structured; even moderate daily activity helps. Some benefits, like immediate endorphin release, rise with more vigorous workouts. Just 30 minutes a day is enough. Consistency in daily movement is key.

Fun fact: Note that while we know physical activity is essential for our physical health, the benefits of e ercise for mental health depend on where and why we are active. Research has found that physical activity we do for fun benefits us more than that which is performed as part of our workday. This is thought to be because it is usually involuntary and may be stressful or lacking in social connection; it doesn’t trigger the same mood-lifting brain chemistry – studies suggest structured, enjoyable leisure exercise is key for wellbeing.

Meaningful connections for mental health

Belonging, purpose and support define meaningful connections; it is more than just greeting people as you walk your dog. It doesn’t require a big social circle or constant activity; it grows through genuine relationships.

I read this year about a study that found one in six people worldwide is a ected by loneliness. This significantly a ects both mental and physical wellbeing. It has been linked to an estimated 100 deaths every hour – over 870,000 deaths globally. The report emphasized that strong social connections are linked to better outcomes and longer life expectancy.

As humans, we are wired for connection. Research repeatedly confirms that meaningful relationships are not just emotionally supportive but vital to our overall health. Though worldwide estimates of loneliness are significant, .S. research shows even more widespread

numbers. Nearly half of adults report feeling lonely or disconnected at least some of the time. Those numbers are astounding. Both global and U.S. research find that loneliness ranges from chronic isolation to everyday disconnection. All this matters when we talk about our mental health and overall wellbeing.

Final note

Mental Health, like our physical health, is not a one-time task. We care for it daily, using both preventive and responsive measures. The four M’s are not a cure-all, but a way to start noticing what supports our wellness. Next month, I will talk more about Mastery and Mindfulness. Until then, I encourage you to set intentions, notice how movement and connection appear in your life and find ways to weave them into your life to help you feel calm, centered and connected.

As always, may this topic inspire curiosity, compassion and conversation.

“Anytime we can listen to true self and give the care it requires, we do it not only for ourselves, but for the many others whose lives we touch.” — Parker Palmer 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, relapersonal note, she has lived in Carpinteria all her life and became a therapist to give back to the community.

Legends celebrated at Rincon Classic Kick Off event

AThe annual Rincon Classic Kick Off Party brought the surf community to Rincon Brewing in Carpinteria on Wednesday, Jan. 14, where surf legends Andy Neumann and Kim Mearig were honored for their years of influence on the culture.

Neumann was presented with the Chris Brown Eternal Stoke Award by his daughter, Chloe Brown, while Mearig was presented with the Jeff White Aloha Award. The event included raffle pri es, several surfboard vendors selling their wares and a musical performance from Sea Cliff.

The Rincon Classic waiting period runs from Jan. 17 until Feb. 22. Those interested in learning more can visit rinconclassic.com.

Andy Neumann is 2026 recipient of Chris Brown Eternal Stoke Award

INTERVIEW COURTESY OF RINCON CLASSIC

Longtime local surfer Andy Neumann was presented the Chris Brown Eternal Stoke on Jan. 14.

Chris Brown was a World Amateur Cham-

professional surfers of the 1990s and 2000s. Raised on the point breaks of Santa Barbara, he was known for his smooth, powerful style and a signature roundhouse cutback so distinctive it became known as “The Chris Brown Wrap-Around.” Beyond his competinfectious stoke — always smiling, positive

After Chris passed away in early 2019, the community sought a meaningful way to honor his legacy. Beach Marshal Tony Luna and contest director Chris Keet envisioned a perpetual award celebrating the spirit Chris embodied. The Chris Brown Eternal Stoke Award honors individuals whose passion, positivity and stoke uplift those around them

How long have you been surfing Rincon? surfed Rincon for the first time in 1 5 and I feel so fortunate to have surfed it for nearly years.

Tell us about the first time you surfed Rincon. surfed Rincon for the first time in 1 5 when Fred Hepp pushed me into waves on his balsa wood Vel y-Jacobs. He ran a concession on the west side of Stearns Wharf renting out “kook boxes” — hollow plywood paddleboards with square rails and no fins. Since he was dating my older sister, Mari ke, he would let me borrow one. would ride my bike down there, paddle across the harbor and surf the sandbar. They were hard to control but so fun on the little waves.

Describe your relationship with Rincon. Rincon is one of the seven wonders of the surfing world far and away my favorite surf spot. t has many moods and the conditions are always changing. Even when it’s knee-high, it can be a challenge to keep your board in trim and see how far you can ride. Depending on swell, tide, wind and crowd, I surf the Cove, River Mouth, or ndicator. usually bring three boards of di erent lengths and let the conditions decide. n 1 3, moved my architecture o ce to Carpinteria and being close to Rincon meant dawn patrols, lunch hours and evening glass-o s were within easy reach.

Who are your biggest in uences?

Over the years I’ve looked up to and tried to emulate surfers like Renny ater, Lance Carson, Skip Frye, Donald Takayama, Je Hackman, Billy Hamilton, Tommy Curren, Conner and arker Co n and Stephanie ilmore. ’ve also made lifelong surf buddies with Bob Dornin, Rym artridge and Craig Angell. Renny ater is the odfather of our Santa Barbara surfing community. eorge reenough is one of the most in uential surfboard designers of all time. Al Merrick created Channel Islands Surfboards and today his son Britt continues to take it to new heights.

You are 7 years old and, despite a few recent in uries and age-related issues, are in ama ing health. What are your secrets for longevity and staying stoked?

Surfing has kept me in good shape, but if I want to keep at it, I know I need to go to the gym, swim and sign up for Tai Chi and yoga classes. Diet is important too fresh, wholesome foods.

Longtime local surfer

Being involved with friends is critical. ur surfing community has been very supportive and ust plain fun. o matter how poor the conditions, I have never regretted paddling out.

Describe in your own words the evolution of surfing from when you started till now.

Born in 1 , was part of the early e plosion of surfing in the si ties. started on heavy balsa wood boards and have witnessed the evolution from longboards to shortboards, thrusters and so many refinements. ’m grateful to have been on this evolutionary journey — though sometimes wish could’ve had a hot little C under my arm when was 1

Do you feel there are parallels between surfing and your career occupation as an architect?

I’ve been blessed with a creative career in architecture and my passion for surfing. Both re uire patience, ow, problem-solving and an appreciation for form

and function. Each informs the other.

Where has been the favorite place you have ever traveled? Where, when and what made that special?

Some of my favorite memories are road trips surfing Santa Cru with my friend Dave Brown in his green ’5 Chevy, singing along to “Gloria” at the top of our lungs and surfing without wetsuits. Those trips captured the pure oy and adventure of surfing.

How long have you been surfing the Rincon Classic?

I participated in one of the earliest contests in Santa Barbara in 1 and have surfed in many Rincon Classics over the years. Je White and Roger ance organi ed the first o cial Rincon Classic in 1 and ’ve been grateful to participate many times since.

What makes this community special for you?

Rincon has a special sense of commu-

nity. recogni e many faces in the lineup and cherish being surrounded by people younger than myself their enthusiasm is contagious. especially appreciate when they back o waves and encourage me to go. Localism e ists, but try to welcome newcomers. The Rincon Classic is one of the few times our community truly comes together to celebrate.

What is Stoke or Being Stoked to you?

Stoke is oy, positivity and passion. t’s the happiness that radiates from people like Chris Brown Smile like Brownie That kind of stoke is contagious and lifts everyone around you.

f you could have one superpower, what would it be and why?

Longevity so can keep surfing, stay connected to the community and continue e periencing the oy that surfing brings.

What have been some of your greatest accomplishments in surfing or being involved in surfing?

’ve competed in contests up and down the California coast, Me ico, Hawaii, eru and England. won a Legends division at La Conchita, only to be thoroughly trounced by a 10-year-old Chris Brown in the Super Heat. Being recogni ed with the Chris Brown Eternal Stoke Award is incredibly meaningful to me. and have been honored to surf alongside multiple generations.

Who have been your biggest inspirations and why?

