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Dreamers’ Circus Tue, Feb 8 / 8 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall Tickets start at $20 / $10 UCSB students Includes an at-home viewing option Rooted in the traditional folk tunes of Northern Europe yet unmistakably contemporary, Dreamers’ Circus treats audiences to an unexpectedly lush concoction of jazz, classical, traditional Scandinavian music, and more.

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Kyle Abraham, Artistic Director Sun, Feb 13 / 7 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall $40 / $15 UCSB students Mixing contemporary, ballet and hip-hop dance, this evening-length work from choreographer Kyle Abraham is a thumping mixtape celebrating culture and community set to the music of R&B legend D’Angelo.

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Opinions Editor Jean Yamamura News Reporters Ryan P. Cruz, Jun Starkey Executive Arts Editor Charles Donelan Arts Writer Josef Woodard Calendar Editor Terry Ortega Sports Editor Victor Bryant Food Writer George Yatchisin Travel Writers Macduff Everton, Mary Heebner

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Contributors Rob Brezsny, Melinda Burns, Ben Ciccati, John Dickson, Leslie Dinaberg, Camille Garcia, Keith Hamm, Rebecca Horrigan, Eric HvolbØll, Tom Jacobs, Shannon Kelley, Kevin McKiernan, Carolina Starin, Ethan Stewart, Tom Tomorrow, Maggie Yates, John Zant

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News Commentary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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How did the Library and Indy team up to create the Book Club? Indy staff who were big readers and library users had the idea, and we were totally on board! When we started brainstorming, Emily, Caitlin, and I all realized we had really eclectic taste in books and read widely in all sorts of genres, and settled on the idea of a community book club that would encourage folks to expand their reading horizons by checking out new genres and subjects. What books have you read during the pandemic to help you forget about the world for a while? When We Were Magic by Sarah Gailey and Luster by Raven Leilani. How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell really prompted a lot of reflection in how I wanted to emerge from pandemic life. Where and how do you like to read? Quietly at home? At a coffee shop? Paperback or hardback? My favorite place to read is lounging with my Kindle in my hammock in the palms on Cabrillo Boulevard. When it’s not too crowded, you’ll often find me on the Satellite patio with a sunshine spritz and a library book. I don’t discriminate between e-book or paperback, hardback or audiobooks — I use all formats. INSTAGRAM | @SBINDEPENDENT TWITTER | @SBINDYNEWS FACEBOOK | SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT NEWSLETTER | INDEPENDENT.COM/NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBE | INDEPENDENT.COM/SUBSCRIBE

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by Caitlin Kelley here it was, hovering over the crowd in orange all-caps: “GO GREEN.” That was the theme of the January 28 unveiling of Santa Barbara County’s first-ever electric commuter bus at the Avenue of the Flags in Buellton. The “45-foot beauty,” as County Supervisor Das Williams dubbed it, makes S.B.’s transit agency the third in the nation to institute a long-distance zero-emission service, behind the Los Angeles Department of Transportation and the Antelope Valley Transit Authority. As Marjie Kirn, executive director of the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG), put it, “We’re the first small agency to do this.” Manufacturer BYD customized the Clean Air Express bus to offer plush seating for 53 passengers. It’s stacked with high-tech features like Wi-Fi and a credit-card reader, and riders can take in “new bus smell” through their masks as a bonus.

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COUNTY County Supervisors discussed plans to comply with a major new state law requiring local landfills to divert 75 percent of organic matter by 2025. The newly installed recycling facility at Tajiguas landfill already achieves this goal, exempting South County residents from paying higher fees, but those in Santa Maria, Orcutt, and Guadalupe will see a 22 percent rise in their trash bills. The law also requires edible food recycling. Supervisors will vote on an enabling ordinance February 15. Visit independent.com for the full story. Members of Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice and the League of Women Voters teamed up with 14 other organizations for a vigil on 1/29, as dozens of people huddled in front of the sandstone archway to honor the recent death of 45-year-old Jonathan Paul Thomas at S.B. Main Jail. He was found dead minutes after being placed in a single-occupancy “safety cell” facedown and stripped of clothing. The groups are meeting with city officials about proposed redesigns of the Main Jail and pushing for a lower capacity. Visit independent.com/LWVvigil for the full story.

SING THE BUS ELECTRIC: This may be one bus, but as Congressmember Salud Carbajal pointed out, it’s symbolic of a larger movement.

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Would Rent Control Work? Council Approves $200,000 Economic Analysis by Tyler Hayden t’s a topic that inflames passions every time it’s brought before the Santa Barbara City Council — rent control. And this Tuesday was no exception. In only his third meeting in the big seat, Randy Rowse flexed his mayoral muscles over a proposal by City Hall to spend $200,000 on an economic analysis to determine if and how a rent-control ordinance might work in Santa Barbara. Specifically, to cap annual increases at 2 percent, plus a yearly consumer price index (CPI) adjustment. Thus far, staff have looked to Beverly Hills’s system as a potential model. The groundwork for such an ordinance was laid last year by Rowse’s predecessor, Cathy Murillo, in an effort to address the city’s chronic, crisis-level housing shortage. But Rowse voiced a very different position on the issue, describing the proposed cap as government overreach and insisting that lease agreements between landlords and tenants are where all necessary regulations are contained. “It’s a private relationship,” Rowse said. “I think that’s a beautiful thing. A written contract between two private parties is exactly where [the rules] should be. All of the control should be right there.” If the rules are broken, Rowse said, the city’s Rental Mediation Task Force can and will intervene.

As of 2/1, the Sheriff’s Office reported that the COVID outbreak that began 12/8/21 has reached 252 total inmates. The Main Jail in Santa Barbara had 27 active cases as of that date. The newly populated Northern Branch Jail has suffered its own smaller outbreak, which reached 11 inmates on 1/28. The facility had been cleared for occupancy only 10 days earlier, and 244 individuals were moved from the Main Jail in an effort by the Sheriff’s Office to reduce crowding and the risk of further spread.

Rowse said he worried a rent cap would further “demonize” property owners and developers, who are already seemingly maligned by City Hall. “We have basically a mindset that says, ‘You’re a profiteer and you have a public asset that needs to be controlled,’ ” he said. Rowse agreed Santa Barbara suffers from an acute lack of affordable housing. “We do need to have a sustainable community. But,” he said, “we cannot control everything. The market is a cruel taskmaster, and like water, it will always find its level.” It’s a subject worthy of robust debate, he went on, but not another expensive study that Santa Barbara pays for but then fails to act on. “It would be spending money we don’t have, and it would be another in a litany of fruitless consultant reports we end up with,” he said. Councilmembers Eric Friedman and Michael Jordan Mayor Randy Rowse similarly balked at the $200,000 price tag — in addition to the substantial future costs of operating a rentHowever, the majority of the councontrol program — and voted with Rowse cil — councilmembers Kristen Sneddon, against the analysis. Meagan Harmon, Alejandra Gutierrez, and CONT’D ON PAGE 10 

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TRANSPORTATION A new committee will form to work toward bicycle and pedestrian mobility across the Mission Canyon Bridge and grants for funding. The project stalled in August 2021, when the City Council rejected an earlier proposal as inadequate. Councilmembers Kristen Sneddon and Eric Friedman volunteered to serve as the first two members, and they will determine the rest of the group, which is scheduled to begin meeting in August 2022. Staff recommended a four-person committee, potentially made up of city councilmembers and representatives from the Historic Landmarks Commission, Mission Heritage Trail Association, and Coalition to Preserve Mission Canyon.

COURTS & CRIME Ty Warner, owner of the Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore, was hit with a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of 425 employees. They had worked at the iconic hotel until 3/20/20, when they were placed on indefinite furlough due to COVID. Hotel managers reportedly notified Warner the hotel was safe to operate again that May. Their attorneys, Bruce Anticouni and Nicole Ricotta, argued the employees have been effectively denied $6 million in compensation. “A vast majority have not found comparable employment, resulting in evictions, foreclosure of mortgages, unpaid bills, the inability to purchase health insurance, and severe emotional damages,” the attorneys said in a statement. One former employee, they alleged, committed suicide. Attorneys for Warner did not respond to calls n from the Independent by deadline.

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The 54,000-pounder came with a price tag of $850,000 — Caltrans provided $500,000 of that via Senate Bill 1, a k a the “gas tax” vote of 2017. It’s an investment that will serve an estimated 7,000 passengers a month commuting from as far as Santa Maria. According to SBCAG, replacing one diesel commuter coach with the zero-emission transporter will eliminate more than 50 tons of CO2 per year. A lot is riding on this bus. Local transit has been electric for more than a decade, said Scott Spaulding, SBCAG’s director of rail and transit programs, but this is a

first for long-distance zero-emission bus service for Santa Barbara. SBCAG will roll the C10M model out across all the Clean Air Express routes, keep 17 diesel buses running, and hold one as a spare. As for the timeline on ditching the diesel? “We don’t have a specific time on that,” Spaulding said. “But we want to see how this performs. And then we’ll make a recommendation to the SBCAG board about a long-term fleet replacement strategy.” Clean Air Express routes are listed at cleanairexpress.com.

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n often-overlooked consequence of Santa Barbara’s fresh, ocean air is that it also creates a perfect environment for mold. One Mesa resident had to take extreme measures to protect himself from the mold growing in his apartment. Brandon Reyes-Gray moved into his Mesa apartment in July 2021 and immediately noticed that his toilet and bathtub habitually flooded, quickly resulting in mold. Reyes-Gray reached out to Delmonte Management Company, including property owner Jeff Waxman, but Reyes-Gray claimed he was told by a worker at the company the mold would “go away eventually.” Reyes-Gray paid for a mold inspection from Indoor-Restore Environmental Services in October 2021, SHELTER FROM THE SPORES: This makeshift Styrofoam which confirmed the presence of mold shelter was built by Brandon Reyes-Gray to seclude himself in the walls and floor of the bathroom. from mold growing in his bedroom and bathroom. To remain in his home safely, ReyesGray constructed a makeshift bedroom with man, and some involvement from the Tenmold-resistant Styrofoam in the living room. ants Union, Reyes-Gray allowed workers to His situation attracted public attention begin extracting the mold-infested wood, after he uploaded a video of himself walk- though it is unclear where Reyes-Gray will ing through his apartment, showing wood live while the work is being done. The Indethat was covered with mold. The video was pendent contacted Delmonte Management posted on Edhat and published by the Santa but did not hear back before time of publication. This story will be updated as the Barbara Tenants Union through Facebook. After a contentious standoff with Wax- situation unfolds. —Jun Starkey

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he County Supervisors marked the beginning of Black History Month by honoring 19 Black “health-care heroes,” both living and deceased, who have worked to expand health options for people of color throughout the Santa Barbara Community. Getting the longest mention was Dr. Horace McMillan, Santa Barbara’s first Black doctor, who in the 1950s established the city’s first multiracial medical clinic, was a founding doctor of what became Goleta Valley Hospital, and was a tireless community crusader against the housing discrimination he and his family experienced firsthand. McMillan’s efforts to create a healing center to address the multiple traumas experienced by Black people in Santa Barbara led to the creation of the Franklin Community Center. Supervisors Joan Hartmann and Das Williams provided brief sketches of the 19 honorees. The healing work of nurses figured prominently, including that of Sonia Brown, who is now retired but during her 40-year career delivered thousands of children, describing each birth as a “journey of love.” Another medical practitioner, Dr. Richard Beswick, is the vice president of research and chief research officer at Cottage Hospital. Other honorees included therapists and psychologists, several affiliated with UCSB. Lawanda Lyons-Pruitt, head of the local NAACP, told the supervisors, “My heart is full.” Pruitt also took exception to those who ask “What’s all the fuss about?” or object to teaching critical race theory. Growing up in small-town Mississippi, she said she had no knowledge or understanding of Black history.

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Her textbooks were very informative about the plight of serfs, she said, but totally silent on the subject of slavery and lynchings. “It is our history — American history — 365 days a year,” she stated. “We honor the past and celebrate the present.” Also speaking before the board was Jordan Killebrew from the Santa Barbara Foundation; Anna Everett, a trustee of Santa Barbara City College; Luz Reyes-Martín from Planned Parenthood; and Santa Barbara school boardmember Wendy Sims-Moten, who argued that all histories had to be included, even if some of it was difficult to hear. Supervisor Steve Lavagnino added, “If you aren’t excited listening to Lawanda Lyons-Pruitt and Wendy SimsMoten, you probably don’t have a heartbeat.”

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he Santa Barbara City Council voted unanimously this week to schedule a quasi-judicial hearing on March 1 that will determine if Chick-fil-A’s upper State Street drive-thru constitutes a public nuisance and ought to be shut down. For nine years, since opening in 2013, the popular fast-food restaurant has fomented consistent public anger over the traffic from its drive-thru line backing up onto one of Santa Barbara’s busiest roads, creating a hazard for motorists and bicyclists and blocking the entryways to nearby businesses. The decision to hold the hearing was made over the objections of attorneys for both Chick-fil-A and the local property owners. Joseph Billings, representing the Thompson Family Limited Partnership and the McCollum Family Trust, said his clients are “Santa Barbara locals and business owners who care deeply about the safety of their community.” He said they were aware of the drive-thru issue but did not understand its urgency. “Had they known, they would have immediately worked with the city and their tenant to find a solution,” he said. Chick-fil-A attorney Spencer Kallick said the company was similarly surprised that the city was considering taking such drastic

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County mental-health administrators have purchased two beds at the Crestwood Champion Healing Center in Lompoc, which opened two years ago, with plans for eventually adding four to six more. Gibbs dismissed this as “tragically insufficient” and is pushing for the special committee overseeing one-time state funds to use that money to pay for more beds in secure treatment centers for incarcerated people suffering from mental illness. A program launched in 2017 would have set aside $3 million in onetime state Community Corrections Partnership (CCP) funding for the construction of a new forensic treatment facility on countyowned land off Calle Real, but it was dropped when the initial cost estimates came in $2.1 million higher than that. A meeting to discuss the use of CCP funds is scheduled for this Friday. “One doesn’t need to be a data analyst to know which way the wind blows,” Gibbs stated in an email. “We are in severe need of —Nick Welsh treatment beds.”

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history teacher he’d been. But he didn’t preach. Instead, he reached out, forming alliances on specific issues with even infamous right-wingers such as Republican Assemblymember Ed Davis, the former police chief of Los Angeles. Everyone, Hart quickly came to understand, cared deeply about education. It happened to be something he knew about. It would become his signature issue. As legislator, he surrounded himself with a smart, tough, get-shit-done, squeaky-clean staff of idealists. The most obvious example was Naomi Schwartz, who ran his district offices for years before embarking on her own political career. (As a county supervisor, Schwartz hired and mentored Salud Carbajal, who has since been elected three times to Congress.) Among Hart’s first bills was a measure creating tax credits for solar energy — later amending it to include wind energy. It was the first such bill in the nation. He pushed a single-payer health insurance bill; that one — like the one proposed this year — went nowhere. He did, however, carry the legislation that created the Santa Barbara Health Authority. He was big on childcare funding and child poverty issues. He got a bill passed prohibiting landlords from evicting tenants because they complained about subpar conditions. He was forever clipping the wings of offshore oil development but also passed a bill giving county governments a cut in oil profits for the first time. It’s for his education bills, however, that he’s most deservedly famous. In 1983, Hart got a major educational reform package approved, complete with the tax increase necessary to cover the $800 million in additional costs. He passed bills establishing competency requirements for graduating students and another requiring teachers to pass a competency test, known as the CBEST. (Both have since been repealed.) During the height of “The War on Drugs,” one of his opponents — former county supervisor DeWayne Holmdahl — challenged Hart to take a urine test for drugs. Hart replied he’d be happy to take the piss test if Holmdahl would take the CBEST test. Hart’s signature bill — the one most mentioned in all the obituaries — was the one he passed in 1992 that would allow the for formation of 100 charter schools. The bill was bitterly opposed by the teachers’ unions because it did not require that charter schoolteachers be covered by collective bargaining agreements. Hart insisted the bill was necessary because it would give poor parents an element of educational choice. In addition, it would allow a desperately needed opportunity for innovation at a massive, notoriously dysfunctional bureaucracy. Today, there are around 1,300 charter schools, something over which Hart had expressed serious concern. At the 11th hour and 59th minute, House Speaker Willie Brown — a rare genius when it came to Parliamentary procedure — announced that he killed the bill. But Hart — who played poker with Brown regularly — waited until most senators had left the chamber and then introduced the bill and won approval without debate. Before the lobbyists knew what happened, Hart had secured the signature of Governor Pete Wilson. As Hart noted, he was not a saint. He was a practicing politician. And a damn great one. I had the luxury of taking Hart for granted. So did we all. We should all be so lucky. n KIM RIERSON

by Nick Welsh n Santa Barbara, Gary K. Hart walked on water. Unfailingly dignified, off-the-charts smart, thoughtful, serious to a fault, and solidly progressive, he represented this region in the California legislature first in the Assembly and then as senator. In 1998, he was appointed state Secretary of Education. Every year — without fail — the California Journal would report that Hart ranked number one on matters of personal integrity in its much-awaited annual poll of statehouse pols, as well as their staff and the lobbyists paid to bend their ears. Even for Hart, it got a bit much. “I think this integrity thing is overplayed,” he would say with some exasperation during an interview with reporter Jerry Cornfield shortly after Hart retired from office in 1994. “I’m not a saint. I’m a practicing politician.” Saints aren’t necessarily that interesting. Good politicians almost always are. I mention this because Hart died last Thursday after a losing fight with pancreatic cancer. He was 78. The weird thing is how poorly he is remembered by residents of the district he did so much to change during the 20 years he represented the area in Sacramento. Maybe that’s partly because he decided early on to move with his wife, Cary, and their three daughters to Sacramento so they could have an actual family life, rather than commute back and forth as legislators regularly did. Time is to blame as well. The Santa Barbara we’ve become — solidly, overwhelmingly, don’teven-bother-talking-about-it Blue — wouldn’t recognize the Santa Barbara we used to be: Republican Red to its very marrow. That’s when Hart started his political career. Hart was just 26 years old when he decided to run for Congress in 1970 against conservative Republican incumbent Chuck Teague. Hart’s only elected experience was as senior class president at Santa Barbara High School. And at the height of the Vietnam War, Hart campaigned as an antiwar candidate. Hart had grown up in a Republican household himself. He was a high school football hero on Santa Barbara’s 1960 championship team. He was strait-laced and had short hair. He wore jackets and ties. He was a big guy — 6’4” — narrowly rescued from movie-star good looks by a big smile just shy of being goofy. In person, he was warm but reserved. He had a sense of humor but didn’t joke around. Like many other young otherwise sensible overachievers in the 1960s, Hart got infected with that Kennedy bug that made him believe he could change the world. After graduating from Stanford and attending Harvard, Hart spent a summer in Mississippi during the Freedom Rides. There he taught at an all-Black college and helped register Black voters. He also experienced the unholy terror that came with being a White teacher driving alone in a car with his Black students. While still at Stanford, Hart met Allard Lowenstein — a talented political organizer focused on civil rights and ending the Vietnam War — who launched the unlikely Dump Johnson campaign in 1967 against President Lyndon Johnson. Hart spearheaded Lowenstein’s only successful campaign for Congress and also organized the presidential campaign of Senator Eugene McCarthy — outspoken against the war — in

the New Hampshire primaries. Against all odds, McCarthy won that race. Not long after, Johnson announced he would not seek reelection. That was before Hart ever ran for office. Hart lost to Teague but posted a respectable 42 percent. He ran for State Assembly two years later against an incumbent who would later be named dumbest member of the legislator. He lost that one by just 700 votes. In 1974, he ran again for Assembly, this time for an open seat against a Republican insurance broker. He won. Ronald Reagan — then governor — would question Hart’s “personal loyalty” as an American because he’d turned in his draft card while demonstrating against the war. (In almost every campaign since, Hart would face false accusation he’d “burned” his draft card.) At one point, Santa Barbara’s District Attorney — then a hardline Republican — launched a raid on Hart’s campaign headquarters here, alleging voter registration fraud. They came away empty-handed. But that didn’t stop KEYT News — then acridly hostile to Hart — from giving the story top billing. In North County, the masthead of the Lompoc newspaper read, “Missile Capital of the Free World,” with an illustration of two missiles forming the letter X. How could he connect with voters? Hart’s strategy was simple: be straight and up-front. He never shied away from his antiwar, pro-choice, pro-guncontrol, pro-feminist, anti-oil, pro-environment, anti-deathpenalty, pro-decriminalization-of-pot positions. He explained his beliefs with the clarity of the high school

