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by Ryan P. Cruz tate treet never sleeps,” said Sarah Clark, Santa Barbara’s Acting Downtown Plaza and Parking Manager, at the latest meeting of the State Street Advisory Committee on March 21. Clark came to the meeting to provide a peek into a “day in the life” of Santa Barbara’s beating heart, the 13 blocks from Victoria Street to Cabrillo Boulevard, which begins in the wee hours with the street sweepers, followed by the landscapers and delivery workers, and then the bollards are put back into place, the parklets are cleaned, and the street is closed to traffic and opened for business. Throughout the day, Clark said, countless

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they began considering an ordinance that would have allowed cars in some areas and required parklets to change dramatically. A tremendous outcry from restaurateurs, downtown organizations, and the general public forced councilmembers to reconsider. Instead, the city decided to establish a 20-foot-wide fire lane along the street and gave the businesses until March 8 to downsize their patios to accommodate the lane. City Hall has yet to come to a consensus on whether the parklets should be made permanent, but some — including downtown district councilmember Meagan Harmon — have expressed interest in keeping them for the long haul.

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maintenance workers, parking employees, and red-shirted ambassadors keep State Street clean, safe, and inviting to the thousands of daily visitors. During the pandemic, State Street underwent a transformation. With the cars gone and the restaurant parklets quickly built, the street lost its abandoned look as crowds of pedestrians and bicyclists returned to enjoy the promenade. But now the temporary nature of the parklets has forced the city to start making a permanent plan toward the future. In January, the City Council gave a good scare to downtown business owners when

The two biggest blank spots in State Street’s future are the former Macy’s and Nordstrom locations. Both buildings are supposed to have businesses ready to go in, but neither has shown any signs of life. In December, a Bay Area–based company announced plans to open the Aloha Fun Center—a roller rink and laser-tag arcade that sounded like birthday party heaven — but since then, the location looks empty except for a luau-themed “coming soon” window display. The Independent reached out by phone and email to the company but has yet to receive an update on a projected opening date.

The city is in the process of approving a contract with a consultant to help execute the State Street Master Plan, and the advisory committee sent ripples throughout the downtown pond when they announced a recommendation for a budget up to $800,000, reportedly double what some in City Hall had expected to spend. The deadline for candidate proposals is March 24, which will give the city a better idea of what the contract will actually cost. Tess Harris, Santa Barbara’s State Street Master Planner, said, “While I recognize that cost is certainly at the top of everyone’s minds, it’s not the only factor that we’ll be looking at when we’re looking at the proposals.” She reassured the council that the $800,000 is a maximum figure, and that the committee’s recommendation would require City Council approval. At the usually conservative Historic Landmarks Commission, the 101 Undercrossing project, headed by Santa Barbara architect Jeff Shelton, was approved earlier this month and could give the face of Santa Barbara a bold new look. The renderings for the 1,000foot underpass walkway from Yanonali to Gutierrez streets show ironwork railings with diecut flower shapes, and brightly colored tiled columns; the whole project has the flavor of Shelton’s trademark take on Spanish Colonial Revival style, as shown in his other works across the city such as the Ablitt Tower, El Jardin, and the Pistachio House. The redesign was approved 5-2, with chair Anthony Grumbine and commissioner Robert Ooley voting against the project, saying that although they liked its “whimsical” style, it did not meet the El Pueblo Viejo guidelines designed to retain the city’s Spanish Colonial aesthetic. Both the consultant contract and the underpass project are expected to come before the City Council in the near future.

A small vegetation fire broke out near Santa Barbara’s Castillo Street off-ramp at Highway 101 and the railroad tracks 3/17. The call came in to city firefighters around 10:50 a.m. Firefighters created a line around the 30-by-50-foot fire to contain it and quickly put it out. The cause is currently under investigation. Jim McCoy, a Battalion Chief with the Santa Barbara Fire Department, said most of the smoke seen downtown came from a eucalyptus catching fire.

COMMUNITY Justin Juniel, 40, was hit by an automobile while crossing upper State Street on 3/14 and died on 3/16 from the injuries he’d sustained, according to S.B. Police. Juniel had been crossing State Street at Broadmoor Plaza at about 8:30 p.m. when he was struck by a car headed east. He was found to have serious injuries and taken to Cottage Hospital, where he died. The cause remains under investigation, though DUI does not seem to have been a factor, the police report. Earlier in the month, Juniel had been chased by officers after homeowners on Calle Noguera reported a prowler. One officer suffered a broken hand while apprehending Juniel, who was jailed on $100,000 bail on 3/3.