Big wave pioneer eter Cole deeply inspired me with his belief in a triple life family first, career second and surfing purely for oy. ’ve been blessed with all three. also draw inspiration from our past, present and future generations of surfers who keep the spirit alive. Surfing has been a blessing. o matter how small or mediocre the waves, I always feel the surge of endorphins afterward. t has been a great source of oy, health and gratitude in my life.

Words to live by?

There is no need for temples no need for complicated holy books. The true philosophy is kindness. Dalai Lama indness is easy, doesn’t take much e ort and is its own reward.

im earig is in on C assi ’s Jeff White Aloha Award recipient

INTERVIEW COURTESY OF RINCON CLASSIC

Surf legend Kim Mearig was presented the--

My advice to an aspiring pro is focus on your strengths, maybe something that sets you apart from the others, like Caity’s cool lines or Carissa’s power. Two great surfers, but very di erent approaches. Compete, compete, compete Make sure you’re surfing against all the top young aspiring pros and know your competition. f you look at all the World Champions in their prime, they all have something unique that sets them apart at the time.

What is style to you?

Style think everyone has an inborn rhythm and it comes out when you’re e pressing yourself physically. For me it’s a feeling and in competitive surfing, had to take my creativity and freedom while free surfing and ad ust it a little for the contest format. Which had to work on.

Santa Barbara has always had its own kind of surfing culture. How would you describe the local surfing culture and community?

Tell us about your first session surfing at Rincon?

The first time I surfed Rincon my parents took me and I remember being blown away on how big the point was, lots of places to take o was probably 13 or 1 1 5 or 1 . And after checking it all out, I decided to surf in between Indicators and the cove, just below the river mouth which we now call “no man’s land. chose that area because there was no one out Haha instantly fell in love with it.

What was it like being a female surfer in the ‘70s and ‘80s?

Growing up as a woman surfer in the 0s and 0s was great because kinda slipped through a lot of the localism that was going on at the time, because I was a girl. There were very few of us in SB and we either knew each other or heard of each other.

You’ve inspired generations of surfers with your style and achievements. What advice would you give young female surfers who dream of turning pro or becoming a world champion?

rowing up surfing and living in Santa Barbara has been ama ing have always referred to it as the olden Triangle for its richness of great surf From Rincon to our Channel Islands to Jalama and everything in between. And all these places have their own little communities which was very lucky to feel welcomed and comfortable wherever the swells lead me.

Were you working directly with Al Merrick on your boards before and during your world title run? And tell us about that relationship as surfboards evolved quickly from single fin to twin fin, to thruster in the early 80’s?

es Working with Al Merrick was really fun We were both young and had a lot to learn. There was a lot of innovation/progression going on in my early years working with him. went through the whole gamut with Al. Single fins to the Twins and ultimately the Thruster. Really fun to be part of Short boarding and competitive surfing, always ride Al’s boards, but have always had a Yater on hand for long boarding, which ride mostly today. Both great guys and e cellent in their craft.

Was Tom Curren one of your original sparring partners and did you train together for the tour in those years?

Tom and I didn’t really train together,

Kim Mearig was presented the Jeff White Aloha Award for lifetime achievement at the Rincon Classic Kick Off Party on Jan. 14.

but both were definitely bred on the same type of surf coming from Santa Barbara. Both rode Al’s boards and had the big sponsorship with Op, which brought us together for promotional work and surf trips. We definitely had a lot of parallels.

Being fortunate to be paid to surf, surfed and trained mostly by myself because all my friends had real obs, but

when the surf got good, my self-employed husband Brian and would surf our brains out at some of our favorite remote areas on one of our boats. He also traveled with me as much as possible and always went to Hawaii every year, which was always a month or longer. We would also use my travels for e tended adventures in di erent parts of the world. Fun times

Who were the biggest influences on your surfing?

started surfing in the summer between si th and seventh grade in 1 . was 11. And instantly fell in love with surfing. had always been athletic, adventurous and doing something in nature, so surfing was absolutely the perfect combination of everything loved So instantly started getting Surfer and Surfing maga ines and was obsessed with the travel pictures of all the ama ing waves and everyone riding them. So my in uences were basically the whole ’ 0s generation, men and women.

Before CAD and pop-outs, board design relied on the surfer–shaper relationship. Did Al Taylor shape boards specifically based on your feedback as a woman, or were they mainly designed around the surfing style of that era?

The shaper/athlete relationship is very important. Al spent a lot of time in the water and on the beach observing all of us and would know our needs and he would then incorporate his knowledge on design and shaping into what he thought would work.

Arts center hosts Classic Rincon exhibit reception

PHOTOS BY ROBIN KARLSSON

The Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center opened its Classic Rincon exhibit at the Charles Lo Bue Gallery with a reception this past Saturday. “We’re thrilled to kick off the new year by creating a vibrant community for the artists,” said arts center Executive Director Kristina Calkins.

The show runs until March 1, and viewing is open Thursday to Monday, noon to 4 p.m. All artwork is available for purchase. Visit the gallery at 865 Linden Ave. or online at carpinteriaartcenter.org for more information.

Morning Rotary tours Cate School

Members of the Rotary Club of Carpinteria Morning toured Cate School in Carpinteria on Wednesday, Jan. 14, where they learned more about the school from Cate’s Director of Community Engagement Will Holmes, as well as a few students.

Holmes described how the school’s students and faculty volunteer in the Carpinteria community and abroad. Four student leaders from Cate gave di erent tours to the Rotary Morning group, which included both new and original buildings, spotlighted the students’ academic programs and featured the stunning views from the mesa. The tour concluded with a visit from Cate Head of School Alex Lockett, who spoke to club members about her vision for the future.

“We learned about Cate’s motto, ‘servons,’ which is French for ‘let us serve,’” said the club’s vocational chair Kristina Calkins, who organized the tour. “It captures both their educational philosophy and commitment to the community.”

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Morning Rotary participates in service weekend in Me icali Me ico

Members of the Rotary Club of Carpinteria Morning participated in the Palm Desert Rotary Club’s annual cross-border Service Weekend in Mexicali from Jan. 9-12, where members helped out at a local school and delivered toys and clothing to a shelter.

Members from Carpinteria worked alongside Rotarians from several other districts. Rotary members helped paint and clean at the Eduardo Huet School for the Deaf, delivered toys and clothing to the UREDAE Street Kids shelter and visited Sombras de Amor, outside Mexicali, Mexico. The club contributed more than 100 pounds of school supplies, as well as toys, blankets, food and clothing to support youth and families in need, according to Morning Rotary member Eric von Schrader.

A new sister club relationship between the Rotary Club of Carpinteria Morning and the Rotary Club of Tijuana Oeste began during the trip to Mexicali as well, which von Schrader said “(opened) the door for continued partnership on future service projects.”

“This weekend truly represented Rotary at its best,” said club President Stephen Gerteis. “Serving alongside fellow Rotarians across borders allowed us to both make a meaningful impact in Mexicali and reminded us how powerful collaboration can be when we come together in service.”

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otary nternational makes a splash at Pasadena Rose Parade

Members of Rotary International were present once again at the annual Rose Parade in Pasadena, including Rotary International Liaison and Carpinterian Wade Nomura, who also serves on the Rotary Rose Parade Float Committee.

ot even the rain could take the smiles o our participants faces, and they spoke of the lifetime experience of being a part of the Rose Parade, and representing Rotary to a world audience,” Nomura told Coastal View News

The organi ation constructed a 3-foot oat with the theme of nite for ood, to go along with the parade’s theme of “The Magic of Teamwork,” which was covered in several types of owers, including roses, anthuriums, chrysanthemums, iris, philodendrons and aspidistras. The Rotary oat also featured Rotary nternational President Representative and President Nominee Larry Lunsford from Missouri.

“Zootopia 2”

Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) and ick Wilde Jason Bateman are di erent species. One is a rabbit, the other is a fox. But we know from last time that they can make a good team. Despite their di erences maybe even because of them they solved the whole carnivore thing from “Zootopia.”