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Joe Heumphreus died peacefully at home December 8, 2021. He was born June 23, 1932, at St Francis Hospital to Don and Theresa Heumphreus. He attended San Roque School and graduated from Santa Barbara Catholic High. He was active in Boy Scout Troop 20. Joe enlisted in the Naval Reserve and was called to active duty in Korea after completing his first year at the University of Colorado. He served in combat aboard the USS Philippine Sea (CVA-47), achieving the rank of Interior Communications Electrician Third Class (IC3). He was honorably discharged in June 1953 and went on to graduate from San Jose State College with a BA in Business. While at San Jose State, Joe met Carol Louise Brown at Newman Club, and they married in 1956. They returned to the Santa Barbara area to raise their family. After Carol’s death in 1965, Joe continued to raise his daughters while working at Raytheon and later at General Telephone Company. In the summer of 1968 he met Mary Alice Fitzgerald; they married in 1969. In 1971 their family grew to include a son. In 1972 Joe and Mary opened The Hobby Depot, a shop dedicated to model railroading, in Santa Barbara. Joe would spend the next twenty-five years mentoring and sharing his lifelong interest in trains with other train enthusiasts. He was a lifetime member of the National Model Railroad Association. Throughout his life Joe served the Santa Barbara community in many ways. He assisted law enforcement, the fire department, and emergency services as a ham radio operator (K6DXW) and member of the Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club. He volunteered for sixty-five years with the Santa Barbara chapter of the American Red Cross and was honored in 1992 with the Clara Barton Award for Meritorious Volunteer Leadership. Throughout his life he served the Catholic communities of San Roque, St. Raphael’s, and St. Anthony’s as an altar server and sacristan. At the time of his death, Joe was active in the South Coast Society of Model Engineers, the Gold Coast Garden Railway Society, the Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club, and the Amateur Radio Relay League. Joe was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife, Carol, 16

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Frank Michaelson passed away suddenly and tragically on January 11, 2022 from complications of a bacterial blood infection. He was a 72 year old strong and healthy man who was enjoying retirement and looking forward to more years of adventures. He is survived by his beloved wife Kathy Marden; his daughters Della DuCharme (Chris) and Rachel Michaelson (Josh) and his precious grandchildren: Jake, Shaun and Jason DuCharme and Canon and Edie Kaminski. He was the son of Kathryn Zittouer of Savannah, Georgia and Franklyn J Michaelson of Los Angeles, Ca. From the time he was a little boy, Frank’s life was all about play, preferably with a ball of some kind. He settled on football and that became his passion. He started his serious football career when his family moved to Anaheim California. He said ,”I came there as a Southern geek and left All League”. He attended UCSB where he played for the Gauchos. He made lifelong friends there and always looked forward to the reunions where, 50 years later, they

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would still be discussing a certain play or team adventure. After UCSB, Frank attended UC Davis Law School. In between classes, he played flag football and started his love of golf. Again, he made lifelong friends and with a small group had many trips around the country playing golf, poker and during Covid enjoyed bi- weekly zoom sessions. Frank and his first wife, Kathleen Rodriguez raised their daughters in Santa Barbara. He loved his “girls” supporting all of their endeavors and was very proud of them as they became mothers themselves. Frank had a long and successful career as an attorney and was well respected by his peers. He particularly loved his work as a Public Defender, always a champion and fighter for the underdog. In 1982 he joined his late cousin, Jay Michaelson and Peter Susi’s bankruptcy firm. They worked hard and played hard with fun firm trips and the unusual granting of a 3 month sabbatical where on one trip Frank survived a rigorous course with Outward Bound in the backcountry of North Carolina. While with the bankruptcy firm, he joined the Board of Directors of Pacifica Graduate Institute where he devoted hours helping shape policy and offering his legal skills and big heart. In 2011 he became Pacifica’s legal counsel where he leaves a lasting legacy not only for his work and expertise but how he touched so many by his integrity, humor and sincerity. Frank retired in February, 2021 and entered into what he called “Freedom”. There was no question as to what he would do, “get good at golf ”. Off he’d go every morning with his sack lunch down to Carpinteria and the Tee Time range. He had a whole life there, making friends and hitting a gazillion balls. Whatever Frank did, whether a big or small task, he did with thoughtful care. He was a thinker, he took time making decisions, always looking at all the issues and angles. One could not have known Frank without experiencing his warmth and kindness. When he talked with people, he really wanted to know how they were, he actually listened and cared about everyone no matter who they were. He was a man with big feelings, always ready to embrace others with a big hug and to tell people he loved them. He was not all about serious undertakings, having a funny sense of humor and , again, loving to play. He could be silly, particularly with his grandchildren and had a deep wonderful laugh. He loved country western music, Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson were high on his list as well as rock and roll songs where his dancing skills shined. He was a bit of a political junkie and loved to read

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American history. A very soulful man, he wrote beautiful poetry. He loved the outdoors and he and Kathy had wonderful adventures backpacking throughout the West, an RV trip through New Zealand ,a walking tour through the Cotswolds in England and a surf trip to Costa Rica. There’d also been many trips to the East Coast and Savannah seeing family and old friends. To Frank, family and friends were everything. He didn’t demand much from life, always grateful and appreciative of what he had, never demanding or greedy. His life was not without struggles and challenges which he met with strength and courage. Frank will be missed by all those who knew and loved him. It was a devastating shock and the loss is overwhelming. A memorial service is planned for the spring. If you would like to be notified, please send your name and email to: sarahwachs@gmail. com. You can make donations in his honor to the UCSB Football Legacy Fund at https://giving. ucsb.edu/Funds/Give?id=215.

Chaparral Poets, and First Christian Church of Santa Barbara, CA. Ann is survived by her sons, Kirk and Robert, daughters, Adele, Barbara and Jennifer, grandsons Jeffrey and Jonathan, nephews Barton, Brandon and Mark. She is preceded in death by her husband, John M. Sloan, brothers Bruce and Byron. No funeral or memorial service is immediately planned. The family will notify friends and family in the future when a Celebration of Life can be safely scheduled. We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to Casa Cambria for their many years of extraordinary care. Donations can be made to Central Coast Home Health and Hospice.

Diane Marie Parker 2/5/1952 - 1/12/2022

Belva Ann Sloan [poet Anne McClaughery] 4/27/1929 - 1/20/2022

Belva Ann Sloan, passed away peacefully in her sleep January 20th 2022 in Santa Barbara, CA. Born in 1929 in Mt. Vernon, Illinois to David Barney and Fern Buckner, she wrote her first poem at age 8 1/2 and was published by 11. She attended Mary Harden Baylor College in Belton, TX and received her degree in Drama from The University of Texas at Austin where she met her future husband John McClaughery Sloan. Under the pen name Anne McClaughery, she taught a poetry workshop at Santa Barbara City College Adult Education for over 40 years. Upon retirement, she continued teaching informally at the Maravilla poetry workshop. Much beloved as an inspiration and mentor, a collection of poems written by students in Anne McClaughery’s poetry class, “Stepping Stones: A Collection of Poems by Santa Barbara Poets”, was published by Blue Point Books (2011). Her award-winning poems have been published in numerous newspapers and magazines. Ann won the California Chapter of Chaparral Poets Golden Pegasus Award in 1973 for the poem “In Lilliput”. She was a member of the Ina Coolbrith Circle, Santa Barbara

Diane Marie Parker has gone ahead to be with the lord. She was born to Fred and Lorraine Elizalde 2/5/52. She was born and live Santa Barbara her whole life. She married her High School Sweetheart in 1968. After the loss of their first child, she and David raise 3 children. She worked at SBCC in the Athletic Department, she loved working with kids. She said it kept her young. Her other love was gardening working with her grandchildren to maintain a park like setting in the yard. Diane was preceded by her daughter Kristen, her father Alfred, her grandson North Parker, and her brother Douglas. She is survived by her mother Lorraine Hockett, her sister Ann (Mike) Cavalli, Husband David of 53 years. Children Erika (Scott) Hargreaves, Cody (Liz) Parker, & Josh (Melenie) Parker. Grandchildren Brenna (Nathan), Karissa (Tim), Jack, Bennet, and Renly. Greatgrandchildren Calen, Bodhi, Sammy, & Maebelle Diane. In lieu of flowers the family asks that you make a donation to The Cancer Center or VNA or any Animal Shelter. She will be deeply missed. God Bless Her

obituaries Richard “Rick” W. Petter 11/2/1949 - 1/7/2022

Richard “Rick” Watson Petter, a resident of Santa Barbara, passed away unexpectedly and peacefully in Los Angeles on Friday, January 7, 2022, due to complications following heart surgery. Rick, as he was known to family and friends, was born on November 2, 1949 in Exeter to his parents, Nancy Eugenia (Clawson) and Robert Henry Petter. A year and a half later, Rick’s sister, Betsy, was born. The two children shared a loving and happy home with their parents in Exeter where they grew up. In his early years, Rick was influenced by his maternal grandfather who was a newspaper publisher in Exeter. In high school, he joined the newly formed Creative Art Club which published the school’s annual magazine “Techne”. Rick graduated from Exeter High School in 1967 and went on to study Journalism and Mass Communication, as well as drama, at California State University, Fresno, graduating in 1972. Several years later, he moved to the Los Angeles area and was hired as a reporter with Daily Variety in Hollywood. After a mini-vacation with a friend to visit the beautiful Monterey Peninsula, he decided to move there and began working for the County of Monterey as a deputy clerk for the Superior Court in both the Salinas and Monterey offices. Longing to live in the big city again and reconnect with old friends, Rick moved to Van Nuys, finding employment with various law firms in Beverly Hills and Century City as a legal secretary. Rick was a highly-skilled, extremely efficient employee, with a dynamic personality. Always on the go, he and many friends enjoyed fabulous music at the Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles live theater performances, disco dancing in the popular dance venues of the day, museums, art galleries and, of course, the incredible restaurants in the area. Rick always loved being around people and organizing parties at his home. After suffering several years in the San Fernando Valley heat, he made the decision to move to the small community of Venice and purchased a home not far from the beach. His home was the place for gatherings and parties of all kinds. Celebrating life and special occasions with Rick was an unmatched privilege. There was always laughter and music in his beautifully decorated home. During his lifetime, he had been the proud “dad” to his handsome Basset Hound “Rover”, and two beautiful Cocker Spaniels, “Rocky” and “Bullwinkle” who filled his heart and home with joy. Rick’s final career move, where he was the happiest, began in 1980, working for attorney Michael Reino in Santa Monica as a litigation paralegal. After several years at that location, Michael opened a second office in Santa Barbara, with Rick

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handling the secretarial responsibilities of both offices. Eventually, the Santa Monica office was closed and Rick packed up and moved to Santa Barbara to be closer to Michael and his family. Some years before moving to Santa Barbara, Rick was introduced to a family who lived in Italy through a personal friend. Over the years, he traveled to Italy many times to spend vacations with his newlyfound “Italian family”. He loved the country, the Italian people, their culture and, of course, its delicious food. Many of his Italian friends came to visit Rick in his home in Santa Barbara over the years for extended stays. With the Italian influence ever present, in early 2000, he developed a startup food company and named it “Campania Italian”. On weekends, he would make almond Roccoco Italian cookies and deliver them to local restaurants and stores in his red pickup truck. Rick found success in his little company for the next ten years before closing the business. Rick will always be remembered for his big heart, warm smile, infectious laugh, gracious hospitality, love of food, drink, music and, most of all, his compassion and empathy for others. He was someone who made everything in life better and was the greatest friend one could ever wish to have. The minute you met him, your life would be forever changed. Rick was always the life of the party with his unique personality, the best humorous lines and quick wit. He was passionate about his political views and didn’t mind discussing them with you. He was an avid reader of current bestsellers, and was always up-to-date on the latest events of the day. Rick believed that having your dreams fulfilled was more therapeutic than having them analyzed. His favorite quote from “Brokeback Mountain” (the book) was “One tender moment’s reprieve from loneliness can illuminate a life”. Rick was preceded in death by his mother in 1977, his father in 2005, and his stepmother, Dorothy Silvey Petter in 2007. He is survived by his loving and devoted sister, Elizabeth “Betsy” Petter-Fries of Moorpark; his three nieces, Shanon Diffey of Fresno, Erin Carnan of Simi Valley, and Kasey Fries of Tarzana; longtime friend, Michael Reino, wife Alisa, their son Zachary and daughter Wenonah; numerous cousins, as well as many friends near and far, all of whom are devastated by his sudden passing. Rick will be interred in his mother’s grave at the Exeter District Cemetery, on a date yet to be determined. A Celebration of Life memorial service is being planned for sometime in the Spring of 2022 in Santa Barbara. For more information regarding the memorial service, please contact Betsy Fries at betsyfries@sbcglobal.net or Michael Reino at michaelreinoesq@prodigy.net. To view the full online memorial for Richard

W. Petter, please visit the mortuary website at: www.evansmillerguinnchapel.com.

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Mary “Mimi” Williams Fuller 3/17/1936 - 1/14/2022

12/13/1934 - 1/20/2022

Maria Guadalupe Figueroa died at the age of 87 in Santa Barbara on January 20, 2022. She was a resident of Santa Barbara for 68 years. Maria, also known to many as Lupe, was born on December 13, 1934 in Concepción de Buenos Aires, Jalisco, Mexico. She met and married Daniel Figueroa and they had a loving and devoted marriage of 68 years. Together they raised four children. During her lifetime Lupe loved to travel for family vacations to La Manzanilla de la Paz, Jalisco, Mexico. She shared her love of her homeland with her family and friends through the years. Lupe enjoyed listening and dancing to cumbias and mariachis. The best part of her was her genuine honesty and joyful spirit. This is how she lived her life. She cherished her grandchildren and great grandchildren immensely. Lupe was preceded in death by her son Richie Figueroa. She is survived by her husband Daniel Figueroa and their three children. Lilia Villa (Tony), Sylvia Piña (Mark) and David Figueroa. Her eight grandchildren, Cristal (Bard), Elena, Jason (Chelsea), Christina (Luke), Linda Flor (Bonifacio), Elizabeth, Celia and Monica. Her eleven great grandchildren, Daniel, Angelica, Isabel, Tyler, Raul, Antonio, Yassenia, Ezekiel, Ryden, Olivia and Santiago. Funeral arrangements are with Welch-Ryce-Haider, Rosary on February 1, 2022 at 7:00 pm, 15 East Sola Street, Santa Barbara. Mass at Our Lady of Sorrow Church on February 2, 2022 at 10:00 am . Burial to follow at Calvary Cemetery. Masks are required due to Covid. The family is requesting privacy at this time and no reception will be held.

Mary “Mimi” Williams Fuller, 85, was born in Los Angeles on March 17, 1936 to Harry and Winifred (Morris) Williams. Siblings were older brother, Harry J. Williams (Josie) of Ojai and younger sister, Barbara Williams Fuller (Jim) of Montecito. Mary graduated from Sacred Heart High School (1953) and Immaculate Heart College (1957) with degrees in Chemistry and Mathematics. She earned her teaching credential from UCSB. In 1957, at a Catholic Singles event in Palm Springs, Mary Williams was asked to dance by a handsome young man named Ron Fuller of Pasadena (formerly of Chicago). Having danced at their wedding in 1961, and around the world over the next five decades, Ron and Mary once again took to the dance floor to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary in 2011. Both considered Santa Barbara their paradise on earth, where they laid down roots in 1962, and built a thriving, happy family. This loving union of inseparable best friends produced a daughter and four sons: Maria Fuller Keith, Andrew Fuller (Stephanie), Tom Fuller, Vincent Fuller, and Arick Fuller (Kelly). Nine grandchildren: Jordan Fuller Harryman (Will), Haley Fuller, Evan Fuller, Nathan Fuller, Jeremy “JJ” Fuller, Adam Fuller, Sam Fuller, Michelle Keith, and Matthew Keith. Before her passing, Mimi was able to hold her new baby great-grandson, Sawyer Fuller Harryman, to whom she imparted some final words of wisdom. Mary also cherished her seven nephews: Chris Fuller, Gary Fuller, and John Fuller of Santa Barbara; and Anthony Williams, Mark Williams, Joe Williams and Robin Williams of Ojai. And daughter-in-law, Alison Fuller. Mary worked as a chemist for the US Customs Department, taught high school mathematics, and worked alongside husband Ron, a residential builder-developer. Over the decades, beginning in 1950’s Isla Vista, and expanding within Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties, they provided homes for over three hundred local families. A lifelong writer, Mary’s historical fiction novel, Axis Sally, was published in 2004, in addition to many short stories and screenplays. Mary also enjoyed

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singing, playing the piano, traveling, volunteer work, and spending time with family and dear friends. For many years, Mary and Ron were active members of various Traditional Jazz dance clubs and danced throughout the world. On January 14, 2022, after a series of health challenges, Mary moved on to her next assignment and rejoined her beloved husband and best friend, Ron, in Heaven, where they can dance together through eternity. The entire Fuller family will forever cherish the memory of Mimi. As a loving, creative, and resourceful mother. An attentive and fun grandmother. A kind and encouraging aunt. And a caring and supportive friend. We wish to express our deep gratitude to oncologist Daniel Greenwald, MD, sister Barbara Williams Fuller, and beloved, constant and lifelong friends Mr. & Mrs. Berwin Nelson and Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Compogiannis. On Thursday, February 3, 2022 (10 AM), the life of Mary “Mimi” Williams Fuller will be celebrated with a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Raphael’s Catholic Church, 5444 Hollister Avenue, Santa Barbara, California. Reception will follow at son Arick’s house: 2747 Glendessary Lane in Santa Barbara.

Harold Charles Fue 3/4/1934 - 1/19/2022

Harold was born March 4,1934 in Lincoln, Illinois. He passed away peacefully on January 19, 2022 in Santa Barbara, California. After graduation from University of Illinois he moved to Santa Barbara in the 1960’s to work at Delco where his primary responsibility was in the Semiconductor and Failure Analysis Labs, retiring in 1992. During his retirement years he began a small resale business of Soldering equipment and tools. He participated with the “elves” who manufactured wooden toys for the Unity Shoppe. He was friendly and generous with his many friends. Harold was married to Judith Fairchild Thomas from 1978 until her passing in 1997. He married Bettye Beckham Howe in 2004. He is survived by five stepchildren. Harold would be honored by donations to the Unity Shoppe and the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum.

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obituaries Harvey Ernst Garske 2/24/1930 - 1/20/2022

We are sad that our beloved patriarch, Harvey Ernst Garske, passed away on January 20, 2022, from health conditions that were brought on by a heart attack. Harvey was born February 24, 1930, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Ernst and Rose Garske and was the middle of five brothers. Harvey met the love of his life, Betty Louise Boelter, in high school and they were married when Harvey was on leave during the Korean War. They were happily married for 53 years until her passing in 2004. Harvey became a great storyteller, especially in his later years, about growing up in the 1930s-40s with his four brothers in a German neighborhood in Milwaukee. They thought nothing of hopping on an empty boxcar for an afternoon adventure. When he was 14 he bought his first car from a neighbor for $10 and fixed it up until he was old enough to drive. His after-school job was for Packard Automobiles measuring and inspecting chassis on the production line, which he could shut down if necessary. After high school, Harvey worked at AC Delco and attended Marquette University, but then was drafted. After the war he returned to work for AC Electronics in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, then General Motors and Delco, working on defense projects like gun sites for fighter planes, bombing navigation computers, and later for Apollo space missions. He was a diehard General Motors devotee, and worked for them for 45 years, and was the last of the designer draftsmen who used a pencil, measuring tools, and a drafting table to do his work, refusing to learn CAD after numerous attempts to get him to switch by his supervisors. He remained the go-to guy when someone wasn’t able to solve a design issue on their computer, and he was always getting recognized for jobs well done. In 1972, when Harvey, Betty, and their son Daniel, relocated with the Delco migration from Milwaukee to Santa Barbara, they quickly fell in love with the active, year-round, Santa Barbara lifestyle, playing tennis, riding bikes, and taking sailing lessons. Betty and Harvey were quite inseparable, and when Harvey was home from work they were either at the pool, tennis court, spending time on their boat, or “bumming” 18

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around with their group of friends they called “The Gang”. They later became active in the Cactus Club. They loved to travel and after retirement, he and Betty traveled and cruised the world, spent most Christmases in Hawaii, and loved going to Vegas. Being a Korean War Veteran had a very deep and lasting impact on Harvey’s life. Camping out for months in a war zone removed any fun ideas about future camping trips, and watching fireworks took him right back to memories of cannon fire. And even though he told us many stories of being in the Korean War, which included his job operating the Howitzer cannon, he was awarded the Bronze Star, but could never bring himself to tell us that story. Harvey said that he knew he had an angel on his shoulder while he was in Korea because there were times when those around him did not survive. Harvey started out as a Private in the Army and finished as a Sergeant First Class. Harvey was a devoted husband, father, father-in-law, and grandfather. Harvey’s life revolved around having fun with Betty, projects he was working on at Delco, and following along with all of his son’s and grandson’s adventures. Betty and Harvey were always traveling to watch their son Daniel play drums or conduct at a school or stage somewhere, and later on, as their grandsons grew up, they also loved following their school, sports, and musical activities. Everyone loved Harvey. He was easy-going, very lighthearted, and his quick wit would always make us laugh. He was very resourceful and could fix, refurbish, and upcycle anything. He had beautiful penmanship and always signed his name at an angle and with a flourish. He took pride in everything that he did and was humble to the core and unboundedly grateful for the life he had. Harvey was fiercely independent, and as he got older his vision became impaired, but he still remained active repairing things, tending to his succulents and was able to take care of himself and live in the home that he and Betty shared since the 70s. Harvey is survived by his son Daniel James Garske, daughterin-law Victoria Ann Garske, stepgrandson Ryan Matthew Patronyk, grandsons David James Garske, Robert Daniel Garske, and countless nieces and nephews. Harvey was the most wonderful father and grandfather that anyone could have wished for. We will never forget his stories, perspectives, devotion to his family, humor, humility, generosity, and most of all love. Even though our hearts are sad that we will never be in his physical presence again, we will always be thankful for the memories we hold dear, the example he set for us in this life, and what he meant to us will last forever. Harvey was an active, 50-year member of Emmanuel Lutheran

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Church. Friends are invited to a memorial service to be held there, at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 3721 Modoc Rd., February 9, at 10:30 AM.