COURTS & CRIME A late-night altercation turned deadly on Milpas Street on 3/20, when a stabbing left one victim dead and police searching for the suspect, who fled shortly after the crime, according to S.B. Police spokesperson Sgt. Ethan Ragsdale. Around 2 a.m., police received a report of an assault with a deadly weapon near a parking lot next door to a nightclub on the 500 block of Milpas, and at the scene, officers found a victim who had been stabbed. Witnesses reported a significant amount of blood, and the victim was transported to Cottage Hospital, where he was later reported dead. The name of the victim is being withheld until next of kin is notified. Anyone with information about this homicide is encouraged to contact the SBPD at (805) 897-2355. Jonathan Jair Montoya, 21, was arrested for gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated after he allegedly crashed his Nissan sedan into the back of an asphalt dump truck on 3/15, killing his passenger. Montoya’s bail was set at $100,000. The name of the passenger is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. The driver of the truck did not suffer any injuries. The crash is still under investigation by the CHP, and anyone with information can call (805) 967-1234.

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onvicted killer Pierre Haobsh—who was found guilty in November of the triple homicide of Santa Barbara herbalist Henry Han; Han’s wife, Jennie Yu; and their 5-year-old daughter, Emily Han—was granted a request to represent himself after applying to drop his legal counsel in February. Haobsh was transported from Santa Barbara’s Main Jail to appear in Judge Brian Hill’s Department 2 courtroom Tuesday, shackled and in a county-issue orange jumpsuit, four months after being found guilty of the three murders. He was originally scheduled to be sentenced on January 24, but several continuances and the Faretta motion to represent himself have pushed the date back each time. The latest delay allowed for a doctor to find whether Haobsh was fit to represent himself. With the doctor’s opinion, Judge Hill granted the request, though he heavily advised against it. “I don’t find anything that could state he is not capable of representing himself,” Hill said. He walked Haobsh through the downsides of self-representation, and said since he was already found guilty, he had “limited legal avenues” for a change in verdict or lighter sentence. He stopped several times to make sure Haobsh understood the risks of continuing without public defender Christine Voss at his side.

“There’s a lot of downsides, more than you probably realize,” Hill said. “To proceed against two experienced prosecutors is ill-advised.” When Haobsh requested the court provide him with access to a laptop and two private investigators, the judge reiterated that he would not be granted any extra time or provisions. “You’re not going to get any special treatment from the court,” Hill said. The only courtesy Hill provided Haobsh was one final continuance for sentencing. Haobsh was scheduled to appear on March 28, but with the new developments, Hill granted him an extra four weeks to file any motions he needed to. “We’re not gonna continue it again—I’ll make that clear,” Hill said. Haobsh spoke only a few times, seeming to have plans to reintroduce new evidence. Like his fanciful testimony at trial, he said that there was “discovery evidence” of text messages that would show involvement with “government agents” and clear his name. Hill said Haobsh would have to provide an account of what the evidence would show, but sentencing would likely proceed as planned. Haobsh faces three life sentences at his next court date on April 15. —Ryan P. Cruz

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he good news is that the number of homeless people counted in the South Coast on February 23 was down from two years ago. The bad news is that the number of homeless persons counted this year was 1,962. That’s up by 65 from 1,897 the year before that. The number of people counted while staying in shelters (595) dropped by 79 from the year before, while the number of people living in cars or on the streets (1,367) A homeless encampment in Isla Vista jumped by 144. What all this means — and if it means anything — will curious wrinkle was the significant drop in likely be debated endlessly between now and Goleta numbers — from 166 to 91 — and the next counting a year from now. the sharp increase in Isla Vista’s, from 69 That there were fewer people staying in to 112. In the past year, Isla Vista saw the shelters should come as little surprise given development of a temporary tiny-home the COVID-induced social-distancing village — 20 homes — and the creation of requirements that applied when the count the new Hedges House of Hope hometook place. Some say the drop in South less shelter; these replaced the sprawling Coast cases reflects the massive infusion of encampment seen throughout many Isla resources for outreach, case management, Vista parks. Likewise, Isla Vista witnessed and low-income housing vouchers that a significant emergence of car camping poured into the county as part of various among housing-challenged UCSB students. state and federal programs. Others suggest Countywide, 34 percent of the homeless it might be better explained by how cold it persons counted were living in cars. —Nick Welsh was the day of the count. Perhaps the most

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“As a trusted local leader, Mr. Joyce allowed for us to take the first steps in the healing process for both the parents and children involved,” Maldonado said. “As we move forward, partnerships such as the one with Mr. Joyce will be critical as we tackle anti-Blackness in our community.” The conversations will be held in three 90-minute sessions, and the first planning and goal-setting session has already taken place. In the contract approved by the district, the type of dialogue used by CWABG is called “Contact Theory,” which is a psychological approach meant to reduce prejudice between groups through day-to-day interactions and targeted conversations. Joyce began consulting in 2017, shortly after he launched Coffee with a Black Guy in 2016. Both CWABG and the consulting services focus on the topics of race, inclusion, and diversity, and they aim to create intercultural understanding through conversations. —Jun Starkey