Now it’s a reptile thing. People don’t like reptiles. They’re afraid of them. Mostly because of all sorts of misconceptions. So, it’s pretty much the same thing. Judy and ick, who have now both oined the Zootopia Police Department, should be able to solve it in no time.

t’s ust that they’re unconventional. ick used to be a conman. His detective tactics aren’t exactly by the book. Judy doesn’t know how to let things lie, to stand down. Ever. t’s ust not in her. Thus, like so many other unconventional partner duos in cinematic history, they tend to bend if not break rules, mess up, make some of the wrong headlines, piss o the boss.

Their boss is Chief Bogo (Idris Elba). He is indeed pissed o . So, he benches Judy and ick he even makes them take “partners therapy” together. Nick doesn’t mind the sidelines. He’s chill. But the hyperactive do-gooder Judy ust can’t stop working the case.

Judy convinces ick to go along not because she got him to care about the case but because, well, it’s Judy. They go undercover. They find themselves at a gala put on by the Lynxley family, who made a fortune designing some of the technology that makes the biodiverse (albeit reptile-free) Zootopia possible.

But not all is as it seems. Judy and ick figure that out pretty uickly. The trouble is, ust as they discover that the Lynxleys aren’t so great and all the snake and lizard hate is trumped up and some serious crimes have been committed, they themselves get found out. They weren’t supposed to be on the ob. The Lyn leys are clever and powerful. Things go south once again.

Now Judy and Nick are on the run. ick prefers to leave it at that. Judy prefers to add being on the case to being on the run. This is a deeper thing. Their disagreement gets at something more fundamental about them. They’re part-

ners, but they’re so di erent.

That’s ust another ball for them to uggle. And there are lots of balls for them to uggle the Lyn ley crew, the ootopia olice Department, whatever is going on with the reptiles and now their own relationship. Toward the beginning of the movie, ick tells Judy the case isn’t worth dying for. She agreed to disagree. ow they may not have a choice.

If you couldn’t tell already, “Zootopia is very similar, plot- and theme-wise, to ootopia. t’s about people living with their di erences whether one-to-one, in small groups, at work, or throughout society as a whole. The parallels with human society are pretty much the same, as are most of the characters and the roles they play. Even Shakira is back this is not a complaint!). One might wonder which group is going to be on the outs in “Zootopia 3.” My guess is bugs.

Fortunately, there is another parallel with its predecessor ootopia is good And funny. And heart-warming. And full of characters oo ing with charisma Bateman, Goodwin and Elba, as well as Andy Samberg, Fortune Feimster, e Huy uan and David Strathairn. And let’s not forget about Shakira!

lus, even if the story is mostly the same, the themes are mostly the same and the characters are mostly the same, there is development. Judy and Nick’s relationship, in particular, gains nuance. Their bond gets stronger and deeper and in a really believable, organic, touching way. Their friendship is wholly platonic. Yet they totally love each other. And mean capital-L Love like, most-importantperson-in-my-life Love. Which you don’t see very much in movies. t’s cool.

So, hey, despite being a conventional repeat in many ways, “Zootopia 2” manages to break the mold. I’ll watch the third, even if it is about bugs.

“Zootopia 2” is rated PG for action/ violence and rude humor.

Matt Duncan, a former Coastal View News 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.

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CALENDAR

Thursday, Jan. 22

AgeWell Senior Program: Pickle ball Free Play 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. carpinteri alibrary.org, (805) 684-4314

AgeWell Senior Program: Chair Yoga Veterans Memorial Building Meet ing Room, 941 Walnut Ave. 11 a.m.–noon agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 8811279

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

AgeWell Senior Program: Food Bank Senior Food Distribution Veterans Memorial Building Meeting Room, 941 Walnut Ave. 1-2 p.m. agewell@ carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279

AgeWell Senior Program: Seascape Vase Making Workshop Veterans Memorial Building Meeting Room, 941 Walnut Ave. 1-2:30 p.m. agewell@carpin teriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279

Carpinteria Creative Arts Eighth Street and Linden Avenue. 2:30–6 p.m. Handmade pottery, beach art, cards, jewelry and sewn articles. (805) 698-4536

Carpinteria Farmers Market 800 block of Linden Ave. Thursdays, 3–6:30 p.m.

Dungeons Dragons Club Carpinte ria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 3:30–5:15 p.m. Full. carpinteriali

brary.org, (805) 684-4314

City of Carpinteria Finance/Budget Committee Meeting Carpinteria City Hall, 5775 Carpinteria Ave. 4 p.m. carpin teriaca.gov, (805) 684-5405

City of Carpinteria Architectural Review Board Carpinteria City Hall, 5775 Carpinteria Ave. 5:30 p.m. carpinteriaca. gov, (805) 684-5405

AgeWell Senior Program: Men Ag ing Well Veterans Memorial Building Meeting Room, 941 Walnut Ave. 5:30 p.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279

Friday, Jan. 23

Carpinteria Healthy Aging Hub Carpinteria Arts Center, 865 Linden Ave. a.m.–3:30 p.m. carpinteriaartscenter. org, (805) 684-7789

Friday Fun Day Carpinteria Communi ty Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 10–11:30 a.m. For ages 3-11ish. carpinterialibrary. org, (805) 684-4314

AgeWell Senior Program: The Circle Discussion Group Veterans Memorial Building Meeting Room, 941 Walnut Ave. 10-11a.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

Senior Arts Crafts Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center, 865 Linden Ave. 10 a.m.–noon. carpinteriaartscenter.org, (805) 684-7789

Family Game Night Carpinteria Com munity Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave.

5–6 p.m. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314

Weekend Vibes: Lois Mahalia Corktree Cellars, 910 Linden Ave. 6:30–8:30 p.m. corktreecellars.com, (805) 684-1400

Saturday, Jan. 24

Saturday English Language Conver sation Group Grupo de Conversación en Inglés Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 9–10 a.m. carpin terialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314

Preschool Story Time Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 10:30-11 a.m. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314

Santa Barbara Early Music Ensem ble Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 3 p.m. carpinterialibrary. org, (805) 684-4314

Celebrating Rob Reiner: “The Prin cess Bride” The Alcazar Theatre, 4916 Carpinteria Ave. 7–9 p.m. $10 general/$7 seniors and students thealcazar.org, (805) 684-6380

Sunday, Jan. 25

“The Sandlot 2” The Alcazar Theatre, 4916 Carpinteria Ave. p.m. $7 general thealcazar.org, (805) 684-6380

Monday, Jan. 26

AgeWell Senior Program: Tai Chi Together Veterans Memorial Building Meeting Room, 941 Walnut Ave. 9-10 a.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279

AgeWell Senior Program: Line Dancing Veterans Memorial Building Meeting Room, 941 Walnut Ave. 10-11 a.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279

AgeWell Senior Program: Creative Art with Amy Veterans Memorial Building Meeting Room, 941 Walnut Ave. 10:3011:30 a.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279

Preschool Story Time Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 10-10:30 a.m. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314

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

Death Café Veterans Hall Reception Room, 941 Walnut Ave. 3 p.m. carpinte rialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314

Introducción a las computadoras Clase Bilingüe Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 6-8:15 p.m. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314

AgeWell Senior Program: Mind Games Veterans Memorial Building Meeting Room, 941 Walnut Ave. 2-3 p.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279

Carpinteria City Council Regular Meeting Carpinteria City Hall, 5775 Carpinteria Ave. 5:30 p.m. carpinteriaca. gov, (805) 684-5405

Tuesday, Jan. 27

AgeWell Senior Program: Walking Club Meet at Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. a.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 8811279

Carpinteria Healthy Aging Hub Carpinteria Arts Center, 865 Linden Ave. a.m.–3:30 p.m. carpinteriaartscenter. org, (805) 684-7789

Carpinteria Writers’ Group Carpinte ria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 10 a.m.–noon. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314

AgeWell Senior Program: Mind Body Balance Exercise Veterans Memorial Building Meeting Room, 941 Walnut Ave. 11 a.m.–noon. 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

AgeWell Senior Program: Bridge Group Veterans Memorial Building Meeting Room, 941 Walnut Ave. 1–4

Carpinteria Mon.-Fri. 6:30am-2pm •Sat.-Sun. 6:30am-3pm Bagelnet.com for Restaurant menu

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p.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279

Spanish Conversation Group Carpin teria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 2–3 p.m. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314

Carpinteria Songwriters Circle Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 4–5:30 p.m. carpinteri alibrary.org, (805) 684-4314

Al-Anon Meeting Faith Lutheran Church, 1335 Vallecito Place. Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m.