Peter Burke Inman 8/24/1963 - 1/13/2022

Peter Inman was born to Maurice and Carol Inman in Los Angeles, CA where he grew up with his brother, Michael, and sister, Mary Elizabeth. Peter enjoyed activities and competition: playing catcher on a youth baseball team coached by his father, surfing at Santa Monica beach, and exploring LA’s canyons on his mountain bike. After a tour of boarding schools and a summer in Spain, Peter finally graduated from University High School in Los Angeles. Peter then went on to attend the University of California, Santa Barbara. While he was at UCSB, he met Lori Bjorseth, a girl from Kansas who was attending summer school. She was captivated by the California surfer boy, and he was smitten with her. She soon transferred from KU to UCLA to be closer to Peter, and they were inseparable from then on. While he would have stayed in college forever or continued to follow the Grateful Dead on tour, Peter graduated with degrees in Political Science and Art History six years later. After a few additional years of slinging copiers in the “real world”, Lori convinced Peter to move to Kansas City in hopes of starting a family and joining the family business. In 1990, they ditched the ocean for a pool in Overland Park, KS, and were married soon after. During his career with Tech, Peter worked his way from salesman to president, where he was actively involved in running the company until his passing. He was loved and respected by all employees, vendors, and clients, who knew upon meeting Peter, they’d also met a lifelong friend. The most important friendships in Peter’s life were those with his girls: the love of his life, Lori, and his two daughters, Maggie and Claire. Peter was their biggest fan, personal mechanic, safety queen, and a constant source of laughter. Anyone who knew Peter knew how much he adored Lori. He was the only husband who was upset when his wife went on a girls trip. He truly spent every moment of his life making her happy – with a few eye rolls and a healthy dose of banter in between.

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Claire was often referred to as “mini-Peter.” They spent countless hours sharing their favorite music, attending concerts, and taking late-night golf cart rides to the beach. Claire served as his personal paparazzi and right-hand woman when it came to documenting some of his most-Peterworthy moments. The two adored each other, and you never saw Peter more proud than when he was watching her sing in front of a crowd. Maggie was Peter’s greatest confidant and often the voice of reason. He played the role of her dad, best friend, boss, and most recently, roommate. He was most proud of her as she became a wife and mom. When Maggie married Tom, Peter gained the son he never had. They spent countless late nights discussing God knows what. Peter became “Pedro” when his first grandson, Graham Groff, was born last year and was excited about the next addition, Baby Girl Groff, this March. He was the ultimate grandpa in the short time he had to prove it. Peter was a fatherly figure well beyond his own family; a loving and caring mentor with a following who was eager to soak up his presence. He made time for people and for the moments that mattered. If you were lucky enough to be in his captivating orbit, your life was made richer and more memorable. He had an amazing ability to relate to people of all ages. He was a true kid at heart. Whether it was an outing with one of his new toys, catching a game together, or playing in the sand, the younger generation adored him. As they grew older, his sage advice was counted on by many. Whether relationships, careers, or cars, he could be counted on. Known for late-night stargazing on the beach, music-filled evenings (part banter and shenanigans), and lively discussions, stories about Peter spanned generations. Peter lived every day to the fullest and was a man of many talents and passions. He loved music, golf, surfing, skiing, sports, traveling, and finding the latest and greatest gadgets and gear. He especially loved the water and had found his happy place in Watersound, FL where he spent sunrise to sunset making memories with family and friends. Peter grew up loving UCLA Basketball, the Lakers, and the Dodgers. However, as an adopted Kansas Citian, Peter embraced the sports teams of the area and relished watching the Jayhawks, Royals, and Chiefs win several championships. You always knew where you stood with Peter. He didn’t mince words, had a very low tolerance for any kind of artificiality, and wasn’t shy about “telling it like it is” — usually with an F-bomb or two sprinkled in. He was always up for a spirited conversation about politics, sports, movies, music, art, etc. He had a heart of gold and would do any-

thing for a friend or someone in need. If you knew Peter, you knew he was constantly quoting movies, and his most recent favorite was Peanut Butter Falcon. A quote we know he’d be telling us now: “Yeah, you’re gonna die, it’s a matter of time. That ain’t the question. The question’s, whether they’re gonna have a good story to tell about you when you’re gone.” And man, do we have some good “fkn” stories to tell. Peter’s service will be held at Church of The Nativity (3800 W 119th St, Leawood, KS 66209) on Friday, February 18th at 11 AM.

Consuelo (Connie) Venegas Vargas 5/16/1940 - 1/21/2022

Consuelo (Connie) Venegas Vargas 81 of Ventura, California , passed away on January 21 2022 in Ventura on California. Connie was born in Morelia Michoacán Mexico to Maria (Mary) and Salvador Vargas on May 16 1940. She went to school in Mexico but did go High school on Santa Barbara. She enjoy cooking and traveling. She worked for Santa Barbara County Health Services for 15 years. She was a devout catholic. She was a lecturer for Spanish mass on Sundays. She was also devoted to the Spanish cursillo ministry for years. Connie is survived by her brother Salvador (Sal) Vargas Jr. , sister Patricia (Pat) brother inlaw Robert (Bob) Romero and sister in-law Guadalupe (Lupe) Vargas and many nephews, nieces, godchildren and friends. She is preceded in death by her parents Mary and Salvador Vargas. Sister Lily Vargas, brothers Alfonso and Carlos Vargas also infant baby Elizabeth Martin Del Campos. In lieu of flowers memorial donation to Catholic social services or the cursillo ministry. The family wishes to extend their gratitude to friends and The Palms memory care staff. We will love and never forget you until we meet again. Rest In Peace. Family and friends are invited to visiting hours to be held Tuesday evening February 8, 2022 from 4 to 8 pm in the JOSEPH P. REARDON FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICE, 757 E. Main Street Ventura, where a Most Holy Rosary will be recited at 7pm. A Funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday February 9, 2022 at 10am in Mission Basilica San Buenaventura, Main Street Ventura. Interment will follow in Calvary Cemetery, Santa Barbara.

obituaries “Jolly Roger” Bradfield 1924 - 2022

“Jolly Roger” Bradfield rang out the old year by sailing off into the sunset, leaving a cast of colorful characters in his wake. From lavender lions to giants of different sizes. Goofy princes and sharpwitted princesses. With just one stroke of his paintbrush Roger had the power to transport us, inviting us into his vivid world of imagination where anything was possible. Born in White Bear Minnesota in 1924, Rog joked that his father took one look at him and disappeared. Smiling with his signature twinkle, he recounted that he was left with a small fortune: his father’s prized pool cue and old holey bathrobe. Raised by his mom and grandma in a “skinny” railroad home, he and his grandma spent countless afternoons playing ball in the street. Saturday afternoons were reserved for cowboy movies, where – for just a nickel – he and his ragtag friends would “yell as loud as we could when the hero was chasing the bad guy.” When WW2 arrived, Rog was drafted into the army. A lifelong trumpet player, he was known for waking his Camp Robert’s comrades with Reveille and ending their day with Taps. Following the war, he attended Minneapolis School of Art, where God graciously intervened, putting the saintly “Joanie” in his path. As the story goes, Roger took one look at the blue-eyed beauty on the art school steps, turned to his buddy, and declared, “See that blonde over there? I’m gonna marry her!” His prophecy would materialize just months later. The two were wed on the fourth of July in 1948. How fitting that they would ring in a sixty-seven-year marriage with fireworks. A once-in a lifetime kind of love, the twosome had a magic all their own. Crossing the Atlantic on the Queen Mary, they set out for France, where Roger attended the Academie Julian. Once he discovered that no attendance record was kept, he spent the entire year wandering the streets of Paris, “drawing, drawing, drawing,” and sipping café au laits at corner cafes. He shared, “Looking back, this probably had more influence on my eventual style (or lack of style!) than anything else.” Living abroad, Roger and “his angel” Joanie picnicked on the banks of the Seine in Paris, rode bicycles

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through tulip fields in Holland, and eventually welcomed their first child, Steve (aka ‘Reno’) while Rog was attending the Heatherley School of Art in London. Kari arrived shortly after their return to Minnesota, followed by Cindy (aka ‘Venetia’), Sue, and Heidi. Roger and Uncle Pete handbuilt the young family a home in Golden Valley, where the happy clan built snow forts, and skated on Strawberry Pond. In 1967 they traded Minnesota’s blustery winters for Santa Barbara’s ceaselessly sunny skies. Landing on Arbolado Road, where Rog once famously trimmed the poolside topiary into a giant, thirsty camel, he spent his days in his art studio, dreaming up a world of colorful characters and reemerging at dinnertime covered in paint. Renowned for an illustrious career that would span an early stint with BBDO and General Mills – sketching a medley of characters including the famous Keebler elves, Trix rabbit, and Mr. Bubble – Roger parlayed his talents into the nationally syndicated comic strip, Dooley’s World, a host of beloved children’s books under the pen name, “Jolly Roger Bradfield,” and later, an ever-expanding watercolor collection dreamt up from his travels through Greece, Portugal, Mexico and Norway with his “sweet Joanie.” In his fifties, Roger became a Christian. In his book, Everybody’s Somebody, he wrote: ‘Sometime after I made my own decision to let Christ come into my life and take over, I adopted this personal motto—it’s lettered on a card and tacked to the top of my drawing board: “I’d rather have the Creator of the Universe running my life than some secondrate cartoonist.”‘ Retiring to Arroyo Grande in 1988, Roger and his son, Reno, designed and custom-built a Tudorstyle charmer, complete with a turret and old brass fire pole. When he wasn’t happily sketching in his studio, Rog would get lost in his workshop, spinning out handmade furniture with the same effortless panache as his legendary paintings. A colorful character with limitless talent, Roger’s humor was perhaps his greatest gift. His grandfatherly advice? “Be good. But not too good. You gotta have a little fun once in a while.” As we close the chapter on an extraordinary life that spanned ninetyseven remarkable years, let us always remember the immeasurable gifts that Roger imparted. May we all navigate life with the same unrestrained enthusiasm, unfiltered comedic timing, and abundant appreciation for the beauty around us. Roger had a special talent for bringing love, laughter, and a few clinking martinis wherever he went. Cheers to you, Rog. You’ve left an indelible

legacy and will be forever missed. Jolly Roger Bradfield is enjoying heaven with his beloved Joanie and his cherished daughter Sue Ostby. He is survived by children Reno Bradfield, Kari Hansen (Bob), Venetia Bradfield, and Heidi Palladino (Steve), son-inlaw Dana Ostby, 13 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Special thanks to all the staff and caregivers at Heritage House and Samarkand, who took such great care of Roger, and showered him with love. You are deeply appreciated. Please join us in celebrating the magical life of “Jolly Roger” Bradfield. We will be gathering outside at 2pm on Saturday, February 26th, 2022, at Santa Barbara Community Church (1002 Cieneguitas Rd). A colorful character who led a brilliant life, we will be remembering Rog with the same kaleidoscope of colors that he splashed across his canvases. Feel free to come dressed in bright, bold hues. Rog would’ve loved that.

Michael Warren

3/31/1945 - 1/23/2022

Our beloved husband, father and “Pops,” Mike Warren, passed away suddenly at home on Sunday, January 23, 2022. He spent his final weekend doing what he loved most—being with family and long-time friends and telling stories. Mike was born on March 31, 1945, in Los Angeles. His family moved around, living in Washington State and Hawaii before settling in Glendale in the mid-’50s. Mike attended Glendale High School where he graduated in 1963. He went on to UCSB, where he played football and was a member and a president of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Mike graduated in 1967 with a bachelor’s degree in history. He also earned a master’s degree in education and administrative services from Cal Poly. While attending UCSB, he reconnected with a high school acquaintance, Nancy Son, and they were married in Reno on January 6, 1968. Mike and Nancy grew their family with two children, Jennifer and Kevin. Mike returned to Glendale in 1969 to help coach football at Hoover High but soon returned to the South Coast as the head coach at Carpinteria High School (19711974) before accepting the head football coaching job at Lompoc High (1975-1984). He left Lompoc

to lead UCSB’s revival of intercollegiate football, where he was the head coach for three years (198688), before returning to Lompoc High School as the athletic director, where he served for 11 more years. Mike and Nancy then returned to the Santa Barbara area. He served for six years as a director of training and education for Computer Motion, Inc., a Goleta firm that pioneered robotic surgical systems. From there, Mike served as the executive director of the Elings Park Foundation for nearly three years and as athletic director and associate dean of educational programs at SBCC from 20062010. Mike returned to the world of robotics/remote presence at InTouch Health, serving as director of training & education until 2013. Not ready to be fully retired, he then became a registered financial advisor, working with his good friend, Tim Tremblay, at Tremblay Financial Services. In each of these positions, Mike was able to utilize his skills of building teams and developing colleagues through supportive mentoring relationships. Spending time with family and friends was Mike’s greatest source of joy. Summer trips to Refugio and Lake Tahoe, ski trips to Sierra Summit and Mammoth and reuniting with long-time friends created a lifetime of memories. Mike stayed physically active with daily walks and workouts and even started Pilates classes! He enjoyed spending time working in the yard, reading and traveling. He was a proud grandpa and “Pops” to six grandchildren: Michael, Emma, Luke, Patrick, Matthew and Evan. He loved nothing more than spending time with them, cheering them on in their activities, and letting everyone know how proud he was of them. After retirement, Mike continued to stay active in the community, serving on the board of the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table. He connected local youth sports organizations with the Positive Coaching Alliance, providing training to local coaches about how to support athletes with encouragement and positivity in order to reach their full potential. He loved attending games at local high schools and UCSB and cheering on the student-athletes, often with his good friend and fellow coach, Gary Cunningham. Mike is survived by his wife of 54 years, Nancy; daughter Jennifer Foster (Michael), son Kevin Warren (Leah) and six grandchildren: Michael, Emma, Luke, Patrick, Matthew and Evan; as well as his younger sister, Lani Keller (Dennis) and numerous nieces and nephews. An expansive group of friends who were like family will also carry Mike in their hearts

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forever. A celebration of life will be held later in the spring. The family asks that any donations in Mike’s memory be made to the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table.

James Mark Cerda 9/1/1948 - 12/24/2021

James Mark Cerda passed away suddenly at Santa Barbara, Cottage Hospital on Dec 24th, 2021. James “Jim” was born in Chicago, IL on Sept 1, 1948. He was predeceased in death by his mother Edna Grisham Marschany and his stepfather Admed Marschany. Jim spend a number of years in the army and received an honorable discharge in 1977 at Fort Greeley, Alaska. In the Army Jim was trained as a Medic and served in Vietnam and Germany. Jim got his Master’s degree in Public Administration from Northridge University. That degree was one of his proudest accomplishments. He is survived by former wife Carol Bond- Barney. A Funeral Service will be held on February 8th, 2022 at McDermott-Crockett Mortuary Chapel, 2020 Chapala St., Santa Barbara at 1:00 PM. Burial will be on Feb 9th at Riverside National Cemetery. Jim made many friends throughout his life and he will be greatly missed by all of them. In lieu of flowers, remembrances can be made to a charity if your choice. Arrangements entrusted to McDermott-Crockett Mortuary

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Intrepid explorer of lands and thought Beloved son, father, brother and friend He left us much too soon But, we know, it would be so at any time He brings with him all of our love And, he is terribly missed.

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was often observed privately, and typically without ostentation. Jim once asked his mother why his family didn’t say grace before meals aloud like other families he knew. With characteristic humility, Ida encouraged Jim to “say grace quietly and privately to yourself”. And although they occupied the 2nd row pew just behind the nuns’ pew at Santa Clara Church, Ida so valued private prayer that she had a small chapel built in an octagonal pavilion on the grounds. It was consecrated by Pope Innocent XIII in 1926 and is still used by family, friends and staff today. After Jim’s graduation from Santa Clara High School, he joined the U.S. Navy at the age of 17, in 1943. Jim served as a radioman on the USS Hector, a supply and repair vessel. The Hector sailed to Saipan in late 1944, where Jim recalled that the ship was in port for so long the crew joked that to set sail again, they would have to raise her off of her own coffee grounds. After his service in the Second World War, Jim joined many of his friends at Saint Mary’s College in Moraga. Several © Frederic Aranda, United Kingdom years later, an advanced degree in soil sciences and enJames O. Lloyd-Butler at home. A 2018 portrait by Frederic tomology at Cal Poly Pomona, prepared him for a life-long Aranda, Fellow, Royal Photographic Society career in farming. A by-product of this degree was his collection of taxidermied insects which delighted Thomas and James Ormonde Lloyd-Butler (1925-2022), one of the state’s last Camilla as children. The collection survives and has become the “Californios”, lived a life guided by the values of the original settlers foundation of a growing collection of rare and extinct specimens of our state: his Roman Catholic faith, inherited from his parents, from the natural world in the ranch’s “cabinet of curiosities” a 150 his love and devotion to his extended family and staff, and, finally, year old cottage on the grounds. his stewardship for Rancho Santa Clara del Norte, a nearly 200 year old Mexican land grant, where he was raised, sought his livelihood, By the mid 1950s and approaching 30, Jim was ready to settle. His and lived the majority of his 96 years. maternal aunt, Josephine Edwards with whom he was very close, especially after his mother died when he was 14, reintroduced him Jim’s mother, Ida Ross Lloyd-Butler, a Californio, was born into the to Cynthia Dolores Marsh. Cynthia, who hailed from a line of intrepid historic Palomares family, which held the vast 22,000 acre Rancho travelers, had just returned from a year abroad in Tokyo, where she San Jose in Pomona. She was the niece and adoptive daughter of taught 3rd grade to the children of American dependents during Leopoldo and Amparo Sciappa-Pietra who held another ranch, Ranthe Allied Occupation of Japan. Cynthia was a descendent of two cho Santa Clara del Norte in Ventura County, a smaller, 13,000 grant of the oldest families in Santa Barbara, the de la Guerras and the which Sciappa-Pietra and his brothers acquired in 1864. In 1908, Orenas. Jim and Cynthia’s respective families had known each othIda became the principal heir to their large estate which included er for generations, but now as young adults they fell in love. They the Rancho Santa Clara del Norte’s home ranch and historic adobe. were married in the Santa Barbara Mission on February 9th, 1956, the home parish of 6 generations of Cynthia’s maternal ancestors. Ida was raised by “Granny”, her governess, the Countess Alice von Behrens at Sciappa-Pietra house in Los Angeles and eventually maAfter a reception at the Santa Barbara Biltmore, they embarked triculated to the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Atherton. Soon afupon a glamorous honeymoon in Jim’s green and cream-colored ter coming of age, she and Granny set sail in April, 1912 for England Studebaker “Commander” two-door coupe, motoring to Hermosiland the Continent. The voyage (which was to have begun with Eastlo, México. There, they visited a colorful distant cousin of Cynthias, bound passage on the fated Titanic) was at once Ida’s Grand Tour Serenita de Koch, who organized a visit to a Mexican pig farm and as well as a mission for Granny to secure a suitable match for her a fishing trip embarking from the port of Guaymas. Not an intrepid charge. Granny succeeded not once but twice. Before she could resportswoman and sea-nervous, Cynthia broke into tears when she turn to England to marry, Ida’s first match, an Englishman, was lost realized she had sat on one of the fishermen’s sack luncheons. As early on in The Great War. Granny quickly engineered the second he did from the beginning of their days together until the end of match, with her nephew, the dashing but relatively penniless John her life, Jim comforted her, made her laugh, and retold the story for Lloyd-Butler. The couple was married at New York’s St. Patrick’s years afterwards. Cathedral in 1915 and returned to live in the main house at Rancho Santa Clara del Norte, a historic adobe dating to 1837, where Jim Jim and Cynthia returned to Ventura County where he began worklived until his recent passing. Now settled, the couple raised their ing on the ranch of a family friend, Jack Broome, as superintendent family of five: Sheila, Shane, Clare, Patrick and James while John of row crops. During this time he and Cynthia settled in a charming respectfully managed Ida’s ranch through the war years. cottage with a wide porch and a tall hedge that protected her garden from the windy Oxnard plain. They started their family there, Jim’s early years were heavily influenced by the values he acquired with Camilla, born in 1957, and Tomas in 1959. It was a happy time while growing up on the ranch. Hard work, close family ties and a and Jim had a treasure trove of funny memories about his time strong spiritual foundation developed as the compasses that guidworking for Mr. Broome at Rancho Guadalasca. On one occasion, ed the rest of his life. Jim discovered an escapee from the nearby Camarillo State Hospital wandering through one of the tomato fields. The patient asked All five children helped shuck and harvest walnuts during the dehim quizzically, “Is this hell?” Jim replied with his characteristic dry pression. Jim always remembered his sister Sheila was the fastest, wit, “no, this isn’t hell, this is The Broome Ranch!”. Unconvinced, hardest worker; her hands turned purple from the dye in the walnut the patient responded, “well, it sure looks like hell”. Needless to husks. Jim’s brothers and sisters, with their many cousins, formed say, Jim took further delight in Mr. Broome’s bewildered reaction. a closely knit family, enjoying their country life on the ranch. They rode horseback in Gymkhana events that Sheila organized in an In 1978, after the death of Jim’s father, the three brothers agreed arena behind the main house. There was a notorious spelunking it was time for Jim to take over the management of Rancho Santa adventure in which they lowered their 9 year old sister Clare on Clara del Norte. With the trust and loving support from his brothers ropes into soft sandstone caves on the North side of the ranch, (an Pat and Shane, and later, their families, Jim and his family began adventure which she survived). The family’s Roman Catholic faith a new journey, which continued for the next 44 years. His foundawas as strong as their ties to the land and to each other. Their faith tional values achieved full expression as he worked to create a new 20