Carpinteria Improv Classes The Al cazar Theatre, 4916 Carpinteria Ave. 7–9 p.m. Tuesdays, weekly. $10 at the door. thealcazar.org, (805) 684-6380

Wednesday, Jan. 28

Pickleball for Beginners Girls Inc. of Carpinteria, 5315 Foothill Road. 8–10 a.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279

Veterans Morning Coffee Meet Up Veterans Memorial Building Meeting Room, 941 Walnut Ave. 8:30–9 :30 a.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 8811279

Babies Are The Best Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 9–10 a.m. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314

Science for Teens Carpinteria Com munity 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: Free Lunch Program Veterans Memorial Building Meeting Room, 941 Walnut Ave. 12:15 –1 p.m. agewell@carpinteriaca. gov, (805) 881-1279

Carpinteria Knitters Group Carpinte ria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 1–3 p.m. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314

AgeWell Senior Program: Meditation Veterans Memorial Building Meeting Room, 941 Walnut Ave. 3:15–4:30 p.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 8811279

CONDORS! a WILD THINGS! talk

Carpinteria Mon.-Fri. 6:30am-2pm •Sat.-Sun.

Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 1–3 p.m. carpinteriali brary.org, (805) 684-4314

Carpinteria Valley Water District Board Meeting Carpinteria City Hall, 5775 Carpinteria Ave. 5:30 p.m. cvwd. net, (805) 684-2816

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Thursday, March 14

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Library preschooler story time, 10:30 a.m., Carpinteria ibrary, 5141 Carpinteria Ave., 684-4314

Rotary Club of Carpinteria meeting, 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m., ions Park Community Building, 6197 Casitas Pass Road, non-members RSVP to 566-1906

Bingo, 1 p.m., Veterans Building, 941 Walnut Ave. Farmers Market and Arts Crafts Fair, 3-6:30 p.m., inden Ave. downtown, Craft fair: 684-2770

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Free Stress Relief Veteran’s Acupuncture Clinic, 6-7 p.m. drop in, 4690 Carpinteria Ave. Ste. A, 684-5012

Karaoke, p.m., Carpinteria Linden Pub, 4954 Carpinteria inden Ave. Dusty Jugz Country Night, 9 p.m., The Palms, 701 inden Ave., 684-3811

Friday, March 15

CVCC Lunch Learn, noon-1 p.m., Curious Cup, 929 Linden Ave., 684-5479 x10. The Peace Vigil, 5-6 p.m., corner of Linden Carpinteria Ave. Music in our Schools Month Concert, 7:30 p.m., CHS cafeteria, 4810 Foothill Road, 684-4701

Back Track , 9 p.m., The Palms, 701 inden Ave., 684-3811

Saturday, March 16

Carpinteria Salt Marsh docent led tours, 10 a.m., free walks start from the park sign, 684-8077

Magicarp Pokemon League, 11 a.m., Curious Cup, 929 Linden Ave., (619) 972-3467 Energy Balancing, 2-4 p.m., Curious Cup, 929 inden Ave., ree “The Quiet Man,” p.m., Plaza Playhouse Theater, 4916 Carpinteria Ave., $5

The Groovie Line, 9 p.m., The Palms, 701 inden Ave., 684-3811

Monday, March 18

Women of Inspiration, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Girls Inc. of Carpinteria, 5315 Foothill Road, $70, 684-6364

Basic Bridge, 1 p.m., Sandpiper Mobile Village clubhouse, 3950 Via Real, 684-5921 Mah Jongg, 1 p.m., Sandpiper Mobile Village clubhouse, 3950 Via Real, 729-1310 Bingo, 1 p.m., Veterans Building, 941 Walnut Ave. Celebrate Recovery (Hurts, Hangups, Addictions) , p.m., irst Baptist Church, 5026 Foothill Rd., 684-3353

CVCC’s Cuba Trip Meeting, 6-8 p.m., Carpinteria ibrary Multi-Purpose oom, 5141 Carpinteria Ave., 684-5479 x10

Community Toolbox: How to Serve the Depressed Person with Understanding, 7-8:30 p.m., Carpinteria Woman’s Club, 1059 Vallecito Road, 684-2509

Tuesday, March 19

Coffee with Cops, 9-11 a.m., Crushcakes, 4945 Carpinteria Ave., 684-5405 x437

Carpinteria Writers’ Group, 10 a.m.-noon, Carpinteria ibrary multipurpose room, 5141 Carpinteria Ave., 684-7838

Sandpiper Duplicate Bridge Club, 1 p.m., Sandpiper Mobile Village Clubhouse, 3950 Via Real, 684-5522

Battle of the Books club, 3:30 p.m., Curious Cup, 929 inden Ave., 220-6608

Beginner Meditation Workshop, 6:30 p.m., Curious Cup back meeting room, 929 inden Ave., 705-4703

Al-Anon Meeting, 7-8 p.m., Faith Lutheran Church, 1335 Vallecito Place, 331-4817 ESL Class, p.m.,First Baptist Church, 5026 Foothill Road, free, 684-3353

Wednesday, March 20

Morning Rotary meeting with Cyndi Macias, The Gym Next Door, 7-8 a.m., Woman’s Club, 1059 Vallecito Rd., $10 Meditation, 10:30-noon, Carpinteria Woman’s club, 1059 Vallecito d., 847-208-6520

Knitting Group, 1-4 p.m., Veterans Memorial Hall, 941 Walnut Ave., free, 684-8077

Fighting Back Parent Program, 5:30-7 p.m., Canalino School, 1480 Carpinteria Ave., 963-1433 x125 or x132

Kiwanis Club Meeting, p.m., Veterans Memorial Hall, 941 Walnut Ave., 368-5644 Coastal View Book Club meeting, 7:30 p.m., Carpinteria Branch Library, 684-4428 Ball Tournament, 7:30 p.m., Carpinteria inden Pub, 4954 Carpinteria inden Ave.

ONGOING

Lani Garfield photography show, Island Brewing Co., 5049 th St., 745-8272

Michael Fisher Fish art show, Corktree Cellars, 910 inden Ave., 684-1400

Liz Brady art show, Porch, 3823 Santa Claus Lane, 684-0300

Arturo Tello art show, riends of the Library Used Bookstore, 5103 Carpinteria Ave., 566-0033

“SPACE” exhibit, 855 At The Arts Gallery, 855 inden Ave., 684-7789 Carpinteria Plein Air Painters art show, ucky lama, 5100 Carpinteria Ave., 684-8811 Imagination Inspiration show, Curious Cup, 929 inden Ave., 220-6608

THROWBACK

HINDSIGHT

THURSDAY

Monday, Jan. 12

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hindsight

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A subject was found intoxicated to the point he fell down an embankment. He was arrested for his own safety and transported to Santa Barbara County Jail.

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On Jan. 11, at approximately 0413 hours, the victim’s unlocked vehicle was entered by an unknown female. Three or four checks and approximately $20 in cash were taken. The victim stated the property manager has the incident on surveillance video. Deputies will follow up to try and obtain the video.

Race track to land preserve

When gas stations ruled the land

Tuesday, Jan. 13

Heading up Linden 100 years ago

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Amtrak reported an intoxicated 20-year-old female was causing a disturbance on the southbound train and refusing to disembark. The conductor requested a citizen’s arrest for trespassing. Deputies contacted the subject who was extremely intoxicated. The subject refused to exit the train. The subject was escorted o the train towards a patrol vehicle, but the subject continuously resisted deputies’ e orts to move her o the train and grabbed safety equipment on a deputy’s belt. The subject refused to be placed inside the patrol vehicle. While sitting in the vehicle, the subject kicked at an o cer. The sub ect was also in possession of an empty bottle of vodka and an unopened bottle of wine. The subject was booked into Santa Barbara County Jail.

Future generations of Carpinterians will know the east end of the Carpinteria Bluffs as an open space preserve, but the folks who’ve been around 50-plus years remember the property as Thunderbowl Race Track. In the mid-20th century, midget cars, jalopies and motorcycles put the pedal to the medal weekly to find out who was fastest. Colson’s Garage, which has long outlived the track, sponsored the jalopy pictured above and its speedy driver Lee Hammock. Frank Colson stands on the running board with an employee.

Friday, Jan. 16

VALLEY MUSEUM OF HISTORY

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The Linden Avenue of 1918 is a far cry from the Linden Avenue of 2018. Instead of the hustle and bustle of tourists and locals driving, bicycling and walking from here to there, we see a lone auto in the distance with a horse nearby. Instead of shops and restaurants rubbing elbows from Carpinteria Avenue to 6th Street, we see a gappy string of homes and businesses fed by weedy sidewalks and a dirt road. The Palms hotel, however, was up and running, blocked from view in this photo by the young trees along the sidewalk that now stand over 100 feet tall.

As the nation gears up for March Madness (starting March 19), CVN thought it would be appropriate to stoke the fire of excitement with an image of Carpinteria’s version of highly competitive basketball. Sports rivals Carpinteria and Bishop Diego high schools vie for a piece of the ball at this Feb. 7, 1978 game.

Recently reincarnated into Seaside Park, the corner of Maple and Carpinteria avenues once held Groves Seaside Service. Don Groves began leasing the gas and service station in 1944 when Carpinteria Avenue doubled as the Coast Highway. Business boomed at the station with travelers from up and down the coast stopping in to fill up their tanks or service their vehicles. With the 1950s opening of Highway 101, many of Carpinteria Avenue’s travelers relocated to the speedy highway and out of sight of formerly thriving businesses. “Some of these businesses suffered considerably, but because of his efforts at establishing sound customer service practices, (Groves’) station was not adversely affected by this change,” recollected Groves’ son Tom.

This week Santa Barbara County Land Trust announced its recent $6 million acquisition of the 21-acre property that served as the center of Carpinteria’s racing scene so long ago. The group is working in partnership with Citizens for the Carpinteria Bluffs to raise the last $1.5 million necessary to pay closing costs and create an endowment fund. The property will be rehabilitated and likely gifted to the city as a new open space park.

Deputies were dispatched to a report of a subject trespassing on the block of 4900 Malibu Drive. Upon arrival, a male subject was contacted. The subject was on active parole with search terms and was searched. A plastic straw and tin foil with burnt brown residue were recovered. At the reporting party’s request, the subject was admonished for trespassing. The subject was then cited for being in possession of drug paraphernalia and released on the scene.

To learn more about Carpinteria’s unique and interesting past, visit the Carpinteria Valley Museum of History, open Tuesday through Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. at 956 Maple Ave.

To learn more about Carpinteria’s unique and interesting past, visit the Carpinteria Valley Museum of History, open Tuesday through Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. at 956 Maple Ave.

Wednesday, Jan. 14

DAILY UPDATES

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He said, she said

Bring on the funny!

Employees of a local business observed a trespasser entering the property from the creek. The suspect was asked to leave but ignored all requests. The suspect was seen loading a handgun, and the reporting party evacuated other employees and reported the incident to the Sheri ’s ce. The sub ect later ed eastbound through a nearby orchard. At about 1551 hours, a citizen observed the subject in the area of Foothill Road and La Mirada Drive. Local organizations were put on hold as deputies searched for the subject. Deputies contacted the subject and took him into custody without further incident. The subject was booked into Santa Barbara County Jail on several charges.

The juvenile suspect was observed operating an electric motorcycle northbound on Linden Avenue. The suspect failed to stop at a stop sign, traveling approximately 20 miles per hour through the stop sign. Deputies followed from a distance and observed the suspect continue to drive in an unsafe manner on Carpinteria Avenue towards Casitas Pass Road. The suspect turned onto the bike path and was gone. He was located and identified as the same person. He was cited for VC violations, and the electric motorcycle was towed.

Rods & Roses CELEBRATE 20 YEARS

Send us your best caption for this photo by Monday, March 25.

Coastal View News is ready to get a little silly with Carpinteria history, and we’d like readers to join us by coming up with clever captions for photos from the past. At the end of each month we’ll publish our favorite caption submissions from readers.

He said, she said Bring on the funny!

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The suspect was contacted by deputies and determined to be intoxicated. He did not have anyone to care for him nor was he able to care for his own safety. Due to these reasons the subject was arrested and transported to Santa Barbara County Jail without further incident.

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Send us your best caption for this photo by Monday, June 27.

Get creative, get goofy, but keep comments brief and don’t expect CVN to print any inappropriate language or innuendo. All submissions will be edited for grammar, punctuation, length and content. Please send captions to news@coastalview. com. Caption writers selected for publication will receive the following grand prizes: bragging rights, name in lights (well, black ink) and a free copy of Coastal View News from any rack in Carpinteria Valley.

To learn more about Carpinteria’s unique and interesting past, visit the Carpinteria Valley Museum of History, open Tuesday through Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. at 956 Maple Ave.

Civic

A subject was erroneously released from jail. The subject was in custody for local DUI charges and felony warrants out of Texas. The subject’s address of residence was in Carpinteria. Detectives located the subject at a local Amtrak station and detained him. Patrol deputies responded and took custody of the subject at the scene and transported him to Santa Barbara County Jail. Custody personnel assisted with rebooking the subject into the jail.

Thursday, March 14

Deputies responded to a report of suspicious circumstances when the reporting party found a hole cut in the chain link fence of a marijuana production facility. pon arrival a vehicle ed at a high rate of speed. The vehicle was located near Foothill Road and Linden Avenue where it had crashed. The suspects were gone upon arrival. The area was searched and deputies were unable to locate the subjects. It was discovered that a nearby marijuana facility had been burglarized and it appeared that a large amount of marijuana had been stolen. According to the reporting party, several vehicles had been on scene and ed the area before he called 911. At this time the actual amount of marijuana stolen is unknown.

Coastal View News is ready to get a little silly with Carpinteria history, and we’d like readers to join us by coming up with clever captions for photos from the past. At the end of each month we’ll publish our favorite caption submissions from readers. Get creative, get goofy, but keep comments brief and don’t expect CVN to print any inappropriate language or innuendo. All submissions will be edited for grammar, punctuation, length and content. Please send captions to news@coastalview. com. Caption writers selected for publication will receive the following grand prizes: bragging rights, name in lights (well, black ink) and a free copy of Coastal View News from any rack in Carpinteria Valley.

To learn more about Carpinteria’s unique and interesting past, visit the Carpinteria Valley Museum of History, open Tuesday through Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. at 956 Maple Ave

City of Carpinteria Architectural Review Board meeting, 5:30 p.m., Council Chambers, City Hall, 5775 Carpinteria Ave., 684-5405

Cruise Night June 30

Friday, March 15

SB S. County Architectural Board of Review meeting, 9 a.m., 123 . Anapamu St., Rm. 17, Santa Barbara Monday, March 18

SB County Zoning Administrator meeting, 9:30 a.m., 123 . Anapamu St., m. 17, Santa Barbara, 568-2000 Tuesday, March 19

SB County Board of Supervisors meeting, 9 a.m., Board of Supervisors Conference Rm., 105 E. Anapamu St., Santa Barbara, 568-2000 Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Protection District Board meeting, 6:30 p.m., Council Chambers, City Hall, 5775 Carpinteria Ave., 684-5405

Ongoing

UNPREDICTABLE WILDERNESS

CHUCK GRAHAM

It was late November 2025 and I had eyes on an American badger’s den, also known as a “sett” –– multiple den sites in an immediate area. After strategically situating myself, eyeballed three di erent entry/exit points indicated by fresh mounds of dirt piled high above the low-lying vegetation.