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vision for the ranch. He successfully balanced the demands of the ranch with the needs of his immediate family. Jim and Cynthia first moved the family into the historic home where he was raised. Knowing full well that Cynthia didn’t want to live in a museum, he encouraged her to use her imagination and creativity to make the house both comfortable, relevant and interesting for her family and friends. Cynthia did just that, but in a way that was both sensitive to the history of the ranch house and grounds as well as to her husband’s family. She modernized the kitchen with sleek new appliances, but also found a way to preserve a window into the past by glazing an adobe wall from the original 1837. On another occasion, a trip to Sissinghurst in Kent, Cynthia was inspired by its famous “White Garden”. Upon returning to the ranch, she and Jim uprooted some uninteresting shrubs, moved a few ancient roses and planned and planted a spectacular white garden adapting the English version to the ranch’s climate. It continues to shine, especially on moonlit nights. At the same time, Jim reimagined the ranch to better serve his extended family, its staff and laborers, and of course, its soils and water resources. Under his watchful eye, the ranch achieved new levels of productivity and efficiency. He updated old irrigation systems and collaborated with tenant farmers on new ways to conserve water. He planted new orchards. His diligence was such that it was almost as if he knew every tree on the ranch. He walked the orchards daily or in later years, drove through them in his Pioneer, with Cynthia at his side, who dutifully noted locations of trees that needed special attention. He also helped the ranch become a model for the favorable impact farming can have on biodiversity and the environment. He worked with universities and consultants to develop new cultivars and more sustainable growing techniques. He collaborated with Dr. Gordon Frankie at UC Berkeley in a program to create bee habitat gardens which support over 126 species of native bees found in the ranch’s pasture land. He added a and a mile-long riparian corridor to connect the interior of the ranch with the habitat-rich riparian land in the Santa Clara River. He planted cover crops and mulched his orchards to help improve soil quality and sequester carbon. Spreading mulch was hard work, and among the least favorite tasks of the ranch staff, but they persevered, knowing that he loved mulch almost as much as the See’s candy he often shared with them. Jim was devoted to the men and women who helped develop and execute his goals and dreams for the ranch. First on the list were his two brothers, Shane and Pat and their families who supported his vision for the property. Equally important was the team of men and women who manage the ranch’s staff and operations, grow and pick its crops, and look after the historic 185 year old adobe house and grounds, especially the brothers, Arturo, Ramiro and Jose Romo and Lupe Torres the 65 year long “ama de llaves”. Jim was predeceased in life by Cynthia, his beloved wife of 59 years and by his beloved daughter Camilla, who succumbed to cancer in 2018. Jim is survived by his son Thomas and his partner Daniel Zelen. He is also survived by his four grandsons and one great grandson. Thomas’s sons and grandson are Ross Oreña Lloyd-Butler (Vianna) and John Forderer Lloyd-Butler (Sheila), and their son, Jack. Camilla’s sons are James McLaughlin and Weiler Worthington Shafer. Jim is also survived by his son in law, Arthur Hammel Shafer. Jim also leaves behind his beloved German shepherd dog, King, who will be well loved and cared for. There will be a private vigil mass and rosary for close family and friends. Please join the family at a mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, February 25th, at Santa Clara Church in Oxnard at 10:00 o’clock AM. Owing to our concerns about the Pandemic, a small gathering will follow for invited guests only. In lieu of flowers please send donations to the St. John’s Hospital Healthcare Foundation, the Santa Clara River Conservancy, and House Farmworkers Now.

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Sherwin Carlquist 1930-2021

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taken in the unusual garden at his Hope Ranch home, as well as Joshua Tree, Big “A botanist … attuned to observing diversity Sur, and the Sierra. He was honored when can’t leave it alone; it’s a lifetime habit.” the Leslie-Lohman Museum in New York City produced a one-man exhibition of his otanist Sherwin Carlquist Natural Man photographs in 2009, which believed keeping plants indoors he was very proud to attend in person. was a form of torturing the plants Sherwin Carlquist was born in Los because they were not outdoors in Angeles in 1930 and grew up admiring the a natural environment. In 1956, when he was living botanical collections at the nearby 26, he designed his and his parents’ Hope Huntington Library. After his studies at Ranch home, blending Japanese and midBerkeley and Harvard, he spent 37 years on century-modern design on a large lot with the faculty of the Claremont colleges and a view of the Channel Islands. Less than a Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden. decade later, he had authored his first mileWhile living in Los Angeles, he develstone book on the biology of islands and oped a long friendship with Dr. Evelyn began replacing the Hope Ranch lawn with Hooker, a UCLA psychologist and seminal researcher, whose studies for the National botanic specimens from distant islands and Institute of Mental Health recommended continents. the decriminalization of homosexuality Sherwin made dozens of trips to islands and the American Psychiatric Association’s all over the world. In October 1966, he spent a week marooned on a small atoll—the Pearl decision to remove homosexuality from and Hermes Reef—1,300 miles northwest of its handbook of disorders in 1973. Sherwin Honolulu. The Coast Guard cadets who had met many of Dr. Hooker’s friends, including Christopher Isherwood and his partrowed him to a sandbar to study its plants couldn’t relocate the tiny islet for several days ner, Don Bachardy, and with her enjoyed a OBSERVANT: Sherwin Carlquist among the silverswords in Haleakala, Maui when they returned to fetch him, its loftiest large circle of friends in the then-primarily point being almost invisible at only eight feet underground Los Angeles gay community, land bridges or as islands rafted away from continents. His as well as the Mattachine Society, one of the earliest gay rights above sea level. Sherwin was stranded among some of his favorite research research led to three important books: Island Life (1965), organizations, established in Los Angeles in the early 1950s. subjects—native plants of the Hawaiian island chain, the Hawaii: A Natural History (1970), and Island Biology (1974). Sherwin returned to Santa Barbara full time upon his world’s most remote archipelago. In Island Life, he showed how long-distance dispersal could retirement in 1993. He moved his research to the Santa BarHis island research dated to 1953, first on a Scripps Insti- account for the entire native Hawaiian flora. bara Botanic Garden, where he intensified his work with the tute field trip to the Revillagigedo Islands southwest of Cabo From the 1950s on, one of Sherwin’s main research inter- scanning electron microscope, which gave insight unavailSan Lucas, and then in July when his mother, author Helen ests was wood anatomy. In 1966, he revolutionized the field able on the light microscope, and worked as adjunct faculty Bauer, gave him a cash 23rd birthday gift, which he used for of wood anatomy with a paper describing that wood is a key at UCSB. After spending 30 years developing his unique multia trip to Hawai‘i. aspect of the ways that plants adapt to different climates and Bauer had by that time accepted her son’s passion for evolve different shapes and sizes. In 1988, he published the continental botanic garden on Via Huerto in Hope Ranch, botany and may have regretted her scolding him when, as most comprehensive book in the field, Comparative Wood he could spend more time enjoying the birds and other fauna that visited the Echiums from the Canary Islands; Schotia, an a teenager, he “squandered money” by purchasing research Anatomy, now entering its third edition. While doing field work in Western Australia in 1974, Sher- African legume; Puya, a South American bromeliad; Ficus papers published by the California Academy of Sciences. In 1966, he was awarded the Fellows Medal by that same win discovered many new plant species, including a new petiolaris, a Mexican white-barked fig tree; and a wonderful Academy, and by the time of his death in December 2021, genus, Alexgeorgea, on the remote plain of white sand near sticky-fruited Pisonia from Hawai‘i. Sherwin himself had authored more than 300 published Jurien Bay. It was the world’s first known wind-pollinated Sherwin also found time to volunteer as a receptionist at research papers and eight noted books on botanical science. plant with underground female flowers. the Pacific Pride Foundation and Cottage Hospital. Gay youth That 1953 trip to Hawai‘i was Sherwin’s first extensive fieldSherwin loved sports cars and photography. One of his seeking therapy services and hospital visitors would likely work, work that lasted a lifetime. He hiked alone, a beginning students, Gary Wallace, recently recalled remote desert col- not have known that the soft-spoken gentleman at the front graduate student in botany at UC Berkeley, later reminiscing, lecting trips with Sherwin in his tiny Porsche 914. Over desk had completed botanical field work from New Zealand’s “I didn’t have a lot of confidence in myself.” His instinctive several decades, he took hundreds of thousands of plant pho- subantarctic islands to southern Africa and South America; curiosity and aptitude for observation of plants and their tographs using his favorite mounted daring helicopter environment had the perfect outdoor workshop as he hiked Hasselblad camera. In expeditions to northern down into the Haleakala Crater on Maui and noticed the darkrooms, he developed Australia’s remote Arnresinous scent of the iconic, charismatic silverswords, in full and printed all of his own hem Land plateau, funded by National Geographic; bloom, growing where few plants can on that harsh volcanic black-and-white photos. As an impoverished scaled New Caledonia’s mountaintop. highest peak; and was once He recognized the silverswords’ scent as similar to that of post-doctoral student at marooned on a remote the tarweeds he’d studied and collected along the highway Harvard, he spent the 1955 Hawaiian atoll—nor that between his home in Southern California and the Berkeley Christmas holiday sleephe had received awards campus. After further study, he concluded the Hawaiian sil- ing on plant press blotters from the Smithsonian verswords are relatives of the California tarweeds and must on the Herbarium darkroom floor, undetected by Institution, the Linnean have arrived in Hawai‘i via long-distance dispersal. Society of London, and the A relative of the Hawaiian silverswords, the rare endemic security guards. He once California plant genus Carlquista (Muir’s tarplant) was threw out all of his packed Botanical Society of Amernamed in Sherwin’s honor in 1999. In 2003, 50 years after his clothes as he returned from ica, as well as been named a John Simon Guggenheim olfactory discovery on Maui, he wrote about these plants in Australia so he could bring ENGAGED: Carlquist at his desk at work, microscope at the ready back 40 pounds of exposed Fellow. his edited book Tarweeds and Silverswords. Instead, they would have met a man who asked how he Sherwin’s 1953 fieldwork was the beginning of his stud- film from his field work in his airplane luggage. Sherwin’s passions for photography, the outdoors, and the could help them. ies of how plants got to islands and how they changed after they arrived. He considered islands the “laboratories of male human form merged in his publication of 10 books—the In 2012, at age 82, Sherwin wrote a colleague, “If I have a evolution.” Sherwin was controversial in concluding that Natural Man series—of his photographs of natural men in legacy to leave, it’s inspiring people to go further and do their many island species arrived on birds or by sea, and not on the natural environment. Many of the photographs were own things.” n

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in Goleta with a reception to follow immediately after in the parish hall. In lieu of flowers please consider supporting Noozhawk. Kathleen loved reading the local news and keeping up with what was happening in Santa Barbara.

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Clarence “Chuck” Brown 8/25/1927 - 1/6/2022 On January 17th Kathleen McDermott passed away suddenly but peacefully in the presence of family in Livermore, CA. She was 90 years old. She often said one of the best days of her life was when she and her husband Tom and their four children moved from the San Fernando Valley to Goleta in 1969. She lived in the same home until two years ago when she moved to Livermore to be closer to her children. Kathleen taught 7th and 8th grade math and science at St. Raphael’s school from 1970 until her retirement in 1992. Even in her later years it was hard to go out and not hear a long ago student call out, “Hey Mrs. McDermott!.” She loved that and was always excited to hear how her former students were doing. She enjoyed her book club, evenings playing bridge with friends, and dinner groups over the years. Kathleen made many long term and loyal friends through these groups and cherished them all. She still enjoyed the company of college friends from Lone Mountain (USF) College in San Francisco. Kathleen was born in Sioux City, Iowa on September 2, 1931 to Dr. Leo and Ann Wilson, the second of three children. World War II brought the family to the West Coast as her father served as an Army physician. After the war they settled in San Jose, CA. She met her husband Tom when he was a student at Santa Clara and she was at Lone Mountain. They enjoyed a long and happy marriage until his passing in 2017. Kathleen is survived by her four children Tom (Margrethe) of Elk Grove, Brian (Lynne) of Napa, Molly (Ralph) of Tracy and Maureen (Bob) of Livermore, nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by two grandsons. A funeral Mass will be held Saturday, February 19th at 9:30am at St. Raphael’s Church 22

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Clarence “Chuck” Brown, loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather passed away January 6, 2022 at the age of 94. Chuck was born August 25, 1927 to Maurice and Lillian Brown. After spending his childhood in Malone, New York, Chuck joined the Navy in 1945. He proudly served as a Sea Bee in the Pacific Theater from 1945-1949. Chuck met his wife Glenna at a square dance in 1948. Married in 1950, they settled in Santa Barbara and raised their two children. Chuck worked in a variety of jobs in the grocery industry for 40 years. He was known for his quick wit, sense of humor and cheerful attitude. In his free time, Chuck was an avid golfer and fisherman. He started the Santa Barbara Channel Fishing Club in 1956, which met for over 60 years. He shared his passion by teaching many generations to fish at Cachuma Lake and off the pier. Chuck’s Christian faith was the foundation of his life. He had a deep love for the Word of God and was a gifted teacher and encourager. After retirement, Chuck was licensed as a lay pastor and ministered for many years at Santa Barbara First Baptist Church. He spent decades mentoring others in their own faith and was an inspiration to dozens of children and adults. He lived his life to serve others and leaves a lasting godly legacy. Chuck is survived by his beloved wife of 71 years, Glenna, daughter Karen (Galen) Tittel, son Keith (Kathy), 3 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. A celebration of Chuck’s life will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Veronica Springs Church, 949 Veronica Springs Rd, Santa Barbara, CA, 93105 “in memory of Chuck”.

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last week’s Independent article on Santa Barbara Humane, where some former employees campaigned the newspaper regarding the leadership style of executive team members. Following our surprise in learning this story was pending, we did our due diligence, meeting with our management team; auditing records, exit interviews, and personnel complaints; and meeting with our existing staff about the workforce environment, both in-person and via an anonymous, in-depth survey. The perceptions of the group of former employees who were part of last “Cranberry” enjoys Santa Barbara Humane’s indoor cat condo. week’s article do not accurately reflect what we have seen in our due-diligence the expectations and efficiencies they are required to process—between our two campuses and with our impose on employees and volunteers. Like any other working staff. It’s unfortunate that these individuals job, these positions still require accountability, adherchose to use the media to air their grievances instead ing to set schedules and protocols, and working with of utilizing the human resources and supervisorial different management styles. (Having a job at a shelter channels that were available to them while they were is much more than petting and playing with animals.) employed. These tactics pose a threat to the adoptabilAs many of us know, the workforce is volatile ity of our animals and support of our mission. More in America across the board. Labor shortages are impacting most industries. According to research than the personal attacks, that’s what hurts us most. We want to address the most egregious assertions: in the article “The Great Resignation,” published First, as a community, we should celebrate that on Toolbox.com on January 10, 2022, and written by Santa Barbara Humane has one of the highest live Sumeet Wadhwani, a survey by ResumeBuilder found release rates in the nation at 96 percent. The national that one in four U.S. workers is planning to quit their average is far below this, at 89 percent. Our number jobs in 2022, and half will leave in the first half of is a testament to the deep level of scrutiny we apply the year. These are particularly tough times for nonprofit to our compassionate care. If an animal is not thriving in the shelter environment, the Outcome Evalu- organizations and staff who must tap their own ation Team (OET) ensures that all viable options are strained compassion bandwidths to care for those exhausted for that animal before a euthanasia decision in need. At Santa Barbara Humane, we operate in is made. The team is composed of 8-10 employees, an emotional environment, assisting animals durincluding veterinarians, certified dog trainers, and ing very disruptive and challenging circumstances. experienced animal-care and medical staff who meet It’s work that is at the same time rewarding, noble, and discuss everything they know and have observed and hard. about the animal—and whether the team thinks that Still, we acknowledge there is always work to do animal can be a safe member of our community. No as an organization and areas where we can grow and one person ever makes these decisions alone. improve. We are listening, we are open, and we are The claims that the animals are not happy because truly invested in making strides to support a happy these former employees were not happy are grossly and productive staff—while maintaining one of the misleading and insulting to the incredible efforts of highest live release rates in the nation for the sake of our shelter teams and volunteers. We are currently at our beloved animals and our community. low capacity with our facilities. Our length-of-stay for As we were preparing to submit this rebuttal, we animals at our facility is half of the national average, have learned that these former employees are being and we have a strong staff-to-animal ratio. Our dogs given even more space in the Independent. We are not are walked two or three times every day and have privy to the claims of their letter, but we stand by our physical and social enrichment in between, with large current team of staff and volunteers, we stand by our yards where they can run and play. Cats have large successes and data that affirm those successes, and we indoor areas and enclosed outdoor condos where are very proud of the topmost level of care we provide they can roam. The quality and care of our animals our animals—which is considered a gold standard is—and has always been—our utmost priority. in the industry. We will use this challenge as an opportunity to People are drawn to shelter positions from a deep place of passion for animals, as all of us here at Santa continue bettering our work and expectations around Barbara Humane can attest. However, shelter execu- our service. We ask for your ongoing support as we tives are often unfair targets of criticism because of continue our focus on this path. As always, my door the tough decisions they are forced to make—and is open. n

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are grateful for the Independent’s recent coverage of concerns at the Santa Barbara Humane Society, we are concerned that the brief story could not capture the full scope of the problems there. Further, we are not disgruntled employees unhappy about our treatment. The truth is, we care about animals, which is why we worked there, and we feel that the community needs to understand that the animals, and those who donate for their Behind the scenes at S.B. Humane, the lack of hands on deck has let the well-being, are not being messes pile up. treated as they should. The story mentioned concerns about dog euthanasia and described in assets. Yet the main facility, in Goleta, is the case of one 6-year-old pit bull mix who dilapidated. The satellite shelter in Santa was euthanized for being fearful with no Maria recently renovated its management effort to rehabilitate her. A more disturbing offices, although it was only built a decade case involved a 7- to 8-month-old Labra- ago. Executive Director Kerri Burns received dor puppy, Bolt, who was turned in because a 30 percent pay raise in the early days of of his fear of strangers. There was no indi- the pandemic, even as more than 20 ground cation he had bitten anyone. The owners staff were furloughed. donated $1,000 toward his training and a The Santa Barbara Humane Society has subsidized adoption fee to make sure he got enormous resources but does little to help a good new home. Bolt never received any the larger community. When the pandemic training while at the Santa Barbara Humane hit, S.B. Humane shut its doors, instead of Society. He was placed quickly in spite of ramping up to help the many thousands of this (being a cute, desirable breed type), pet owners hurting economically. It was nipped someone while in his new home, CARE4Paws, with a mere $1 million budwas returned, and then euthanized, with no get, that had to step in and find the means to effort at training. The $1,000 was never put distribute four tons of food per week to pet toward helping him to overcome his fear. owners. CARE4Paws provides free spays and There is no one at Santa Barbara Humane neuters and very low-cost vaccines and vet working with dogs on behavioral concerns, care, while S.B. Humane runs two vet clinics although the organization used to have a that charge $125-$250 for a dog spay or neutrainer onsite. ter. These prices are well beyond the reach Santa Barbara Humane is severely under- of the low-income pet owners that Humane staffed, and as a result, shelter conditions Society clinics are supposed to serve. are poor at a facility that is already decades With so much money in its coffers, the out of date, with deteriorating kennels and Santa Barbara Humane Society could and runs. Laundry and dishes are unwashed with should be doing much, much more to help too few staff to do all that is needed. Water animals, both in the shelters and in the bowls are fouled. Poop sits in play yards and community. Instead, they are understaffed, staging areas. With so few staff, the dogs are doing little to help the animals, and sitting not getting the exercise and attention they on huge amounts of money. Many animals need, and staff are not able to get to know depend on the Santa Barbara Humane Socithem well enough to do a good job counsel- ety for the quality of their lives, and the very generous local donors who support it trust ing the people who adopt them. The Santa Barbara Humane Society is one that their money is being well spent. It is up of the wealthiest animal welfare organiza- to the Board of Directors that provides the tions in the region, with nearly $50 million oversight to ensure that happens. n