The recent Madre Fire in July 2025 had thoroughly scorched portions of the last of California’s grasslands, and with shots of rain in fall and early winter, new growth was just returning. With new growth emerging in burn areas, it made it easier to locate den sites for badgers, giant kangaroo rats, marauding coyotes and stealthy kit foxes.

Weather and wildlife

Like most things out on the Carrizo Plain, it’s a waiting game, whether it be a badger emerging from its sett or unpredictable weather creeping above the grasslands. Whatever occurs, it’s always time well spent.

I’d been sitting in the damp earth for several hours without a whi of a badger, but on the grasslands there is always other wildlife moving around. Without binoculars, I would miss a lot of the natural wonders moving across the plain; other than my camera, binoculars are my most important tool.

Natural wonders also include weather patterns, not only across the grasslands but sweeping over adjacent mountain ranges, rolling hills and barren badlands, and across Soda Lake, the largest natural alkali lake in Central and Southern California.

While I was striking out on the badger (no big surprise there), I kept an eye on the distant tule fog creeping into Elkhorn Plain, about 30 miles east of me. Over time, I’ve learned that tule fog has much potential for the making of dramatic photos, especially in wide open grassland biomes like the Carrizo Plain –– it’s the di used light, which means no shadows. And it’s the way tule fog hovers just above the grasslands but also just below the highest summits of the Temblor Range and the Caliente Mountains.

While driving across Soda Lake Road, I’ve always made a point of driving slowly. I never want to miss something amazing on the grasslands. It can be as small as a cheeky antelope ground squirrel darting from burrow to burrow, or one of those weather anomalies such as that tule fog which typically appears after storms and following chilly evenings.

This time though, tule fog appeared mid-afternoon in the easterly corner of the national monument. It was an unusual time for it to develop, and it was going to take me some time to reach it. While the badger den had proved fruitless, I anticipated wildlife somewhere along the way before reaching the tule fog.

Rusted out

Plenty of wildlife has made me stop abruptly on the Carrizo Plain. Ferruginous hawks are at the top of my raptor list. Sometimes they’re mistaken for golden eagles, as they have feathers down

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Plain with tule fog, a.k.a.

their legs like an eagle. They are also the largest of the Buteo hawks and migrate to the Carrizo Plain from as far away as the southern regions of Canada. They require grassland habitats, so I see them regularly each fall and winter perched on old fencing, hopping on the ground and soaring above the plain. They’re my favorite raptor across the grasslands.

Seeing a ferruginous hawk is one thing; however, approaching one is another matter. They are skittish by nature, and more times than not, by the time I’ve raised my camera to photograph one, they’ve flown away. Still, I saw three while cruising toward the tule fog, and the last one I saw gave me a few precious seconds before it ew o .

The ferruginous was a nice bonus before transitioning to the tule fog and a wider lens. I parked my van on a hidden dirt track and quickly hiked out toward Elkhorn Plain. Amazingly enough, a ferruginous hawk ew overhead, possibly ying away from the frigid tule fog.

Mountains, badlands and iodine bushes

The starkly beautiful Panorama Hills separate the Carrizo and Elkhorn plains. They could be described as “No Man’s Land” in the national monument. I love these striated badlands and what they add to the unique topography throughout the 250,000-acre grassland biome. They are in sharp contrast to the seemingly barren Temblor Range towering above the badlands.

I reached an ideal vantage point overlooking Elkhorn Plain, the Temblor Range and Mount Pinos at 8,847 feet –– the highest summit in the Los Padres National Forest. The tule fog was creeping mightily up and over the Temblor Range with the help of a sti and icy easterly wind. It was the kind of wind that cuts right through you, but it enhanced an interesting weather pattern. Each open, book-shaped ravine filled up with tule fog, resembling creamy frosting on a cake. Before I knew it, Mount Pinos looked like an island with tule fog surrounding its base. Elkhorn Plain completely vanished from view in the low-lying overcast. The scene appeared desolate.

As dusk approached, surrounded by drought-tolerant iodine and salt bushes, a black-tailed jack rabbit burst out of the hardy grassland ora. othing else stirred as the tule fog engulfed everything in its wispy path.

I hiked back to my van and the Carrizo Plain. The sun was behind Caliente Peak, the high point in San Luis Obispo County at 5,106 feet, but it grew warmer as I retreated back to the plain.

And maybe appropriately, a ferrugi-

nous hawk ew overhead, possibly the same one I had gazed at earlier. As the plain stretched out before me, I could see into the distant horizon, but the ferruginous saw so much further.

Adventure and travel writer Chuck Graham lives in Carpinteria and contributes his writing and photography to publications far and wide. For more wildlife photos, visitchuckgrahamphoto.com or follow Graham on Instagram at @chuckgrahamphoto.

THROWBACK

A “valley builder”

Editor’s note: A version of this piece ran in Coastal View News on Aug. 2, 2018.

Sadie Johnson was a pioneer in many senses of the word. The native Carpinterian with the long family history in the valley was also the woman responsible for thoroughly documenting and recording much of that history, along with the stories of Carpinteria’s founding fathers, becoming a founder herself of what was to become the local historical society.

Johnson was born in 1915 as Sadie Grace Hales, a family name noteworthy

for the title of Hales Lane near Casitas Pass Road, coined for the clan’s famous walnut ranch. According to a biography by her daughter, Melissa Cli ord, Hales went on to graduate from Carpinteria Union High School and Scripps College, working as a research librarian for the Huntington Library, and then as a transcriber, translator and editor for Louis B. Wright, director of the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington — positions that would serve her well upon returning to Carpinteria.

When she married George Johnson, a state park ranger, in 1951 and settled in the valley, the new Mrs. Johnson took her researching/journalistic expertise to

A“valley builder”

Sadie Johnson was a pioneer in many senses of the word.

task as one of the founding members of the valley’s historical society in 1959. It was already well before formation of the society that Johnson began personally interviewing with care Carpinteria’s then-surviving key figures.

The native Carpinterian with the long family history in the valley was also the woman responsible for thoroughly documenting and recording much of that history, along with the stories of Carpinteria’s founding fathers, becoming a founder herself of what was to become the local historical society.

Johnson was born in 1915 as Sadie Grace Hales, a family name noteworthy for the title of Hales Lane near Casitas Pass Road, coined for the clan’s famous walnut ranch.

“Sadie knew that by understanding the history of a place, and having a love and concern for those who had created and contributed to that history, one would have a much greater understanding of oneself, and a greater appreciation of one’s community,” David Griggs, the museum’s former curator, recalled in a past edition of the society’s newsletter, “The Grapevine.”

Those interviews would see publica-

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According to a biography by her daughter, Melissa Clifford, Hales went on to graduate from Carpinteria Union High School and Scripps College, working as a research librarian for the Huntington Library, and then as a transcriber, translator and editor for Louis B. Wright, director of the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington—positions that would serve her

When she married George Johnson, a state park ranger, in 1951 and settled in the valley, the new Mrs. Johnson took her researching/journalistic expertise to task as one of the founding members of the valley’s historical society in 1959.

This photo of Marty and Nan Panizzon’s home was shot around 1975 and published in the book “Santa Barbara Architecture.”

Craftsman conserved

Sadie Hales Johnson played an integral role in the formation and archiving of the Carpinteria Valley Historical Society and its museum. tion in the seminal anniversary issue of Oct. 13, 1960, for the former Carpinteria Herald. The paper made it a series that year — there was not enough room in one issue for all of Johnson’s numerous interview recaps — calling it the “Valley Builders.”

It was already well before formation of the society that Johnson began personally interviewing with care arpinteria s then surviving key figures.