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have not been a victim or survivor of March 2020 COVID shutdown sexual violence, and even if they have approaches, it’s time to take a never been “super morbidly obese.” I do deep breath and give thanks not know many people — men, women, for the good things that have or nonbinary — who do not fear the come out of the havoc the pandemic has threat of sexual violence even if they have not experienced it, or who have caused in our public life. At UCSB Arts & never felt shame about their body and Lectures, where the so-called “pivot” has been particularly persistent and unpreits size or shape. dictable, the biggest lesson learned is one Gay writes candidly about “the ugliest, weakest, barest parts” of herself in that we’ve known all along, but which has never been more important — we are all blunt, straightforward prose, chroniin this together. cling the impacts trauma and her body Over the next five weeks, A&L will have had on her health, her relationpresent four speakers who exemplify the ships, and her sexuality. She explores the cost of what it took for her to survive turn toward inclusion. They come to us as part of the Justice for All series, continuing and the contradictions inherent in contwo initiatives targeting the most chaltinually negotiating that survival in a lenging divisions in contemporary society. world that is inhospitable to women, Begun in 2020 as Race to Justice following to black women (especially fat black the George Floyd murder and extended to women), and even more especially to embrace a larger agenda in 2021 as Creatfat black women who have opinions. While heavy, this memoir is not withing Hope, the effort arrives in 2022 as Jusout hope or humor. Gay invites us all tice for All (JFA). JFA is an attempt to not to revel in our messy selves, in our cononly address the topic of social justice as a tradictions, and even in our vulnerable, field of study but also encourage collaboration and community across disciplinary undisciplined bodies. and institutional boundaries. Join the Indy Book Club to discuss Topping the list of guest speakers in Gay’s memoir virtually on Wednesday, STILL SHE RISES: Author Roxane Gay was an influential cultural critic online even before her 2014 book Bad Femithe Justice for All lineup, there’s Roxane February 23. Find the link to join at nist made the N.Y. Times bestseller list. Then, in 2017, she stepped into the Marvel comic book universe by writing Gay, the multifaceted author of Bad Femiindependent.com/indybookclub. Tickets the series Black Panther: World of Wakanda. nist, Hunger, Ayiti, An Untamed State, and for Roxane Gay’s talk for UCSB Arts Black Panther: World of Wakanda, among and Lectures on Friday, February 25, at other books. Hunger, Gay’s searing memoir of trauma, sub- concept of “hopeanomics,” an approach to social entrepre- The Granada Theatre, are available at artsandlectures.ucsb.edu. sequent weight gain, and the gradual “undestruction” of her neurship that emphasizes driving change through citizen-led life, is the February pick of the Independent’s Book Club, a legislation. Roxane Gay’s Friday, February 25, talk is titled collaboration with the Santa Barbara Public Library. Librarian Roxane with One N and will take place at The Granada TheMolly Wetta’s review of Hunger is complemented in this issue atre. On Wednesday, March 9, the Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Andrea Elliott takes the stage at Campbell Hall to In Hunger, you coin a word for the work of reclaimby an exclusive interview with Roxane Gay. At UCSB, professor of art Kim Yasuda has established a discuss her book Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival and Hope in ing your life through writing. You call it “undestroypilot course through the university’s Discovery Seminars pro- an American City. Justice for All ends its run with a musical ing.” What drove you to create a new term for that gram that links the Justice for All events to work being done by coda in April when violinist Jennifer Koh and vocalist Davóne process? I was looking for language for the process of UCSB faculty members. This effort to bring about meaningful Tines will perform Everything Rises, a multimedia exploration starting to reckon with a difficult path and of reckoning with exchange across departmental boundaries and to integrate of the immigrant experience. some of the more self-destructive tendencies that happened Arts & Lectures’ programming into the humanities and social in my twenties that I write about in Hunger. I came up with sciences curriculum represents a signal breakthrough in how “undestroying,” to name that process of facing yourself, tryUCSB delivers education that addresses the needs and goals of ing to reconcile with it, and then trying to make changes. It first-generation college students and people of color. felt like I was “undestroying” myself because I was undoing The upcoming sequence of events begins on Thursday, some of that damage. I chose that language because other February 10, in UCSB’s Campbell Hall with Cathy Park Hong, words didn’t feel adequate or accurate. the author of Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning. by Molly Wetta, Santa Barbara Public Library Sometimes coining a new word is helpful. It slowed Hong’s thrilling and provocative book examines how people today experience so much of life through the lens of “minor When she was 12, Roxane Gay was taken to an abandoned me down as I read it. It made me think harder about feelings,” which she defines as “non-cathartic states of emo- cabin in the woods by a boy she had a crush on, and she was what you were saying. I’m going to go on to another word choice. This tion” with “a remarkable capacity for duration.” These “ugly” raped by him and several of his friends. As a response to that states of discomfort are the result whenever enforced opti- trauma, she ate, both for pleasure when there was none and to word isn’t new, but it appears equally essential mism contradicts racialized reality. Hong’s remarkable range become invisible and protected, making her body a “fortress.” in your vocabulary, and that’s “unruly.” Could you Her memoir, Hunger, is about that, but it is also about more explain what you mean by “unruly” as a concept as a stylist gives her essays a mercurial quality that keeps the than that. It is about the contradictions and paradoxes we, as and as a way of claiming space? 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One aspect of the book that I loved unconditionally was that you knew how to come back to a center that was not judgmental and that was not ashamed. It impressed me that you could find that center so consistently. Thank you. It’s always great to hear how people engage with the work. So I’m glad to hear that. You operate in a lot of different genres. I do.

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Are you satisfied with the forms currently available to you? Are there things you haven’t done yet that you want to do? I’m very ALL STAR OF ALL MEDIA: With nearly a million followers on Twitter, satisfied with all the things I get to do. multiple successful podcasts, and a popular Substack newsletter called The At the same time, it’s like, I don’t know Audacity, Gay commands a huge audience across many platforms. that I’m ever totally satisfied with what I’ve done. But I have no complaints boundaries. And I just thought that “unruly” was an about my ability to explore different all-encompassing word that didn’t negatively place genres and write in different fields and things like a value judgment. that. Now I do it to varying degrees of success, which is, of course, to be expected. Right now, in I felt that with “unruly,” you were sidestep- addition to my books, which I am continuing to ping a lot of unnecessary conflict and shame work on, I am trying to get better at writing for and letting things be. For me, that is helpful. film and television, which is challenging. It’s very I want to return to unruliness, but now I different. am curious about how people respond to your work. To initiate that topic, congratu- How so? While I don’t find writing for film and lations! Your work is incredibly popular. television to be as hard as writing books, getting You are a hit! When you go online or give something made is very challenging. When you lectures now, do you find that people share write a book, you get feedback, but it’s not as much many of their own experiences with you? and doesn’t have as much effect as the feedback you They do, which is one of my work’s more unex- get from the studio, the network, or your producers, pected side effects. I guess it never occurred to me which is a lot! that people would respond in the way they have. Often, people will share different things that they’ve I told you I was going to come back to the experienced. And they’ll also share how my books idea of being unruly and to the topic of rules. have affected them, which is always, and in many In your 2014 book of essays, Bad Feminist, ways, very gratifying to know. It’s good to know that you reprinted a list of numbered rules called someone out there has connected with something “How to be friends with another woman.” I I’ve said and wants to tell me about it. It’s not some- found your rules funny and charming. Could you tell me how you came to write that list? thing I ever take for granted. Sure. That one was a lot of fun. I wrote it while I was One thing I immediately noticed about in graduate school, getting my Ph.D., and I had an the book was the prevalence of the first incredible group of friends at the time. We’re all still person singular—many of your sentences friends. And I was just grateful for it. And so, I was involve the word “I.”Was that something you trying to think about the nature of our friendship. thought about? You’ve said in the past that And what were the qualities of our friendship that the book was hard to write. In what way was made those relationships work so well? And a lot of that so? It was hard to write because it required a it requires just accepting each other, being human, level of vulnerability that I remain very uncomfort- and not being petty. And so I thought, well, let me able with. And I didn’t think too much about the make some more. audience when I was writing it beyond just being worried about how people would respond to the They are the Rules, and they are different book. That was certainly something that made me from “the Rules for capturing the heart of very nervous. But yeah, I didn’t let it, or I tried not Mr. Right.” True. I’d like to think my rules are betto let it keep me from doing what I thought I needed ter intended. [Laughter.] to do with the book. And so I just kept thinking, how can I write a book that is different from some What do you think of the phrase “extremely of these other books that engage with fatness but online”? I think that that phrase gets tossed are frequently written from a perspective about around quite a bit. And I think it’s sometimes a

COV E R STO RY way of just saying, “This person talks too much. This person has too many opinions. This person is too involved in being aware of the world.” But I also think it’s a great descriptor for people who are active on social media versus people who aren’t. Like, I guess my parents are online, but they’re not “extremely online.”

As a society, what are we manifesting at the moment? When you look around—not necessarily when you reflect on your own life—and you see how people are struggling, either with the pandemic or in Black Lives Matter, or the Me Too movement, what strikes you? (I do realize that this is an impossible question.) I think that we’re manifesting a couple of things. I believe we are demonstrating that the world is changing, that the world has actually changed. And it’s time for everyone to recognize that and get on board and grow the hell up. I also think that we see quite a lot of resistance to the fact that the world has changed. For example, I never thought that we would see book banning becoming popular again, which is incredibly disturbing. And we’re seeing Roe v. Wade on the verge of being overturned. So we’re seeing two things. We’re seeing the last gasp of resistance to progress, and it is a very powerful last gasp. And we’re also seeing a lot of progress and understanding that people are hopefully more evolved, more accept-ing of difference, and things like science, and believing that women are people who deserve to have their bodies not to be legislated. So a lot is going on, and it’s a complicated time. And then, of course, we throw in a pandemic. And that’s where you start to see that everything isn’t okay. I think the pandemic is the mirror showing us something very ugly. And I think we have to recognize that.

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When a publisher approached aged to keep the opus him about writing a book, about his life’s work Kaufer thought that they needed rather apolitical. But to do at least two, “because Calithere’s no denying that Western fornia is such a large and botanimedicine’s century-old ignocally diverse state.” But they only rance of the health benefits that wanted one, so he began whitgrow naturally in our own backtling down a list of “every native yards — a contrast to the indusor naturalized plant in California that was known to have any try’s utter reliance on synthetic pharmaceuticals — is what medicinal properties,” from the drives this herbalist to share his desert of Southern California knowledge every day. to the redwood forests of the “America now spends $12 bilnorth. He took 200 plants down lion a year on herbs and herbal to about 70, based on records of supplements,” said the author Indigenous use, current pharmaof the recently released Medicicological information, environmental sustainability regarding nal Herbs of California, the first field guide ever focused solely collection pressure, and not on the Golden State’s many repeating species such as dandebeneficial plants. “It’s certainly lion that have already been covpopular, and it’s popular for the ered extensively. same reasons that these plants He was surprised once he were handed down for centustarted down the research path. HERB WALKER: Lanny Kaufer has been taking people on his “Herb Walks” for more than three decades, and he has put all of that ries through the oral traditions “I wasn’t anticipating how much knowledge to work in writing Medicinal Herbs of California. of Indigenous people: Because there was in the scientific literathey work.” and published in January by Falcon Guides — is the culture on the pharmacology of plants, most of it from other But Kaufer does not rely on tradition to prove that point. mination of a fascination that began when Kaufer was a countries,” explained Kaufer, who extrapolated that evidence Unlike most other field guides, his book includes a 12-page UCSB student in the 1960s. While on a school trip to New when necessary. “I could relate that to the same genus of bibliography and more than 350 citations of verified Mexico, he wound up on a Pueblo reservation with a cold. plants, given that there is a very good likelihood that the research about the efficacy of plants such as yerba santa, An elder presented him a bag of foraged herbs and told him same compounds should be in the local versions of our elderberry, and stinging nettle to bolster his medicinal how to prepare it. plant.” suggestions. “I made the tea and inhaled the steam and drank the tea,” He took all of 2020 to write the book. “It turned out to be “ ‘Follow the science’ has become a mantra for our time,” recalled Kaufer. “Lo and behold, my cold went away. I was kind of the perfect time to have a project like that, hunkered said Kaufer. “That’s why I devoted so much time to describ- really intrigued by that.” ing the compounds found in these plants with links to studHe dove into the existing medicinal plant ies that show exactly what these compounds are capable research when he returned to Santa Barbara and could only find Back to Eden by Jethro of doing.” The book — a full-color, 281-pager featur- Kloss, which focused mainly on species from ing about 70 plants the East Coast and Europe. He learned more from his next-door neighbor in Summerland — William LeSassier, who became a famous herbalist — and took a class from a Chumash woman named Juanita Centeno, who became his mentor for many years. “Then my studies just continued in every direction,” said Kaufer, who started leading his own “Herb Walks” in 1976. When Michael Moore began publishing books about the medicinal herbs of the Southwest in the 1980s, Kaufer finally found evidence that wasn’t just anecdotal and ethnographic. “Science was down with my computer and my library,” said Kaufer of really brought in to explain the compounds that are in the those early COVID days. “And because of the pandemic, plants and how they could potentially do what the Native people are learning even more.” Kaufer suggests using the book at first as a means of idenAmerican people have been saying they did,” said Kaufer. tifying a few of the common plants found on your nearby “Those books became my guiding lights for years.” After decades of teaching at Ojai private schools and hikes. “You’d be surprised how much you can do in terms of Santa Paula High, he retired in 2008. “Since then, I’ve been home remedies with just a few key plants that grow in your able to devote myself entirely to this,” explained Kaufer, area,” he explained. “It can be a little overwhelming to try who built his HerbWalks.com website in 2012 and started and read the book like you would read a novel. There is a lot leading hikes more regularly. of information packed in there.” He’d like readers to pick a

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legalized. “Hopefully that trend will continue as people realize that cannabis is just one of hundreds of thousands of medical herbs. Maybe we should learn more about some of the other ones too.” Medicinal Herbs of California is a tool in that educational plight, putting this scientifically validated knowledge back in all of our hands. But at its core, it’s mostly about appreciating the outdoors. “That’s one of the things I tell people on my walks: ‘Nature is the teacher. I’m just the guide,’ ” said Kaufer. “I see the book the same way. It’s a guide to have people get out and have personal experiences with the plants in nature. They may have revelations about the plants that I’ve never had.”

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plant, make a positive identification, and then “get to know the plant — touch the plant, smell the plant, taste the plant.” Though herbs are popular, they remain on the fringes of Western medicine, which expunged traditional remedies in the early 20th century in favor of synthetic drugs. Kaufer explains how that shift happened in his introduction — specifically, due to the Carnegie- and Rockefeller-supported Flexner Report of 1910—and said that the stigma persists. “Today’s physicians and health professionals are victims of that history,” he said. But Kaufer sees hope for herbs, thanks to cannabis. “I call it the gateway plant,” he said, citing the tremendous amount of research that’s ensued since marijuana was

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Kaufer suggests trying these three plants to start.

Black sage: This is very common in the coastal sage scrub found between the beach and the mountain slopes. “The terpenes found in black sage are well-proven to be painrelieving, anti-anxiety, and anti-bacterial,” he explained, suggesting that foragers make a sun tea, warm the liquid up to body temperature, and then do a foot soak. “These terpenes will be able to cross the barrier directly into the nervous system and affect the pain receptors. My citations link to studies online that explain exactly how all that happens.” Coastal sagebrush: This is very common and not actually a sage, and it can be applied to the skin as an ointment or liniment. “If you can touch where the pain is, then you can apply directly to it,” he said. “It won’t cure whatever is causing the pain, but it will stop the pain.”

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Goathead: This aggressively invasive, thorny weed is a cyclists’ nightmare, but it can fight inflammation, reduce cholesterol and triglycerides, excrete uric acid, and may even improve sexual function. “Goathead has an interesting reputation,” said Kaufer. “It’s appeared in formulas that bodybuilders use if they are trying to avoid synthetic steroids, and it has urban-legend status for enhancing male sexual functions and incresing sperm production.” Like many plants in the book, Kaufer says more studies are needed, especially clinical ones conducted on humans.

GROW YOUR OWN Feel nervous or irresponsible about foraging from nature? Kaufer said most of these plants can also be grown at home, depending on where you live. “I included cultivation information because I wanted to mitigate the possible effects of collecting these plants, which has never been done in enough quantities to be a problem,” said Kaufer. “But ironically, if my book became popular, I guess it could potentially become a problem.” One last word of advice: “I would not recommend growing goatheads.”

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2013 Tony Award for Best Play. Two middle-aged siblings who live together are visited by their movie-star sister, who brings her new boy toy along with old resentments. The play shows through February 13. Fri.-Sat.: 7:30pm; Sun.: 2pm. The Ojai Art Center Theater, 113 S. Montgomery St., Ojai. $20. Call (805) 640-8797 or email herb@ojaiact.org. ojaiact.org

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2/3: UCSB Arts & Lectures Presents Joshua Bell and Peter Dugan Celebrated violin virtuoso and music director of the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Joshua Bell will appear in recital with pianist and host of NPR’s From the Top, Peter Dugan. View in-person or at an at-home livestream. 7pm. The Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. $16-$81. Call (805) 893-3535 or email info@ artsandlectures.ucsb.edu. Read more on p. 41.

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2/4: UCSB Arts & Lectures Presents Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis International jazz ambassador, nine-time Grammy winner, and Pulitzer Prize recipient Wynton Marsalis will perform masterworks by Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, and more with the legendary Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO). View in-person or at an at-home livestream. 8pm. The Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. UCSB students: free; GA: $46-$131. Call (805) 893-3535 or email info@ artsandlectures.ucsb.edu. Read more on p. 41.

2/6: S.B. Acoustic Presents Guitar Virtuoso Trace Bundy Internationally acclaimed guitar virtuoso Trace Bundy, who uses harmonics, looping, and multiple capos, will deliver an unforgettable live concert experience. 7:30-9pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $25. Ages 21+. Call (805) 899-2176 or email brigette@ sohosb.com.

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West Coast renderings of traditional bluegrass, country, and rock ’n’roll music with five-piece string band The Brothers Comatose. Upbeat folk/ rock band Cheyenne Skye & The Tasty Cakes from S.B. will open the show. Doors: 7:30pm; show: 8:30pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $15-$18. Ages 21+. Call (805) 899-2176 or email brigette@sohosb.com.

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SATURDAY 2/5 2/3: Sullivan Goss Exhibition Opening and Reception:Leon Dabo: En France Encore See works from the estate of French-born American artist Leon Dabo, who played a key role in introducing impressionism, post-impressionism, and modernism to an American audience. The exhibition shows through March 28. Thu.: 5-8pm; Fri.-Wed.: 10am-5:30pm. Sullivan Goss, An American Gallery, 11 E. Anapamu St. Free. Call (805) 730-1460.

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UCSB MultiCultural Center presents this conversation, which will highlight the current and ongoing racial injustices, in higher education and in K-12, that are embedded through policing on campuses. Learn the racist origins and impact on communities of color from a panel of UCSB professors, students, and community leaders and organizations. 6pm. Free. Call (805) 893-8411.

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Sebits, will show his work that represents the integration of meticulous patterns with landscapes, still-life, and perspective drawings. The exhibition will show through March 3. Thu.: 5-8pm; Fri., Mon.-Wed.: 9:30am-5pm. 28 E. Victoria St. Free. Call (805) 260-6705.

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Boombox featuring Backbeat Brass, 8:30pm. $20-$25. Ages 21+. Fri.: The Brothers Comatose, Cheyenne Skye & The Tasty Cakes, 8:30pm. $15-$18. Ages 21+. Sat.: Banda Night with Conjunto Mar Azul, Grupo Kirow, 9pm. $30. Ages 21+. Sun.: S.B. Acoustic Presents Trace Bundy, 7:30pm. $25. Mon.: Jazz Jam with Kimberly Ford, 7:30pm. $10. Wed.: Denm, The Elovators, Cydeways, 8pm. $17-$20. Ages 18+. 1221 State St. Call (805) 962-7776.

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TUESDAY 2/8 Danish String Quartet violinist Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen, Nikolaj Busk (piano and accordion), and Ale Carr (cittern), who will perform a blend of contemporary and traditional folk music from Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, Finland, and the Faroe Islands. 8pm. Campbell Hall, UCSB. Students: $10; GA $20$35. Call (805) 893-3535.

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2/4: Pali Wine Co. Live music. 6-8pm. 116 E. Yanonali St., Ste. A-1. Free. Ages 21+. Call (805) 560-7254. 2/9: Wharf Wednesday Visit the wharf every first Wednesday of the month to celebrate Stearns Wharf’s 150th birthday with merchant specials and live music from the Paradise Kings. 4-6pm. Stearns Wharf, 217 Stearns Wharf. Free.

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Freedom on Wheels

S.B. Brothers Win Activism Award for Bicycle Documentary by Ryan P. Cruz

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r o t h e r s Jacob Seigel Brielle and Isaac SeigelBoettner were born and raised in bike culture. Both were rolled home from Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in bike trailers by their cycling-enthusiast parents, providing inspiration for the production company they would eventually start together: Pedal Born Pictures. Jacob Seigel Brielle (left) and Isaac Seigel-Boettner on location in Kenya The company rose with local motorcycle taxi drivers — dodging out of the two brothers’ love for filmmaking, storytelling, and activ- their sexual advances and risking being taken ism — all connected by the common thread of against their will. Thanks to a program at their school through World Bicycle Relief, the girls bicycling. Their latest project, a short documentary called were provided with bicycles to make the trip A Way Forward, highlights a group of teenage safely. Seigel Brielle and Seigel-Boettner spent time girls in a small village in rural Kenya whose lives were changed through a program that provided with the people in the village, having tea and them with bicycles for their daily trips to and biscuits daily and even receiving a gifted chicken from school. The film was recognized at the 17th from a relative. “We spent about a week in that annual MY HERO Film Festival, winning the Dan community, going home with the girls and meetEldon Activist Award. Their first film together, My ing their families,” Seigel Brielle said. The brothers found that the bike program Own Two Wheels, won the same award in 2010. “Anywhere you go, there’s bicycles,” Seigel- not only gave the girls a feeling of safety and Boettner said. “Anytime you ride with people, it independence, but it also gave rise to a cycling breaks down walls. It’s more than transportation.” community. The opening shot shows Dianah, in Growing up, the two always knew the power bikes her school uniform and bright-pink backpack, had to connect people. Their parents, both long- on a leisurely ride through the nature preserve time teachers here in Santa Barbara, organized behind her house. She stops at a serene waterfall, regular trips with classmates, and as far as they can enjoying a moment of quiet made possible by the remember, their garages were always filled with hand-me-down bicycle from her school. It’s just one of many stories around the world, more bikes than cars. When they studied at UC Berkeley — Siegel centered around the freedom of those two wheels, Brielle majoring in Peace and Conflict Studies, that show the impact that this form of transportawhile Siegel-Boettner followed two years later to tion has on communities. Seigel Brielle and Seigelpursue Film Studies — the two began working on Boettner hope to continue telling these stories, My Own Two Wheels, and through a grant from wherever they find them. Now they are based in the Bay Area and are the university, they got to spend a semester in Rwanda. Getting to see firsthand the power that working on their next project: a series exploring bicycling had, not just as a community builder but people “creating community and culture by hand,” as a resource that could help marginalized groups, Jacob said, starting of course with a local bike shop changed their outlook and set them on a path to in Berkeley. The series — which is slated to include wood carvers, pasta makers, and more — hopes create Pedal Born Pictures. In A Way Forward, Kenyan teenagers Dianah to look into the idea of things “made by human and Angela struggle with everyday life in a com- touch,” something the brothers say has become a munity where women shoulder the bulk of the hot-button issue during COVID. Though they may branch into other territories, burden: rising before the sun, fetching water, studying, and cooking breakfast for the family. their bike roots are deep, and it’s not something Their school is more than an hour’s walk away, that is going away soon. “I still ride to work every n and many young girls are forced to catch a ride day,” Seigel-Boettner said.

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Small Fighter, Big Bout by Ryan P. Cruz

t 8 years old, Isaak Huerta may weigh in at just under 50 pounds, but he’s hoping to prove this weekend that he is pound-for-pound the toughest little fighter in the nation. The young southpaw has been training for four years with his father, Eddy Huerta, and recently, the two have been part of a growing grassroots boxing culture at Five Directions Boxing Club in Goleta. The community gym has already put together a power-punching roster of young talent in just over a year since Five Directions’ young fighters (from left): Jaden Montezuma, Isaak Huerta, and Anthony Vasquez opening, with three of its contenders bringing home championship belts in Santa Maria on Janu- and the gym started sparring with teams from Los ary 23. After winning the district, state, and regional Angeles, Ventura, and Santa Maria. At their latest titles, Isaak will be heading to Kansas City to com- round of bouts, one of the Five Directions youngpete in the 2022 National Silver Gloves Tournament sters defeated a fighter trained by the same man who had laughed at Jairo before he started the gym. this weekend. “I’m really excited,” Eddy Huerta said. “I’ve been “To beat them, it was a huge accomplishment. We training him since he was 4 years old, and I never beat the people that laughed at us.” As Eddy and Isaak prepare for the National Silver thought this moment would come.” Eddy said he would drag his son to boxing gyms Gloves, they are feeling confident. In the regional as long as he can remember. At age 4, Isaak pleaded match, Isaak overwhelmed the contender from with his father to let him train. As soon as he laced Utah. “I did really good at going in-and-out, and up a pair of gloves, Isaak naturally took to the sweet angling,” Isaak said. As for his next bout, he is more science. “He was really smart, picked it up fast,” nervous about the trip than the fight itself. Isaak has never been on a plane and has never been out of Eddy said, “and he just stuck with it.” Isaak is the youngest of the group of competi- state, but he says he is excited and prepared to win. tors at Five Directions, which includes 9-year-old “I think I’m pretty ready,” he said. A community GoFundMe covered Isaak’s travel Vincent Terrazas, 11-year-old Anthony Vasquez, and 12-year-old Jaden Montezuma. Five Directions and hotel costs, which made it possible for him offers daily classes for youth, led by brothers Jairo and his father to make the six-day trip to Missouri. and Zico Gonzalez; Jairo’s wife, Dolores Torres, also Five Directions is hoping to raise enough to send three more fighters to Ohio to compete in another runs weekly women’s boxing classes. When Jairo was thinking of starting a boxing national tournament in April. “We don’t take this as a game; we take competigym a few years ago, he approached a local trainer to get some advice. “I was asking questions, like, tion really seriously,” Eddy said. “We’ve been work‘How do you do it?’” Jairo said. “And he laughed at ing really hard, so I’m pretty sure we’re gonna take me.” Despite the lack of support—and a pandemic the win.” Isaak is a playful and energetic kid, laughing in the that made it difficult for any small business to survive—the Gonzalez brothers took the risk and built gym with his friends and asking his dad for McDonald’s after a sparring session, but he is dedicated to their dream gym. It was a passion project, but with a lot of com- boxing. To be the best in the country, he just has to munity support through donations and some defeat the two other contenders from Pennsylvania assistance with monthly rent payments from local and Texas. Either way, his career in the sport is surely businesses, the gym was able to carve a culture of just getting started. When asked what he would do family, boxing, and well-being with its daily classes after the fight, if he wins, he says: “Right after? Go and healing circles. Every day, 20 to 30 kids work the back to the gym and train for the next one.” The National Silver Gloves Tournament will be bags, practice footwork, and jump rope in the small gym off Aero Camino in Goleta. Eventually, a hand- held from February 2-5 in Kansas City, Missouri. n ful of kids were strong enough to compete safely,

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About half of her fruit comes from IbarraSOUL SURFER: Alice Anderson is employing ducks, chickens, manure, and more regenerative farming techniques to bring the historic Ibarra-Young Vineyard Young — she sells the rest mostly to the Lindquists back to life. She’s using the fruit for her own Âmevive Wines as well as selling some to Lindquist Family and Scar of the Sea brands. and Scar of the Sea’s Mikey Giugni, her Cal Poly buddy — and the rest is from around the county, such as gamay from Shokrian Vineyard near Los Alamos and grenache blanc from Buttonwood. Most of her wine is varietal-driven, but she makes some Rhône blends as well, such as the fermented field blend of Ibarra-Young marsanne, syrah, and mourvèdre that she calls “Périphérie.” We tasted through her latest wines toward the end of my visit, and they’re all bursting with freshness and verve. Anderson recommends that most of Alice Anderson Now Farming Historic Vines, Making Âmevive Wines them be served with a light chill, and while she’s not lice Anderson probably doesn’t know that she has dirt sauvignon and sauvignon blanc vines were later grafted a huge fan of the label “natural wine,” the Âmevive bottlings and maybe even shit on her nose when she welcomes over to syrah, mourvèdre, and marsanne, with suitcase me to the Ibarra-Young Vineyard in the heart of the clones of tempranillo and graciano coming later in the Santa Ynez Valley. But I don’t think she cares, either. late 1990s. The grapes were primarily bottled by Bob Her hands and shirts and boots and jeans are muddy and Louisa Lindquist for the Qupé, Verdad, and now too, and she’s beaming with delight about spreading the Lindquist Family brands. latest natural soil treatment on the vines. The first thing she After decades of being farmed in a more convenwants me to see is her cow-pat pit — a brick-lined hole in tional manner — frequent sprays, regular earth ripping, the ground filled with manure for compost teas, a system watering based on schedule rather than need — Andershe learned while making wine in New Zealand. Before I son took over the 10-acre lease in 2020, intent on turnleave the property, which is near the Beckmen Vineyard ing Ibarra-Young into a model of regenerative farming. inside the Los Olivos District appellation, we’ll have looked She won the support of Young’s family, including one at how her chickens scratching the space between rows is daughter who owns the popular farm The Garden Of… better than tilling and why her colorful ducks are most and a granddaughter who grows native plants and garlic valued in vineyards for their particularly fecund feces. as Yes Yes Nursery. These are just “It was a dust storm,” said Anderson of when she some of the tools came to the land, which had become a nuisance to the that Anderson is family. But the Young descendants, she explained, “want to certainly lean in that direction: more tart than ripe, more using to return this keep the vineyard to honor their mom.” tactile than smooth, sometimes sulfur-free. “None of the historic property Critical to the regenerative philosophy is building up wines are big on the California scale,” she said. They pair perfectly with the respectful intention that back to optimal healthy soils, which is better for the vineyard, because they health. Planted as deliver all sorts of nutrients and nuance to the grapes. It’s Anderson is bringing to Ibarra-Young, where those chickone of the earli- also better for the earth, as regenerative methods capture ens and ducks do the dirty work every day, all under the est vineyards in rather than release carbon, eliminate the need for synthetic constant threat of bobcats, coyotes, and hawks. “It definitely the region in 1971 fertilizers and fungi-/herbi-/pesticides, and tend to require brings a happy energy,” said Anderson of her feathered friends. “You feel like a little kid when you put the ducks by owner Char- less water. Hence all the dirt and poop everywhere. “We’re totally responsible for everything that happens away.” lotte Young (who The real results of her efforts won’t be known for a few died in 2017) and on this land now,” said Anderson, who grew up with horses vineyard manager and farm animals in Modesto and studied ag and wine more years, but there’s already a revitalized spirit to this halMiguel Ibarra (who at Cal Poly. Encouraged to consider winemaking by her lowed ground. “Nature takes time, and this is no different,” retired and moved mom, who designed wine labels for brands such as Gallo said Anderson. “The roots need to find their new home.” to Mexico in 2016), and Mondavi, Anderson interned in Napa Valley at Duckthe original cabernet horn in 2013, worked at Edna Valley’s Center of Effort dur- See amevivewine.com.

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to five favorite arrangements from the orchestra’s monumental catalog. With 10 arrangers involved and more than 1,200 sheets of music to choose from, the deliberation took some time. The resulting concert will play like a JLCO greatest hits, merging originals by Marsalis and the group with classics from Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Charles McPherson, Dizzy Gillespie, and more. On Friday at 9:45 a.m., Marsalis and the orchestra will perform a virtual assembly for Santa Barbara and Ventura County K-12 students from its Jazz for Young People program titled What Does Jazz Mean? Marsalis said that he intends to approach this event as a conversation rather than a lecture and that he hopes to offer the students a way “to see the symbolism in what we play.” Students from the UCSB Black Studies program will be on hand in person to participate in a post-performance Q and A session. It’s always a pleasure to converse with Marsalis, whose gift for phrasing extends well beyond the trumpet and the bandstand to include his pithy and thought-provoking words. When asked what he’s thinking about when he solos, he offered a litany of guidelines that bear repeating. “When my turn comes up, I try to play in a vocal way,” he said. “I set about to do something thematically coherent that’s in time with the rhythm section and that communicates my emotions. My solos often become like conversations with myself, and in those exchanges between different sides of me, I like to demonstrate that my experience has range and depth.” To hear what that sounds like and to luxuriate in the joyful noise of the world’s greatest jazz orchestra, be at the Granada on Friday, February 4, at 8 p.m. For tickets and information, visit artsandlectures.ucsb.edu or call the box office at (805) 893-3535. —Charles Donelan

WYNTON MARSALIS AND THE JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA RETURN TO THE GRANADA future of democracy between Marsalis and UCSB professor Jeffrey Stewart. In a little less than an hour, the pair covered a lot of ground, mixing complex cultural analysis with down-home reasonableness until the intellect of both men shone as bright as the sun that had just gone down. It was a night to remember in the depths of the pandemic quarantine. On Friday, February 4, Marsalis and his musicians will return to Santa Barbara in person and at full strength when the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO) performs for Arts & Lectures at The Granada Theatre. When I spoke with Marsalis by phone last week from La Jolla, he told me that the musicians chose this night’s program—musical democracy in action. Each member got the opportunity to nominate three

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MUSIC LEAVES HOME What a happy partnership: Joshua Bell and great music. For all that the classical repertoire has done for Bell — an all-American child prodigy whose star has never ceased to rise — he has returned the favor many times over. His playing remains impeccably well-informed and silky smooth after four decades in the spotlight, and he takes the preciousness out of classical virtuosity without sinking in crossover creek. On Thursday, February 3, Bell will help UCSB Arts & Lectures celebrate a triumphant return of classical recitals to The Granada Theatre with pianist Peter Dugan in a program that supports the case for the violin as music’s most transcendent instrument. Relaxed, open, self-aware, and clear-eyed about what he and music can do, Bell delivers an implicit message of hope that’s deeply inclusive and empathetic. Following his marriage to soprano Larisa Martinez in October 2019, Bell hit the same wall as every other performing artist in the spring of 2020. Faced with the prospect of spending the pandemic in his Gramercy Park home, Bell retreated to his country place in upstate New York, where he sheltered in place with Martinez, his three children, and a basketball that he spent hours sending through the hoop in his driveway. In partnership with Martinez and Jeremy Denk, Bell delivered one of the pandemic’s most accomplished home performances, At Home with Music, a PBS television broadcast and subsequent album that ranged from Chopin and Bach to songs from West Side Story. Thursday night’s program for Arts & Lectures has Bell playing some of the most revered works in the violin repertoire. The Schubert Sonatina in D major is a personal favorite of Bell’s; the Sonata No. 7 of Beethoven is, as Bell pointed out to me in a phone conversation last week, in the same key as the Fifth Symphony; and the concert’s conclusion, the violin and piano sonata No. 2 of Maurice Ravel, is one of the undeniable pinnacles of 20th-century composition. The slow movement, with its bluesy feeling, connects Ravel to America and to Gershwin, and the finale, marked “perpetuum mobile,” connects the performers and the audience to eternity. —CD

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(Apr. 20-May 20): Ancient Chinese philosopher Sun Tzu wrote, “Opportunities multiply as they are seized.” You’ll be wise to make that your motto during the next five months, Taurus. Life will conspire to bring you more and more benefits and invitations as you take full advantage of the benefits and invitations that life brings. The abundance gathering in your vicinity may even start to seem ridiculously extravagant. Envious people could accuse you of being greedy, when in fact you’re simply harnessing a crucial rule in the game of life. To minimize envy and generate even more benefits and invitations, be generous in sharing your plenitude.

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(May 21-June 20): “‘Because there has been no one to stop me’ has been one of the principles of my life,” wrote Gemini author Joyce Carol Oates. “If I’d observed all the rules, I’d never have got anywhere,” said Gemini actor Marilyn Monroe. “Play the game. Never let the game play you.” So advised Gemini rapper and actor Tupac Shakur. “Who I really am keeps surprising me,” declared Gemini author Nikki Giovanni. I propose that we make the previous four quotes your wisdom teachings during the next four weeks.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22): Your animal symbol is usually the crab. But I propose we temporarily change it to the tardigrade. It’s a tiny, eight-legged creature that’s among the most stalwart on planet Earth—able to live everywhere, from mountaintops to tropical rainforests to the deepest parts of the sea. In extreme temperatures, it thrives, as well as under extreme pressures. Since it emerged as a species half a billion years ago, it has survived all five mass extinctions. I believe you will be as hardy and adaptable and resolute as a tardigrade in the coming months, Cancerian. You will specialize in grit and resilience and determination. P.S.: Tardigrades are regarded as a “pioneer species” because they take up residence in new and changed environments, paving the way for the arrival of other species. They help create novel ecosystems. Metaphorically speaking, you could be like that.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22): I regularly ask myself how I can become more open-minded. Have I stopped being receptive in any way? What new developments and fresh ideas am I ignorant of? Have my strong opinions blinded me to possibilities that don’t fit my opinions? In accordance with astrological omens, Leo, I encourage you to adopt my attitude in the coming weeks. For inspiration, read these thoughts by philosopher Marc-Alain Ouaknin: “If things speak to us, it is because we are open to them, we perceive them, listen to them, and give them meaning. If things keep quiet, if they no longer speak to us, it is because we are closed.”

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Like all the rest of us, Virgo, you have limitations. And it’s important for you to identify them and take them into consideration. But I want to make sure you realize you also have fake limitations; you wrongly believe in the truth of some supposed limitations that are, in fact, mostly illusory or imaginary. Your job right now is to dismantle and dissolve those. For inspiration, here’s advice from author Mignon McLaughlin: “Learning too soon our limitations, we never learn our powers.”

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “Develop enough courage so that you can stand up for yourself and then stand up for somebody else,” counseled poet and activist Maya Angelou. Author Toni Morrison said, “The function of freedom is to free someone else.” Author and activist Nikki Giovanni wrote, “Everybody that loves freedom loves Harriet Tubman because she was determined not only to be free, but to make free as many people as she could.” I hope the wisdom of these women will be among your guiding thoughts in the coming weeks. As your own power and freedom grow, you can supercharge them—render them even more potent—by using them to help others.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Man, sometimes it takes you a long time to sound like yourself,” testified Miles Davis, one of the most unique and talented jazz trumpeters and composers who ever lived. Popular and successful author Anne Lamott expressed a similar sentiment: “I’m here to be me, which is taking a great deal longer than I had hoped.” If those two geniuses found it a challenge to fully develop their special potentials, what chance do the rest of us have? I have good news in that regard, Scorpio. I believe 2022 will be a very favorable time to home in on your deepest, truest self—to ascertain and express more of your soul’s code. And you’re entering a phase when your instinct for making that happen will be at a peak.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In the course of human history, three million ships have sunk to the bottom of the Earth’s seas. At one extreme have been huge vessels, like the Titanic and naval cruisers, while at the other extreme are small fishing boats. Many of these have carried money, gems, jewelry, gold, and other precious items. Some people have made it their job to search for those treasures. I believe there could and should be a metaphorical resemblance between you and them in the coming weeks, Sagittarius. Now is a favorable time for you to hunt for valuable resources, ideas, memories, and yes, even treasures that may be tucked away in the depths, in hidden locations, and in dark places.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “It is astonishing what force, purity, and wisdom it requires for a human being to keep clear of falsehoods,” wrote author Margaret Fuller. That’s the bad news. The good news is that your capacity for exposing and resisting falsehoods is now at a peak. Furthermore, you have a robust ability to ward off delusions, pretense, nonsense, inauthenticity, and foolishness. Don’t be shy about using your superpowers, Capricorn. Everyone you know will benefit as you zero in and focus on what’s true and genuine. And you will benefit the most.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “All things are inventions of holiness,” wrote poet Mary Oliver. “Some more rascally than others.” I agree. And I’ll add that in the coming weeks, holiness is likely to be especially rascally as it crafts its inventions in your vicinity. Here are the shades of my meaning for the word “rascally”: unruly, experimental, mischievous, amusing, mercurial, buoyant, whimsical, and kaleidoscopic. But don’t forget that all of this will unfold under the guidance and influence of holiness. I suspect you’ll encounter some of the most amusing and entertaining outbreaks of divine intervention ever.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-Mar. 20): The year 1905 is referred to as Albert Einstein’s “Year of Miracles.” The Piscean physicist, who was 26 years old, produced three scientific papers that transformed the nature of physics and the way we understand the universe. Among his revolutionary ideas were the theory of special relativity, the concept that light was composed of particles, and the iconic equation E = mc2. With that information as a backdrop, I will make a bold prediction: that in 2022 you will experience your own personal version of a Year of Miracles. The process is already underway. Now it’s time to accelerate it.