“Sadie knew that by understanding the history of a place, and having a love and concern for those who had created and contributed to that history, one would have a much greater understanding of oneself, and a greater appreciation of one’s community,” David Griggs, the museum’s curator, recalled in a past edition of the society’s

Those interviews would see publication in the seminal anniversary issue of Oct. Carpinteria Herald. The paper made it a series that year—there was not enough room in one issue for all of Johnson’s numerous interview recaps—

stroll past Marty and Nan Panizzon’s home on the corner of th Street and Maple Avenue serves as a quick trip back in time. The craftsman-style house sitting cooly in the shade of a stately oak was built over a century ago but has all the grace and Having grown up in the house next door, Marty purchased the home on the corner in 1971 from the estate of Gladys Pierce. Pierce’s father had built the home in 1902, and she lived there her whole life, commuting daily in her Model to Santa Barbara where she worked as a legal secretary. After she passed away in 1971, Marty moved in, modernizing all the plumbing and wiring and preserving the outside of the pretty little house just as it had been. In 2003, the home was honored by Carpinteria Beautiful with a Lookin’ Good Award.

CALLINGALLBUTTERFLIESANDBEES

Creating a safe haven for caterpillars. Nurturing kids’ love of butterflies. Off ering native plants and pollinators a chance to blossom. Bringing 1980s childhood memories to today’s generation. In Carpinteria, locals thrive on nurturing nature. Connected by their love of butterfl ies, bees and hummingbirds, four Carpinterians spoke to Carpinteria Magazine about doing their part in bringing pollinators to this small corner of the world.

Among the names in Johnson’s biography canon included the Shepards, Cadwells, Romeros, Tobeys, Grahams, Hardys and countless, countless others. Griggs would later work with Johnson personally reprinting said interviews in future issues of “The Grapevine” ; Johnson, he said, would go on devoting much of her time to the workings of the museum itself, where she chaired the volunteer docent program for several years.

Among the names in Johnson’s biography canon included the Shepards, Cadwells, Romeros, Tobeys, Grahams, Hardys, and countless, countless others.

Griggs would later work with Johnson personally reprinting said interviews in future issues of the Grapevine; Johnson, he said, would go on devoting much of her time to the workings of the museum itself, where she chaired the volunteer docent program for several years.

“The museum was her thing,” said Griggs. “She kind of tended to it like a mother tends to her child. She was proud of it when the museum grew and accomplished many of its goals.”

“The museum was her thing,” said Griggs in 2018. “She kind of tended to it like a mother tends to her child. She was proud of it when the museum grew and accomplished many of its goals.”

Johnson passed away in 2004, remembered in Carpinteria as essential a part of the history she helped to preserve.

Johnson passed away in 2004, remembered in Carpinteria as essential a part of the history she helped to preserve.

SOUTHONLINDENANDTURNUPTHEVOLUME

This article by Paul Sisolak was originally published in CVN on Nov. 1, 2007. To learn more about Carpinteria’s unique and interesting past, visit the Carpinteria Valley Museum of History, open Tuesday through Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. at 956 Maple Ave.

"Rock and soul” is the motto that South on Linden plays by. The popular band, known fordrawing big crowds at local haunts like the Arts Center, Avocado Festival, Alcazar Theatre, and Island Brewing Company, is comprised of serious musicians who take pride in their work and want their name associated with a good quality show. Credited as founder of South on Linden, Lenny Price’s philosophy for a “really good” band is “every member is important, and everyone needs to have the same work ethic. Doing the homework so when you come to rehearsal you’re rehearsing, not learning.”

CIMWITOTHERESCUE

There’s a reason some people call them sea dogs. Seals and sea lions play like our canine friends. When they’re distressed, they give you that sideways puppy glance, the whites of their eyes eclipsing the rim of the dark iris, a look that draws you in, seems to connect and ask for help. On a gray day last September, a team of mostly volunteers transported two rehabilitated sea lions to a secluded beach in Hollister Ranch, where the Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute, best known as CIMWI (“sim-wee”), released them.

NATUREPLAY

Kellen Meyer recalls two vivid moments critical to her life as a professional artist. The first was inspirational. During a morning beach walk, sand striations caught her eye. At home, she transformed her vision of those sandy patterns into a 13-foottall, five-foot-wide textured sculpture of knit wool. She titled it “In Search of Wonder.”The second moment was more practical, arriving in 2021 when she signed the lease on an art studio overlooking the Carpinteria Salt Marsh. Her work had outgrown space at home, she remembers, and it was time to “really take this seriously — because the rent is due.”

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JANUARY 22, 2026

Warriors win with late-game magic

Carpinteria girls soccer pulls out 3-2 league win over Fillmore

BY RYAN P. CRUZ | PHOTOS BY ROSANA SWING

As the clock ticked down in stoppage time of the Carpinteria girls soccer match against Fillmore at Carpinteria Valley Memorial Stadium on Jan. 16, the two teams were locked at 2-2.

It had been a back-and-forth battle up until that point, and with time running out, it seemed that the match was headed to overtime. But before the final whistle, Carpinteria’s Kaydance Gardner — who had already scored a goal to tie the game at 1-1 earlier in the second half — earned a chance for a freekick from just outside the 18-yard box.

Gardner’s kick sailed past the defensive wall and beat the goalkeeper, hitting the back of the net and sending the Warriors sideline into a frenzy. With the stoppage-time goal from Gardner, Carpinteria claimed the league win by a final score of 3- .

“It was a roller coaster of emotions today, but I was thrilled to see our team never give up and dug deep to get the result tonight,” said Carpinteria coach Freddy Martinez.

He credited the team for coming back from an early deficit after Fillmore took a 1-0 lead heading into halftime. In the first half, the Warriors had eight shots on goal but none converted into points on the scoreboard.

In the second half, Gardner began making big plays to ignite the Warriors offense. The junior striker was fouled in the 47th minute, earning a penalty kick which she converted to tie the game at 1-1.

After both teams traded possession in attempts to break the tie, Carpinteria broke through in the 60th minute, with Gardner sending in a corner kick to senior Vivian Huskins, who headed the ball into the net to give the Warriors a 2-1 lead.

Fillmore clawed back to score the game-tying goal 10 minutes later, knotting the score at 2-2 and setting up Gardner’s late-game heroics.

Coach Martinez said Gardner had a “tremendous match” in the win against Fillmore, with two solo goals and an assist. Martinez also gave credit to the Warriors defensive backline of Lacey Zimmerman, Michelle Cornejo and Emerson Hill, who held strong to keep

Carpinteria in the game. With the win, Carpinteria girls soccer is now 9-1-2 overall and 5-1-1 in the Citrus Coast League. The Warriors are now tied in first place in the league standings and are in prime position to reach the C F playo s at the end of the regular season.

The Warriors celebrate a gamewinning goal by Kaydance Gardner. Carpinteria defeated league rival Fillmore 3-2 on Jan. 16.

SHORT STOPS

BY RYAN P. CRUZ

The Warriors defense held up strong in a win against Santa Paula on Jan. 15.

Carpinteria water polo pushes through busy schedule

The Warriors girls water polo squad had a busy week of action in the pool, with seven games over five consecutive days from Jan. 13-1 . ver those seven games, Carpinteria came away with five wins, including three of four games at the “Santa Barbara Friendlies” tournament held at Ventura High School over the weekend.

After picking up a dominant 1 -1 win on the road against Hueneme on Jan. 13, the Warriors had a tougher battle the following day with another road match against Ventura on Jan. 15.

In this match, the Warriors fell behind by three goals at the halftime break following a string of unanswered goals by Ventura.

Carpinteria coach Russell Russo made a few adjustments at the break, and in the second half the Warriors defense was aggressive in the pool with seven steals in the third uarter.

The Warriors o ense capitali ed with a few momentum-building goals, but in the fourth uarter Ventura held on for the win by a final score of 1 - .

The ne t day, the Warriors recovered with a commanding 0-1 win over Citrus Coast League opponent Santa aula.

n this game, the Warriors o ense was led by a trio of scorers Madison Lee, Ha el Dugr and Holliday Smith. Lee and Dugr each scored two goals in the first half, while Smith scored four goals before the halftime break in the win.

In the second half, the Warriors defense held strong against a potential Santa Paula comeback, with Carpinteria goalkeeper Gwen Postma shutting down many scoring opportunities down the stretch.

With the win, the Warriors advanced to 5-0 against league opponents, heading into the busy weekend with four tournament games.

The SB Friendlies tournament began early Saturday with a chance for revenge against host school Ventura, a team that ust beat Carpinteria ust two days prior.

Carpinteria fought hard on both ends of the pool, with Lee leading the way with five goals, while the defense combined for seven assists and ten steals in the tight game. After four uarters, Carpinteria came away on top by one goal, 10- .

Having every girl on the same page really made the di erence, coach Russo said about the win over Ventura. was proud of their comeback and energy

Later that same day, Carpinteria kept the momentum rolling with a 1 -5 victory over Buena. n this win, the Warriors had a balanced o ense, with multiple goals from several players on the roster.

After a short rest, the Warriors returned for the second day of the tournament on Jan. 1 . Carpinteria played two games for the second day in a row, starting with a close game against Thousand aks.

Earlier in the season, Carpinteria defeated the Lancers by one goal. But in this tournament matchup, it was Thousand aks who took the win by one goal, 10- .

The Warriors finished the tournament with another win over Santa aula, this time in a defensive showdown by the score of 1 - . n this game, ostma was a force in the net with 13 saves, including a penalty block.

Carpinteria is now 1 - overall including tournament games , and the Warriors are at the top of league standings with a 5-0 record in Citrus Coast League play.

Warriors girls basketball wins two more

Carpinteria girls basketball won two of four games in the past week, as the Warriors continue through the second half of the season in second place in the Citrus Coast League.

The Warriors picked up a 3 - win over Hueneme on Jan. 1 , thanks to a high-scoring first half in which Carpinteria umped out to a 5-point lead.

Coach Henry on ales played much of the roster in the win, using the lead as a chance to give bench players e perience against league opponents.

“We accomplished our goal for the night: win a league game and get all players significant playing time, he said. t was a good team victory.

The Warriors were on the wrong side of an early run in their next game against Fillmore on Jan. 1 . n this matchup, Fillmore umped out to a 1 - lead before Carpinteria was able to come back to tie the game at 1- 1 at halftime.

Both teams battled in the second half, though Fillmore pulled away with a

fourth- uarter run to secure the win - 1. Carpinteria’s Charlotte Cooney scored 1 points, and Jamaica Cook scored 1 in the losing e ort.

Carpinteria lost another close battle the next day in a home game against Santa Maria.

The Warriors and the Saints were jockeying for the lead for much of the game, with Carpinteria holding on to a - 0 lead heading into the fourth uarter. Late in the game, Santa Maria was able to come back and take the win 5 -50.

Carpinteria had some strong performances in the loss, with freshman Amalia Castaneda continuing an impressive debut season with 1 points. Cooney and Cook both finished with double-doubles, as Cooney contributed 11 points and 10 rebounds and Cook added 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Carpinteria was back on the court with a non-league home game against Foothill Tech on Jan. 1 .

Foothill Tech held the si e advantage with two players over si -feet tall, but Carpinteria was able to compete with gritty performances from Cooney, Cook, Gia Sharma and Leona McClellan who all fought hard for rebounds in the paint. either team was ever up by more than five points, but by the end of the fourth period the Warriors took the win by a final score of 5 -5 .

Cooney led the team with 1 points and 11 rebounds, while Cook finished with 15 points and 11 rebounds in the win.

Carpinteria girls basketball is now 1 - overall and 5- in Citrus Coast League play, with a league game against ordho on Jan. 3.

Warriors boys hoops grab first home court win

Heading into last week, Carpinteria boys basketball had not won a game on the Warriors home court this season.

The drought continued on Jan. 15, after Carpinteria su ered a 5 - 1 loss against Fillmore.

But on Jan. 1 , the Warriors and first-year coach Terrell ri n were determined to break the home-game losing streak, with a chance to host league rival ordho .

In this game, the Warriors played with a heightened sense of urgency, starting with a 1 - run at the beginning of the first uarter.

ordho ’s team was undeterred, and the Rangers responded with a steady approach that cut the lead to five points by halftime.

In the second half, the Warriors defense helped to maintain the lead, although Nordho slowly came back in the fourth uarter to take a one-point lead late in the game.

After falling behind by one point, Carpinteria’s senior leaders Micah Smith and Sam Medel stepped up, leading their team back to claim a one-point win, - 1, and earn the Warriors first win at home in nearly a year.

After the game, coach ri n credited the e ort of both teams. ordo is a good team and very well coached. We had to dig deep and stay the course, and ’m etremely proud of this team.

The Warriors will return to ordho for a rematch in ai on Jan. .

Carpinteria boys soccer splits league matches

Carpinteria boys soccer had mixed results in its two league matches this past week. The Warriors picked up a win at home against Hueneme on Jan. 1 , but su ered a loss on the road against Fillmore two days later on Jan. 16.

The Warriors started out strong in the win over Hueneme, with junior forward Adrian Levinson scoring Carpinteria’s first goal within the first 10 minutes of the match. Just 10 minutes later, sophomore Eric Carba al scored the team’s second goal to give the Warriors a -0 lead.

Hueneme scored a late goal to cut the lead in half, but Carpinteria was able to come away with the 2-1 win.

“The team did a great job against a challenging Hueneme squad,” said Carpinteria coach Edgar Mendo a. n uries are creeping up, but luckily we have great players who can step up and play at the same level as everyone else. want to give a huge praise to Adrian Levinson and (goaltender) Drew Filippini, who have been stepping up when we need them the most.”

Carpinteria battled against warm and windy weather on the road at Fillmore on Jan. 1 . n this game, Fillmore took the lead in the first half, and the Warriors were unable to convert any opportunities as the Flashes held on for a 1-0 win.

We tried to find the net but couldn’t find a clear shot on goal, coach Mendo a said. t was ust a bump on the road, but we can overcome this loss and hopefully get back on track.”

Carpinteria boys soccer is now 6-4-2 overall, and 4-2-1 against league opponents this season.

Cate Rams roundup

Cate boys soccer continues to dominate the Tri Valley League with an undefeated 5-0 record against league opponents this season. The Rams added two home wins in the past week, with a -0 win over Dunn on Jan. 15 and an -0 win over Foothill Tech on Jan. 0.

Cate’s team has been led by its high scoring o ense, with goals coming from team leaders eorge Marin, iy Barry and amil Abdul- afeo.

n the win over Dunn, the Rams also had impressive goals from defender Charlie Dorion and unior olan Montoya.

ur passing, possession, and defensive e ort were nearly awless, said Cate coach Jorge Reynoso. We got some great contributions o the bench today.

n the -0 win over Foothill Tech, Marin was e plosive on o ense with five goals.

n the defensive end, senior uincy Thorne turned in a shutout in his first start of the season in the goal for the Rams.

Cate boys soccer is now -1 overall and 5-0 in league play, heading into a week with two league matches on the road against Coast nion and Bishop Diego.

As we head down the final stretch of the regular season, we need to focus on staying healthy and rested so we can be ready for the post season, Reynoso said.

ON DECK

Thursday, Jan. 22

*Carpinteria Girls Water Polo vs Channel Islands, 3:45 p.m.

Carpinteria Boys Basketball at Nordhoff, 7 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 23

*Carpinteria Boys Soccer vs Nordhoff, 6 p.m.

Carpinteria Girls Soccer at Nordhoff, 6 p.m.

Carpinteria Girls Basketball at Nordhoff, 6 p.m.

*Denotes Home Game

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AROUND TOWN

From left, Elsie Horn, Jack Hayes-Manheim, and Bay Davis catch up local happenings in last week’s Coastal View News as they take a break outside Sunburst Wine Bar. See something fun happening around town? Email us at editor@coastalview.com.

The first all-female mariachi ensemble, Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles, performed

Carpinteria Veterans Memorial Building on Thursday, Jan. 15, as part of the group’s celebration of its 30th anniversary. The group also provided a free music workshop for Carpinteria’s youth mariachi ensemble, Mariachi Estrellas, earlier that same day.

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