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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Manages all academic personnel transactions in the College of Engineering, provides analysis, monitors and reviews college‑wide ladder faculty appointments, merits, promotions, sabbatical and other leaves and releases for compliance with the campus, university and federal policies and procedures. Reviews and closely analyzes annual faculty FTE requests for CoE departments and programs, identifying areas of projected growth, attrition, interdisciplinary commonalities and shared opportunities between departments and programs. Works with Dean to determine priorities and develop strategies for the long‑term planning relating to faculty recruitment, and writes College FTE plan and works closely with Dean on Council on Planning & Budget Report. Responsible for all aspects of staff personnel, including recruitment, development of job descriptions, ensuring performance evaluations are completed, and labor relations issues are resolved. Analyzes all temporary academic personnel actions submitted by departments to the Dean’s Office assuring compliance with campus and bargaining unit policies and procedures. Serves as a committee member/resource for inter and intra‑college faculty recruitment, and is CoE’s liaison with Academic Personnel, Affirmative Action Office, Human Resources, and Office of International Students and Scholars. Monitors and tracks the CoE’s academic provisions and verifies all data pertaining to the College. Responsible for tracking CoE commitments on faculty start‑up packages, sabbatical leave accrual, and salary history of academic personnel. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check. $61,200 ‑ $93,200/yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender

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ACADEMIC ADVISOR

LETTERS AND SCIENCES ACADEMIC ADVISING The Academic Advisor has expert knowledge in current university and college degree requirements, and in college policy, procedures, and precedents related to undergraduate matters. Contributes to design, implementation, and evaluation of revisions in university or college policy or procedure. Analyzes and acts independently on petitions for exceptions to college and university policy. Uses knowledge to advise students in developing educational plans that will help identify and achieve life and career goals. Supervises students in academic difficulty and develops appropriate action plans. Acts as Dean’s representative to assigned academic departments and, in that role, advises departments on changes and additions to courses and academic requirements for majors. Provides support and training to departmental undergraduate advisers. Advises College of Letters and Science Faculty Executive Committee on departmental revisions to majors and courses. Responsible for various programs and implementation of academic policy as assigned. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent training or experience. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check. $51,400 ‑ $56,000/yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 2/14/22. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu Job #30446

ACADEMIC PERSONNEL & FINANCIAL SERVICES MANAGER

HUMANITIES ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT CENTER Responsible for providing the full range of administrative management functions and services for the Departments of History, Religious Studies, Classics, and East Asian Languages & Cultural Studies, as well as a number of research centers and labs, and one publication department. Oversees all academic personnel transactions for ladder and temporary faculty recruitments, appointments, reviews, and leaves, using in‑depth knowledge of academic personnel policies to guide faculty and support staff. Financial responsibilities include overseeing all accounts within HASC, ensuring monthly review and reconciliation of ledgers, providing timely reporting, coordinating corrective actions, and

ensuring compliance with University, Federal, and State accounting policies and procedures on all transactions. Establishes best practices for procurement, payroll, and accounts payable functions. Funds managed to include a variety of state operating funds, gifts, endowments, fellowships, and grants. Supervises six support staff, and serves as back‑up to each of them as needed. Develops and implements operating policies and procedures as they relate to the overall departmental goals and objectives, and serves as departmental liaison to other campus academic and administrative units. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent training or experience. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check. $61,200 ‑ $75,000/yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb. edu Job # 29667

ASSISTANT CATERING CHEF

CAMPUS DINING Ensures that high standards of food quality, service, sanitation and safety are met according to Dining Services, University and Federal guidelines. Trains full‑time and student cooks in new culinary techniques, food and sanitation guidelines. Maintains efficient food preparation methods. Serves as a backup in the absence of the Department Head. Reqs: High School Diploma or equivalency and three years progressively more responsible culinary experience in a high‑volume culinary environment with one year in a supervisory capacity; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Knowledge of and experience with advanced culinary techniques, including but not inclusive of sauteing, grilling, frying, steaming, preparing sauces and stocks. This includes experience working with commercial kitchen equipment and preparing large quantities. Communication skills sufficient to direct the work of others and interact successfully with a large staff. Notes: Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and work standing for up to 8 hours per shift. Satisfactory criminal history background check. $18.78‑$21.15/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb. edu Job # 22548

AUTO ATTENDANT

TRANSPORTATION & PARKING SERVICES Performs a variety of duties associated with preparing vehicles for rental. Monitors vehicle returns throughout the day and returns vehicles to ready status promptly. Performs post‑rental check‑in according to vehicle check‑in form and inspects for mechanical defects and vehicle damage. Cleans vehicle interior and exterior in preparation for subsequent rental in a timely manner. Performs basic vehicle maintenance. Reqs: Demonstrated experience in a high‑volume car washing and/or vehicle preparation environment. Effective English verbal/ reading/writing communication skills. High school diploma or equivalent combination of education. Notes: Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull‑Notice Program. Satisfactory conviction history background check. $18.35 ‑ $21.10/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 29880

CATERING SUPERVISOR

CAMPUS DINING Responsible for event preparation and supervision. Acts as onsite manager at events throughout the year. Acts as onsite manager at events throughout the year. Core job responsibilities are Event Set‑Up, Student Staff Management and Event Management. Responsible for adhering to budgeted labor costs while also ensuring the highest degree of excellence in service and meeting the client’s needs. Reqs: Working knowledge in foodservice and sanitation regulations. Working verbal and written communication skills in the English language, including active listening, dynamic flexibility, critical thinking, and ability to multi‑task and ensure productive time management. Working knowledge to make appropriate decisions, reasoning skills, ability to develop original ideas to solve problems, and conduct basic operations analysis and quality control analysis. Working skills to provide effective interpersonal and work supervision guidance to other personnel and work effectively with partners on joint projects. Intermediate computer application skills to include food service applications such as point of sale and inventory control software. Basic mathematical and cash control skills to accurately complete drawer counts and prepare deposits. Notes: Maintain a valid CA driver’s license. Satisfactory criminal history background check. $42,900 ‑ $48,900/yr. Tuesday‑Saturday, 10:00am‑6:30pm, may vary The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants

will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 2/11/22. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 30416

CLINICAL NURSE LIMITED

STUDENT HEALTH Acts as a clinical nurse, triaging students in order to make appropriate appointments and referrals, providing advice for minor illnesses and injuries and patient education. Provides direct patient care per established nursing protocols. Works in an immunization/ travel clinic. Provides contraceptive counseling. Acts as a resource to physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, LVNs and medical assistants.Reqs: Must be licensed by the State Board of Registered Nursing. Must be CPR/BLS certified and kept current. Notes: Credentials verification for clinical practitioners. Mandated reporting requirements of Child & Dependent Adult Abuse. Must be licensed by the State Board of Registered Nursing. Must be CPR/BLS certified and kept current. Satisfactory completion of criminal history background check. Must provide evidence of annual influenza vaccination, or wear a surgical mask while working in patient care areas during the influenza season. Any HIPAA or FERPA violation is subject to disciplinary action. This is a limited position not to exceed 1000 hours in a 12 mo period. Salary is commensurate with experience. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive

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CLINICAL NURSE

STUDENT HEALTH Acts as a clinical nurse; obtaining history and appropriate medical information in person, online or over the phone in order to assess the student, determining if, when and where a student should be seen. Provides pertinent patient education and/or makes an appropriate appointment utilizing the computerized appointment system. Provides patient education on topics including, but not limited to, safe sex, contraception, and sexually transmitted infections. Refers and consults as appropriate using Student Health, campus and community resources. Reqs: Must be licensed by the State Board of Registered Nursing. Must be CPR/BLS certified and kept current. Must have a minimum 2 years of relevant experience. Notes: Fingerprint background check required. Credentials verification for clinical practitioners. Mandated reporting requirements of child abuse and adult dependent abuse. Student Health requires that clinical staff must successfully complete and pass the background check and credentialing process before the start date. Licensing and credentialing must be current and complete at all times during employment in order to practice and function in this clinical role. Any HIPAA or FERPA violation is subject to disciplinary action. This is an 11‑month partial‑year career position

with 4 weeks of furlough taken during quarter breaks and summer months. Salary is commensurate with experience. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 2/9/22. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #30174

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COUNSELOR/ COORDINATOR

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM Utilizes advanced skills gained at the Master’s degree level in counseling fields (student affairs and/or higher education); exhibits culturally inclusive active listening skills (e.g., appropriately establishing interpersonal contact, paraphrasing, perception checking, summarizing, questioning, encouraging, avoiding interrupting, clarifying) and provides counseling services for personal, social and academic issues, including but not limited to cultural identity, educational, relationship, family, sexuality and sexual identity issues. Designs, implements and evaluates cultural and academic services for the Asian Cultural Resource Center. Assists in campus efforts to recruit and retain underrepresented students. Plays a key role in the Division of Student Affairs Initiative to build bridges for EOP students and the Asian Resource Center. Reqs: Master’s Degree in counseling or related area or years of equivalent experience/training. Experience in providing in‑depth, wide‑ranging and complex academic advising and holistic services to undergraduates. Experience with social media management on multiple platforms, updating department websites, and Emma application. Notes: Mandated reporting requirements of Child & Dependent Adult Abuse. Satisfactory conviction history background check. May work occasional evenings and weekends. May be called upon to reside in the residence hall during the summer program. On‑call during summer programs and campus emergencies. $55,000‑ $63,975/ Yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 03/07/22. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 29926

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(hereafter referred to as “the Office”) and provides essential administrative and financial support that is critical to the successful operation of a complex fund‑raising program. Assists the Directors with all aspects of analysis, planning and implementation strategies for the College of Engineering and the Division of Science, to support the research mission by securing support from private donors. This responsibility requires strong analytical skills as well as the ability to act professionally, independently, and exercise discretion and sound judgment. Reqs: High School Diploma or equivalent combination of education and experience. Ability to effectively solve problems and demonstrate sound reasoning and judgment. Excellent computer skills including proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet and e‑mail and demonstrated ability to quickly learn various software programs. Excellent grammar, composition and proofreading skills. Strong organizational skills and unfailing attention to detail and accuracy. Excellent customer service skills are required, as is the ability to maintain confidentiality and act with discretion. Notes: Satisfactory conviction history background check. May be called upon to work occasional evenings and weekends at various campus‑wide events. $24.61 ‑ $25.77/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 2/8/22. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 30096

DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT, GEVIRTZ SCHOOL

DEVELOPMENT Assists with all aspects of planning, analysis, implementation, and ongoing administration of the Development activities required to support a successful and complex Development Team (D‑Team) in Gevirtz Graduate School of Education (GGSE). Manages online calendars, screens incoming calls, and makes travel/entertainment arrangements for D‑Team; completes and tracks administrative paperwork related to gift processing and budget expenses in compliance with policies and procedures; supports with the generation of gift documentation, donor correspondence, and donor stewardship communications; maintains electronic and hard‑copy files related to D‑Team activities; compiles data and reports from various sources including Advance database, requiring high degree of initiative, confidentiality, discretion, and strong analytical/ technical capacity; assists with planning and execution of donor events; supports D‑Team social media activity and administrative tasks related to online community development; works collaboratively with various administrative support staff members from GGSE and Central Development. Reqs: Strong organizational skills and unfailing attention to detail and accuracy. Exceptional verbal and interpersonal skills that foster positive relationships with diverse populations. Excellent computer skills including proficiency in Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Internet and e‑mail and demonstrated ability to quickly learn various software programs. Notes: Satisfactory conviction history background check. May be called upon to work occasional evenings and weekends at various campus‑wide events. $24.61 ‑ $25.77/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive

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DEVELOPMENT Serves as the primary initial contact for three Directors of Development (“hereafter referred to as “the Directors”) in the Humanities and Fine Arts (HFA) team to provide essential administrative and financial support that is critical to the successful operation of a complex fundraising program to secure support that is critical to the successful operation. Manages online calendars, screen incoming calls, make travel and entertainment arrangements, and complete all necessary paperwork in compliance with policies and procedures. Compiling and analyzing data and information from various sources including Advance databases and assisting all aspects of planning, analysis and implementation strategies to secure financial support to the team; requires high degree of independence, initiative, professionalism, confidentiality, sound judgment and discretion, and strong analytical and technical skills.. Handles confidential, high profile, and time‑sensitive matters involving senior UC Santa Barbara administrators, faculty, staff, collaborating institutions and the donor community. Reqs: Ability to work independently as well as work as part of a team. Excellent computer skills including proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet and e‑mail and demonstrated ability to quickly learn various software programs. Ability to work under tight and shifting deadlines. Excellent grammar, composition and proofreading skills. Notes: Satisfactory conviction history background check. Position is funded by federal contract/ sub‑contract and requires E‑Verify check. May be called upon to work occasional evenings and weekends at various campus‑wide events. $24.61 ‑ $25.77/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 02/08/22. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #30117

media, Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Communications, Journalism or Related Field or equivalent combination of education/experience. 7 ‑ 9 years of Progressive Experience as an Editor. Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal communications, active listening and political acumen skills. Expert management skills to select, train, evaluate, lead, direct, guide and motivate subordinate staff to produce high‑quality work; skill to take corrective action as required. Notes: Satisfactory conviction history background check. Ability and willingness to work some weekends and evenings in order to meet deadlines. Salary commensurate with experience. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 2/9/22. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #30160

FRONT HOUSE PERSONNEL SUPERVISOR

CAMPUS DINING Responsible for aiding the Personnel Manager in all aspects of hiring, training, scheduling, and supervision of all student employees. Responsible for overseeing a catering program during the summer season. Ability to work effectively in a fast‑paced, high‑volume operation with a large team of managers, full‑time and student staff. Minimum two years of supervisory experience. Ability to work with a diverse staff. Ability to effectively and clearly communicate directions to employees and customers. Excellent customer service skills. Ability to work independently and exercise initiative while also acting as a team member. Ability to communicate, analyze and troubleshoot situations as they occur. Experience with Excel and Word. Notes: Maintain a valid CA driver’s license. Satisfactory conviction history background check. $42,900‑$48,900/yr. Friday‑Tuesday 1:30pm‑ 10:00pm (may vary). The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 2/7/22. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 30068

GROUNDSKEEPER EDITORIAL DIRECTOR

OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS & COMMUNICATIONS Develops and implements strategies for increasing public understanding and awareness of the campus. As a campus storyteller, the director needs to be an expert content editor dedicated to overseeing a team of content writers/producers who are responsible for developing narratives for campus activities and events, developments and discoveries, issues and individuals. Leads and supervises a team responsible for developing relatable stories for the campus’s myriad audiences: faculty, staff, students, alumni and local, regional, national, and international media. Collaborates with colleagues across campus to create content for print, broadcast, and digital

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FACILITIES MANAGEMENT Performs operational level groundskeeping duties as assigned. Cultivates planted areas; plants, fertilizes, and maintains shrubs, small trees, lawns and other ground covers; may operate irrigation systems manually and by automatic controls. Uses a variety of hand and powered tools and equipment, including lawn mowers, edger, line trimmers, hedge trimmers, blowers, and vacuums. Cleans grounds and walks of litter; empties trash receptacles; maintains and makes minor repairs to tools, irrigation, and drainage systems. Reqs: Minimum three years experience in institutional or commercial landscape maintenance and installation. Demonstrable knowledge of plant care, safe equipment use, landscape irrigation principles, horticultural pest control experience, a strong work ethic,

and the ability to be a team player. Ability to communicate effectively in English. Notes: Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record, and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull‑Notice Program. Satisfactory conviction history background check. $18.38‑$21.55/ hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb. edu.Job # 26139

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OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY This position works within Enterprise Technology Services as a member of the campus Security Operations Center (SOC) team. Primary responsibility involves monitoring, detecting, protecting and maintaining the security of data, systems, and networks. Plans, configures, designs, develops, implements and maintains tools, systems and procedures to ensure the integrity, reliability and security of data, systems, and network. Reqs: B.A. or B.S. in a technical field or equivalent combination of education and experience. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check $94,000 ‑ $104,600/yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 2/3/22. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 29902

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RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS Responsible for work assignment and quality, safety, employee training, building security, oversight of special projects and maintenance tasks, emergency response and customer service. Orders and distributes supplies. Also responsible for employee time cards and equipment maintenance for the building. In compliance with HDAE goals and objectives, affirms and implements the department Educational Equity Plan comprising short and long term objectives that reflect a systematic approach to preparing both students and staff for success in a multicultural society. Works in an environment that is ethnically diverse and culturally pluralistic. Works in a team environment. Reqs: Minimum 3 years of custodial or maintenance work experience in an institution and/or commercial setting. Example: College Residence Hall, hotel, resort, or school. Computer experience, including Microsoft Office programs. Ability to motivate staff and maintain positive morale. Ability to communicate and work effectively with staff and others such as employees from other departments, students, parents, project managers, conference organizers, etc. Organizational experience. Notes: Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull‑Notice Program. Satisfactory conviction history background check. $21.33 ‑ $29.89/ hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard

to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #29645

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC Responsible for the creative and progressive marketing, social media presence, communications, public relations, and major initiatives for the Department of Music. Is also responsible for adhering to an annual publicity budget, the design and maintenance of the department’s website, and negotiating contracts and royalties for licensed materials used for publicity purposes. The department produces approximately 200 events each academic year, including large and small audience lectures, concerts, recitals, and masterclasses. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area or equivalent experience or training. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check. $24.62 ‑ $28.00/ hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 2/4/22. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 29888

MEDIA RELATIONS MANAGER

PUBLIC AFFAIRS & COMMUNICATIONS Develops and implements strategies for increasing public understanding and awareness of the campus. The Manager is responsible for providing news and information for the general public and key audiences through a clear understanding of news, skilled work with the media, programs for public outreach, and/ or strategic communication of the institution’s messages. Serves as Public Information Officer for the University, representing the organization as a spokesperson, serving as a communications adviser, and providing key communications assistance during a crisis/ emergency. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations or related field and/or equivalent combination of education/experience. 4 ‑ 6 years or progressive experience working with media. Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal communications, active listening and political acumen skills. Notes Ability and willingness to work some weekends and evenings in order to meet deadlines. $25 ‑ 28.74/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 2/9/22. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #30173

MEDICAL ASSISTANT‑LIMITED

STUDENT HEALTH Provides medical and administrative support to the physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, clinical nurses, and licensed vocational nurses assisting with exams and procedures, taking vitals, checking in/out patients, filling out the necessary paperwork, taking phone messages and following directives from the clinicians, as well as scheduling appointments. Reqs: High School diploma or equivalent. Certification with one of the following agencies required; American Association of Medical Assistants (AMA), American Medical Technologists (AMT), California Certifying Board of Medical Assistants (CMAA), Note: Those who have graduated from an EMT program may also be considered, although the MA program is preferable. Applicants without proper certification will not be considered. Current CPR certification/Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required or dually certified in both AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support and AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support at time of hire is required and non‑negotiable. Notes: This is a limited position working no more than 1000 hours. Mon.‑Fri./7:45am‑4:30pm (may include Thursday evenings until 7pm). Student Health requires all clinical staff to successfully pass the background check and complete the credentialing process before the employment date. Any HIPAA or FERPA violation is subject to disciplinary action. $23.27/hour. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #25239

ORIENTATION & STUDENT LIFE COORDINATOR

ORIENTATION PROGRAM The Orientation and Student Life Coordinator is a part of a team of professional and student staff from multiple units (these include the Dean of Students, Student Conduct, Student Engagement & Leadership (SEAL), and Orientation Programs & Parent Services). This position is a member of the Orientation & SEAL Directors workgroup and serves as a department liaison to several campus departments. They have significant programmatic responsibility in Orientation. The Coordinator serves as the first point of contact for operations and customer service within the suite and Front Desk student staff supervision. This position oversees the logistics and use of the Student Life Resource Center (located on the first floor of the Student Resource Building). Additionally, this position is a part of the Orientation Programs unit and is a part of the Directors team that plans and implements a summer orientation program serving over 10,000 students and parents annually. They also oversee logistical aspects of the Gaucho FYI program, a mandatory education program for all incoming students. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree Bachelor’s degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training. Ability to multitask, verbal communication, written communication and

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EMPLOYMENT organization skills. Knowledge and understanding of the needs of a diverse student population. Notes: Satisfactory completion of a criminal history background check. Mandated Child Abuse Reporter. Occasional evening or weekend work. $25.71 ‑ $26.82/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 2/11/22. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #30314

POLICE OFFICER TRAINEE

POLICE DEPARTMENT Will attend the Police Academy. This position allows successful applicants to work for UCPD while attending the required POST Certified Law Enforcement Academy. Costs and equipment are provided. After successfully completing the academy, graduates will be sworn in as full‑time police officers. UCPD Police Officers have statewide jurisdiction, are duly sworn under section 830.2 of the California Penal Code, and are trained under state guidelines and mandates. UCPD is a full‑service police organization that is open 24‑hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. UCPD values transparency in policing, integrity, honesty, and fairness in our interactions with the community and each other, by recognizing and maintaining an ethical standard above reproach through open, truthful, and respectful communication and by encouraging external and internal partnerships. Reqs: U. S. Citizenship. Writing skills to prepare a variety of police‑related reports. Communication skills to interact with a variety of personalities. Ability to relate to a diverse population. Applicants who have successfully completed a POST basic academy will be considered

lateral entry candidates. Notes: Mandated reporting requirements of Child Abuse. Mandated reporting requirements of Dependent Adult Abuse. UCSB Campus Security Authority under Clery Act. Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull‑Notice Program. Satisfactory conviction history background check. $36.94 per hour. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 02/04/22. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 29813

PSYCHIATRIST

STUDENT HEALTH Provides professional care for outpatients requiring psychiatric consultation, including diagnosis and treatment. Provides consultation services on a per case basis as required for all members of the professional staff in assisting them with diagnosis and treatment for their patients. Reqs: Must have a valid CA medical license and DEA license at all times during employment. Board eligible or certified in Psychiatry with special training and skills in adolescent psychiatry. Notes: Mandated reporting requirements of Child Abuse & Dependent Adult Abuse. Must successfully complete and pass a background check and credentialing process before the date of hire. Any HIPAA or FERPA violation is subject to disciplinary action. This is an 11‑month position with 4 weeks of furlough. Must have a flexible schedule. May be required to answer phone calls and respond to campus emergencies outside of regular operating hours. Salary commensurate with experience. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 29743

PURCHASING AND INVENTORY SPECIALIST

COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES Responsible for the purchasing, receiving and inventory of stock assignments to work orders, as well as tracking vendor time against work order contacts for the Network & Communications Services. Reqs: 4‑6 years purchasing and inventory experience required in a technical environment using automated systems for procurement and management. Excellent written and verbal communication and collaboration skills. Familiarity with Excel, various software programs and proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office tools and database applications. Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team in a customer service environment. High school diploma required. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check. $24.61 ‑ $ 29.57/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review

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STUDENT HEALTH Using a computerized scheduling system and a virtual phone line system, schedules medical appointments by telephone and in person. Organizes paper medical records documents into appropriate categories and scans them into the patient’s electronic medical record. Must comprehend and comply with all state/federal privacy and confidentiality laws which include appropriate “need to know” access of patient medical records. Must strictly adhere to written guidelines regarding chart access. Reqs: High School Diploma or equivalent. Work experience in a customer service environment. Excellent written and oral communication skills, effective interpersonal skills and the ability to exercise independent judgment. Must be organized, accurate and dependable. Demonstrated attention to detail with frequent interruptions. Notes: Satisfactory criminal history background check. Any HIPAA or FERPA violation is subject to disciplinary action. $21.28 ‑ $22.25/ hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 2/8/22. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 30087

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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY Under close supervision, performs a variety of duties related to the Radiation Safety Program. Manages the radioactive waste program, including the pickup and processing of radioactive waste, and completion and maintenance of related records. Manages the radiation‑producing machine audit and inspection program. Manages the personnel radiation dosimetry program. Assists in other areas of radiation safety, including radioisotope laboratory inspection and monitoring, radioactive material inventory and tracking, fume hood quality assurance checks, and meter calibration. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training. 1‑3 years of experience. OSHA HAZWOPR 40 hour certification. DOT training for packaging or shipping of radioactive material. UCSB Fundamentals of Laboratory Safety Training. UCSB Radiation Safety Training. Notes: Satisfactory completion of a criminal history background check. Must maintain valid CA DL, a clean DMV record and enrollment in DMV Pull‑Notice Program. Must be physically able to wear a self‑contained breathing apparatus. Move heavy objects (i.e., 55‑gallon drums filled with liquid). Must be willing to work and respond to emergencies. $26.63 ‑ $31.13/ hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 02/14/22. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu. Job # 30421

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RESIDENTIAL & COMMUNITY LIVING The Resident Director is a full‑time, 12‑month contract, live‑in position with on‑call responsibilities. Under the general supervision of an Assistant Director, the RD utilizes a curricular approach and equity mindset as cornerstones of their daily work – each is a framework by which daily work is achieved. Primary responsibilities include the implementation of a curricular approach in the development and education of a residential community ranging from 600‑1,800 residents. The direct supervision, training, and evaluation of 1‑2 full‑time professional staff and up to 30 paraprofessional student staff. Management of student conduct and students of concern caseload consisting of students living within their community. After‑hours crisis response and scheduled on‑call responsibilities for a neighborhood of 3,000‑4,000 residents and a campus community of 10,000‑11,000 residents. Developing effective working relationships with the 60+ colleagues that make up our R&CL staff. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s degree or equivalent working experience in Residential Life, Housing, or Student Affairs. Track record of infusing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion principles into daily work. Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues throughout a large, multifunctional department. Commitment to creating communities where residents feel a deep sense of belonging. Notes:

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Mandated reporting requirements of Child Abuse, UCSB Campus Security Authority under Clery Act, Satisfactory conviction history background check. $53,400 to $54,900/yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 2/9/22. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 30177

SENIOR ACADEMIC PERSONNEL & CURRICULUM ANALYST

SUMMER SESSION OFFICE Oversees all academic personnel processes and appointments generated by the Office of Summer Sessions for the summer term. Coordinates a complex series of procedures to establish the summer curricula. Provides consultation to control points and departments in response to issues or problems related to courses and/or academic appointments. Monitors course enrollments. Works with Business and Finance Manager to reconcile instructional costs; conducts an analysis of enrollment trends and prepares various reports for control points. Provides curricular, academic personnel, policy, and operational expertise in the development and/ or implementation of new programs/ initiatives that meet a variety of academic objectives established by the campus or Summer Sessions. Serves as secondary DSA for the department. Reqs: Thorough knowledge of University rules and regulations, processes, protocols, and procedures for academic personnel and enrollment management. Thorough knowledge of financial analysis and reporting techniques, and policies and procedures for academic employees. Notes: Satisfactory conviction history background check. Extended vacations are not permitted from April through July. $61,200 – $77,200/yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 2/8/22. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 30130

SENIOR WRITER/ PUBLICIST

ARTS & LECTURES Performs a full range of responsibilities as both a publicist and writer for UCSB Arts & Lectures. A&L is the premier arts presenter organization between Los Angeles and San Francisco, presenting more than 100 public events annually with world‑renowned artists and speakers, in addition to hundreds of education, outreach, and donor events annually. As the organization’s singular publicist, provides news and information to the general public and key audiences through researching, writing, editing and proofreading all materials developed to promote Arts & Lectures’ profile and brand as well as numerous public and private events. Requires a clear understanding of news, skilled work with the media, programs for public outreach, and strategic communication of messaging and mission. Functions with a high

degree of autonomy to formulate promotional strategies and establish and administer publicity processes on behalf of Arts & Lectures. As the organization’s singular writer, is responsible for writing copy for all A&L events, researching and editing program information provided by artists, and composing captions for social media. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Communications, English or related field or equivalent experience and training. Notes: Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull‑Notice Program. Satisfactory conviction history background check. Ability and willingness to work frequent evenings/nights and weekends. Salary commensurate with experience. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 1/15/22. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #30328

SR. PARKING REPRESENTATIVE

TRANSPORTATION & PARKING SERVICES Enforces University parking regulations by issuing citations and courtesy warnings to vehicles illegally parked. Identifies vehicles to be “booted” and processes them according to California Vehicle Code. Keeps current off‑campus events and their locations. Directs traffic and escort vehicles including semi‑trucks and buses. Informs supervisor of problems as they arise. Provides parking instructions and gives directions. Perform other duties as required. Reqs: Demonstrated exceptional customer service by providing and delivering professional, helpful, high‑quality service and assistance. Ability to work as part of a team, maintain a positive attitude, and work together to achieve a common goal of providing world‑class customer service. Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to collaborate with students, staff, faculty, and the general public. Ability to grasp new concepts. Ability to maintain professionalism and composure under high customer demand and challenging customer interactions. Excellent written and verbal communication. Notes: Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record, and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull‑Notice Program. Satisfactory conviction history background check. Ability to work nights and weekends. $22.17/ hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 27933

STAFF RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH INST General duties include handling lab issues such as (not limited to) daily lab organization, tracking lab supplies, placing orders, fixing broken lab equipment, organizing food and room reservations for lab events; assisting with research in Denise Montell’s lab including making fruit fly crosses, dissecting various fruit fly tissues with a high level

of precision, staining and confocal imaging of tissues, analyzing data, and performing various laboratory experiments such as (not limited to) PCR, Western blots, etc.; knowledge of BSL2 safety practices regarding lentivirus and mammalian tissue culture; overseeing laboratory assistants that make fly food for fly labs on campus and maintain fly stocks for Denise and Craig Montell; overseeing undergraduate assistants to ensure proper maintenance of fly incubators, fly stocks, and mite infestation control; working with the financial departments on campus to help manage grant funding and providing quarterly financial reports. Reqs: Some college‑level biology coursework. 1‑3 years college‑level lab experience. 1‑3 years professional work experience. Comfortable working in a lab environment. Proficient in MS Word, MS Excel. Comfortable lifting heavy loads (up to 50 lbs). Note: Satisfactory criminal history background check. $26.30/ hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 2/14/22. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 30422

WORKSTRONG & WELLNESS COORDINATOR

RECREATION Responsible for the design, implementation, coordination and the general supervision of: the UCSB WorkStrong program, a UC‑wide initiative that provides individualized health and wellness programs to those who have been injured on the job to promote recovery and prevent future workplace injuries, and the Recreation Plans, organizes and manages the daily operations for the WorkStrong program that serves faculty and staff, and for the Rec Services programs which serve students, faculty, staff and community members. Sets program policies and procedures. Facilitates the scheduling of space for practitioner sessions and program offerings, hires and manages practitioners and lifestyle coaches, works with the marketing team to ensure programs are effectively marketed to the UCSB community and handles all participant inquiries and comments. Nurtures relationships and collaborations with the UC Office of the President, other UC campus’ WorkStrong Coordinators and UCSB’s campus partner network (Workers’ Compensation, Sansum Occupational Medicine Physician and Administration, UCSB’s Academic Staff Assistance Program, and UCSB Ergonomics) to enhance program workflow, documentation and ultimately to better serve the WorkStrong client. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent combination of education and experience. Demonstrated knowledge of and experience in all areas of wellness or related field. Notes: UCSB Campus Security Authority under Clery Act. Satisfactory conviction history background check. Must have and maintain current CPR and First Aid certification. $52,200 ‑ 63,975/ Yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #27046

LEGAL NOTICESTO PLACE EMAIL NOTICE TO LEGALS@ INDEPENDENT.COM ADMINISTER OF ESTATE NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: DONALD E. HOLLINGSHEAD CASE NO. 22PR00025 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of DONALD E. HOLLINGSHEAD. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by MARCIE LYNN HOLLAND in the Superior Court of California, County of SANTA BARBARA. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that MARCIE LYNN HOLLAND be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s WILL and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The WILL and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 03/03/22 at 9:00AM in Dept. 5 located at 1100 ANACAPA STREET, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93121 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner MICHAEL H. STARLER, ESQ. ‑ SBN 67666 GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP 1840 CENTURY PARK EAST SUITE 1900 LOS ANGELES CA 90067 1/27, 2/3, 2/10/22 CNS‑3549421# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

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by a Corporation Filed by: Carlos Godinez, Operations Officer with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 30, 2021. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E28. FBN Number: 2021‑0003482. Published: Jan 13, 20, 27. Feb 3 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: EQUIP TO SCALE at 545 N Patterson Ave Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Aaron R Marshall (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: Aaron Marshall with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 23, 2021. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E35. FBN Number: 2021‑0003438. Published: Jan 13, 20, 27. Feb 3 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LONGORIA WINERY, LONGORIA WINES at 415 E Chestnut Ave. Lompoc, CA 93436; Ashton Brooke Christian 5106 Wilson Lane Bethesda, MD 20814; Lindsey Martin Christian (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple Filed by: Ashton Brooke Christian with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 10, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E953. FBN Number: 2022‑0000055. Published: Jan 13, 20, 27. Feb 3 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: JK LOVELACE PHOTOGRAPHY at 7 W. Figueroa St. #306 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Jeffrey K Lovelace 285 Gould Lane Summerland, CA 93108 This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: Jeffrey K. Lovelace with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 10, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E953. FBN Number: 2022‑0000065. Published: Jan 13, 20, 27. Feb 3 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HOT WIRE ELECTRIC at 232 West Yanonali Street Unit B Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Kevin Hines (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: Kevin Hines, Owner with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 5, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E35. FBN Number: 2022‑0000017. Published: Jan 13, 20, 27. Feb 3 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: COLEMAN PROPERTY at 312 Coleman Avenue Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Alexander Rose 315 Meigs Rd Ste A‑260 Santa Barbara, CA 93109 This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: Alexander Rose with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 11, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E48. FBN Number: 2022‑0000082. Published: Jan 20, 27. Feb 3, 10 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: SANTA YNEZ AEROSPORTS at 606 Alamo Pintado Road, Suite 3‑106 Solvang, CA 93463; Lavi Aero Inc. Solvang, CA 93463 (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: Tony H Moradian, President with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 10, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E35. FBN Number: 2022‑0000059.

Published: Jan 20, 27. Feb 3, 10 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DOVETAIL ARCHITECTS at 925 Calle Puerto Vallarta Ste B Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Chris Cottrell, Architect Inc. 243 Sabnta Catalina St. Santa Barbara, CA 93109 This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: Chris Cottrell, President with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 11, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E35. FBN Number: 2022‑0000080. Published: Jan 20, 27. Feb 3, 10 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: CALLED TO BE FREE CLOTHING & CO. at 1623 Lavender Court Carpenteria, CA 93013; Dominique D. Loftus (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: Dominique Loftus, Founder with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 7, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E953. FBN Number: 2022‑0000048. Published: Jan 20, 27. Feb 3, 10 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: TRILUC at 600 Linden Ave. Carpinteria, CA 93013; Lucian M Cravens (same address) Tristian R Cravens (same address) This business is conducted by a General Partnership Filed by: Lucian Cravens, MR with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 12, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E35. FBN Number: 2022‑0000089. Published: Jan 20, 27. Feb 3, 10 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: SANTA BARBARA COLOR & BRIDAL at 3835 State Street C‑154 Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Lucianna Salgado 4320 Mogoc Road Unit G Santa Barbara, CA 93110 This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: Lucianna Salgado with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 7, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E48. FBN Number: 2022‑0000041. Published: Jan 20, 27. Feb 3, 10 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: WESTSIDE BUILDING MATERIAL CENTRAL at 100 Crescent Center, Pkwy Suite 800 Tucker, GA 30084; PGS‑Westside II, Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: Katherine E. Scully, Assistant Secretary with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 7, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E40. FBN Number: 2022‑0000040. Published: Jan 20, 27. Feb 3, 10 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HYPNOTIZED STUDIOS Storke Rd. Suite 10 Goleta, CA 93317; Cristian M Sagastume 5782 Alondria Dr. Goleta, CA 93117 This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: Cristian Sagastume, Individual with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 20, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E953. FBN Number: 2022‑0000167. Published: Jan 27. Feb 3, 10, 17 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ANACAPA ISLAND TRADING CO 4292 Encore

Dr. Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Extra Thicc Boii LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by:Joseph S Rao, CEO with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 20, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E28. FBN Number: 2022‑0000165. Published: Jan 27. Feb 3, 10, 17 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: POSTAL ANNEX BUELLTON at 85 W Hwy 246 Buellton, CA 93427; Captmatshipping (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by:Mathew Curto, President, with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 20, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E35. FBN Number: 2022‑0000156. Published: Jan 27. Feb 3, 10, 17 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DIGITAL805RETOUCHING at 83 Aldebaran Ave Lompoc, CA 93436; Warren H. Mantooth (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: Warren Mantooth, Owner with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 10, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E17. FBN Number: 2022‑0000052. Published: Jan 27. Feb 3, 10, 17 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: FORZA STUDIOS 764 Maple Ave Carpinte‑ ria, CA 93013; Jon K Anzalone (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: Jon Kevin Anzalone with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 21, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E953. FBN Number: 2022‑0000193. Published: Jan 27. Feb 3, 10, 17 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: LESSON PLANET at 924 Anacapa Street, Suite 4I Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Learning Explorer, Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by an Corporation Signed: James M. Hurley, Secretary Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 20, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E20. FBN Number: 2022‑0000162. Published: Jan 27. Feb 3, 10, 17 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: BIRNAM WOOD HELPING HANDS FUND 1111 Chapala St Ste 200, 200 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Santa Barbara Foundation (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: Jackie Carrera, President & CEO with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 24, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E47. FBN Number: 2022‑0000203. Published: Feb 3, 10, 17, 24 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: FINTECH STRATEGY GROUP 710 Las Canoas Place Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Global Payment Insights LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: Scott Reynolds, Principal with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 20, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland,

County Clerk (SEAL) by E953. FBN Number: 2022‑0000166. Published: Feb 3, 10, 17, 24 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MONTECITO FINE DIAMONDS, SANTA BARBARA DIAMONDS, JACKS DIAMONDS 311 E Carrillo St #B Santa Barbara, CA 93101; John Palmer 529 Laguna St. Santa Barbara, CA 93103 This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: John Palmer, Pres with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 25, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E953. FBN Number: 2022‑0000215. Published: Feb 3, 10, 17, 24 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: J. EZEKIEL ELECTRICAL 829 West Pine Ave Lompoc, CA 93436; Josue A Alcala Zandate (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: Josue Alcala Zandate with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 24, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E953. FBN Number: 2022‑0000198. Published: Feb 3, 10, 17, 24 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: PURSUIT OF PLAY 1481 Crestline Dr. Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Kimberly S Herriman (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: Kimberly Herriman, Founder/Owner with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 21, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E953. FBN Number: 2022‑0000181. Published: Feb 3, 10, 17, 24 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: KOOL RUNNINZ‑JAMAICAN FOOD 215 Bath Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Christopher JR Sloley 215 Bath Street Suite B2 Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: Christopher Sloley, Owner with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 24, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E24. FBN Number: 2022‑0000205. Published: Feb 3, 10, 17, 24 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: QUILT NERDZ 917 Nan Ct Santa Maria, CA 93454; Jennifer L Edwards (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: Jennifer L Edwards, Owner, Sole Proprietor with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 24, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E953. FBN Number: 2022‑0000200. Published: Feb 3, 10, 17, 24 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: SOL Y LUNA PRODUCE 1013 W Nectarine Lompoc, CA 93436; Nancy Gonzalez 1128 Castillo Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Urbano Iniguez 1013 W Nectarine Lompoc, CA 93436; Andy Iniguez PO Box 80367, Goleta, CA 93118 This business is conducted by a Joint Venture Filed by: Nancy Gonzalez, General Partner with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 24, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E953. FBN Number: 2022‑0000199. Published: Feb 3, 10, 17, 24 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: SANTA

BARBARA VETERINARY GROUP 3034 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93105; David P Dawson (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: David P Dawson, Dvm Owner with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 25, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E953. FBN Number: 2022‑0000214. Published: Feb 3, 10, 17, 24 2022.

NAME CHANGE AMENDED IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF CINDY MISSION KAISER & STEVEN MARK HANNAH TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 21CV04847 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior court proposing a change of name(s) FROM and TO the following name(s): FROM: NICOLE SOPHIE HANNAH TO: ELLA SOPHIE HANNAH THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must aooear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed , the court may grant the petition withouta hearing. Notice of Hearing Feb 28, 2022 10:00 am, Dept 5, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Anacapa Division A copy of this order to Show Cause shall be published in the Santa Barbara Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated Jan 4, 2022. by Colleen K. Sterne. of the Superior Court. Published. Jan 13, 20, 27. Feb 3 2022. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF ALEXANDRA SCRIBNER CARTER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 22CV00224 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior court proposing a change of name(s) FROM and TO the following name(s): FROM: ALEXANDRA SCRIBNER CARTER TO: ALEXANDRA CARTER WARMOTH THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must aooear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed , the court may grant the petition withouta hearing. Notice of Hearing March 29, 2022 10:00 am, Dept 3, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Anacapa Division A copy of this order to Show Cause shall be published in the Santa Barbara Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated Jan 28, 2022. by Thomas P. Anderle. of the Superior Court. Published. Feb 3, 10,17, 24 2022. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF ERIC LOUIS MALANCA aka ERIC LOUIS HUNT aka ERIC LOUIS GEKAS TO SHOW

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CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 21CV04962 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior court proposing a change of name(s) FROM and TO the following name(s): FROM: ERIC LOUIS MALANCA aka ERIC LOUIS HUNT TO: ERIC LOUIS MALANCA FROM: ERIC LOUIS MALANCA aka ERIC LOUIS GEKAS TO: ERIC LOUIS MALANCA THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must aooear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed , the court may grant the petition withouta hearing. Notice of Hearing March 01, 2022 10:00 am, Dept 3, ANACAPA DIVISION SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101. A copy of this order to Show Cause shall be published in the Santa Barbara Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated Jan 26, 2022. by Thomas P. Anderle. of the Superior Court. Published. Feb 3, 10, 17, 24 2022. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF ROSEMARY RIVAS TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 21CV04721 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior court proposing a change of name(s) FROM and TO the following name(s): FROM: ROSEMARY RIVAS TO: RITA ROSEMARY RIVAS THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must aooear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed , the court may grant the petition withouta hearing. Notice of Hearing Feb 8, 2022 10:00 am, Dept 3, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Anacapa Division A copy of this order to Show Cause shall be published in the Santa Barbara Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated Dec 21, 2021. by Thomas P. Anderle. of the Superior Court. Published. Feb 3, 10,17, 24 2022.

PUBLIC NOTICES WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD; SPECIAL NOTICE OF LAWSUIT (Pursuant to Labor Code section 3716 and Code of Civil Procedure section 412.20 and 412.30) WCAB No. ADJ12866864 To: DEFENDANT, ILLEGALLY UNINSURED EMPLOYER: APPLICANT, CARLOS FLORES DEFENDANT, ALEJANDRA PEREZ AN INDIVIDUAL DBA AB CLEANING SERVICES NOTICES 1) A lawsuit, the Application for Adjudication of Claim, has been filed with the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board against you as the named defendant by the above‑named applicant (s).

You may seek the advice of an attorney in any matter connected with this lawsuit and such attorney should be consulted promptly so that your response may be filed and entered in a timely fashion. If you do not know an attorney, you may call an attorney reference service or a legal aid office. (See telephone directory.) 2) An Answer to the Application must be filed and served within six days of the service of the Application pursuant to Appeals Board rules; therefore, your written response must be filed with the Appeals Board promptly; a letter or phone call will not protect your interests. 3) You will be served with a Notice‑ (s) of Hearing and must appear at all hearings or conferences. After such hearing, even absent your appearance, a decision may be made and an award of compensation benefits may issue against you. The award could result in the garnishment of your wages, taking of your money or property or other relief. If the Appeals Board makes an award against you, your house or other dwelling or other property may be taken to satisfy that award in a non‑judicial state, with no exemptions from execution. A lien may also be imposed upon your property without further hearing and before the issuance of an award. 4) You must notify the Appeals Board of the proper address for the service of official notices and papers and notify the Appeals Board of any changes in that address. TAKE ACTION NOW TO PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS! Issued by: WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD Name and address of Appeals Board: WCAB 130 E. Ortega Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Name and address of Applicant’s Attorney: Ghitterman, Ghitterman & Feld, 418 E. Canon Perdido St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101; FORM COMPLETED BY: Telephone No.: (805) 965‑4540. NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served: as an individual defendant Published: Jan 13, 20, 27. Feb 3 2022. EXTRA SPACE STORAGE will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 6640 Discovery Drive, Goleta, CA 93117. February 24, 2022 at 3:30 PM William Sage Personal Maria Robles Personal, Studio Apt. Gary Beynon Office equipment, Business Supplies, Inventory Victor Guzman Studio apt worth of belongings Jahseh Ahlem Business equipment The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures. com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

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