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After initially selecting a final draft for a new city election redistricting map, Carpinteria City Council took back its decision and brought forward another option on 3/14 that would straighten out a few boundary lines that one councilmember said “looked like gerrymandering.” The council ultimately proposed to keep both the original option and a new alternative, which maintained the core guidelines of the map but removed the zigzag boundaries that community members could see

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ames Joyce III, founder of Coffee with a Black Guy (CWABG), has been contracted by the Santa Barbara Unified School District (SBUSD) to work and converse with families impacted by recent incidents of racially motivated violence, including last month’s attack of a young boy at Santa Barbara Junior High during which other students allegedly called him the “n-word” and kneeled on his head and neck while saying, “George Floyd.” Joyce said he connected with the school district about this position after being asked by a family member involved in one of the incidents to attend a meeting with SBUSD Superintendent Hilda Maldonado and Assistant Superintendent Frann Wageneck. Following the meeting, Wageneck asked Joyce if he knew anyone who could facilitate restorative conversations between the families, and Joyce offered the consulting services of CWABG. “Our job as adults is to guide kids and help keep them corrected when they do something wrong,” Joyce said.

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he plan to redraw districts for future Santa Barbara City Council elections — updated to reflect the latest census data—has flown largely under the radar, despite the fact that an independent commission has been holding public meetings since November 2021. Its mission was to create a map that would keep the core identities of each district while maintaining strong Latino voting populations in the Westside and Eastside districts. City Councilmember Kristen Sneddon—who represents the Upper East, Riviera, and Foothill areas of District 4—said the commission has been “very responsive” to community input but that “there hasn’t been much community input at all.” Of the original 12 proposed maps, all were either drawn by the city’s demographer under the direction of the commission, or submitted by political scientist Lanny Ebenstein from the Committee for District Elections. By comparison, Carpinteria, which is also moving toward district elections, received hundreds of community-drawn maps. There are no major outliers in the four final maps, Sneddon said, or changes that would force existing councilmembers to run in another district. The major differences lie in the changes for Districts 1 and 3, the Eastside and Westside areas with a majority Latino voting population.

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Perhaps the most radical of the new maps, Sneddon said, is the District Elections Committee’s “EU” map, which would extend Oscar Gutierrez’s District 3 across the freeway to include Castillo Street, and across lower State Street all the way to Garden. It would also extend Sneddon’s District 4 to include East Beach to the wharf. The commission will meet one more time, at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 30, when a final map is expected to be chosen. This hearing will be one of the last opportunities for the public to have input on the process. For more detailed information on the four options, visit tinyurl.com/ —Ryan P. Cruz redistricting-sb.

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ottage Health System lambasted Kaiser Permanente in a lawsuit filed this month alleging that it short-changed Cottage to the tune of “tens of millions” of dollars. Attorneys representing Cottage accused Kaiser of acting in ways both “illegal and unfair,” and in a manner that “may only be classified as immoral, unethical, oppressive, and unscrupulous.” Specifically, Cottage charged Kaiser had routinely underpaid for services rendered mostly in Cottage’s emergency rooms to patients covered by Kaiser Permanente. In 2018, Cottage alleged, Kaiser paid only 62 percent of the face value of the bills accrued by patients covered by Kaiser. In 2019, Kaiser paid only 58 percent. In 2020, it was 70 percent. And in 2021, it was again 70 percent. All the while, Cottage maintained, Kaiser was reporting net revenues ranging from $3.5 billion to $6.5 billion. Cottage’s attorneys included one specific example involving a client seeking emergency treatment on November 7, 2021, for a wrist fracture. Kaiser opted to pay only 10 percent of the list price, claiming that the fee “exceeded the maximum allowable under contracted fee arrangement.” Cottage stated no such contractual agreement existed and that the 10 percent did not begin to cover Cottage’s costs.

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Cottage complained that efforts to reach Kaiser by phone proved especially exasperating. “Kaiser typically left Cottage Health waiting, sometimes for over an hour.” Kaiser Permanente released a statement responding to the lawsuit in only the vaguest of terms. The chain, the statement read, was committed to “paying fair and reasonable rates for emergency services provided to our members by non–Kaiser Permanente hospitals.” The statement said Kaiser looked forward to a court review of Cottage’s claim for “high charges” and expressed confidence that Kaiser would prevail “following an impartial review of the facts.” —Nick Welsh

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Ray Stokes: Making Rain in Time of Drought

State Water Deliveries Just 5 Percent for Santa Barbara County by Nick Welsh ay Stokes has never been one for hairon-fire histrionics. After serving 26 years as the resident Wizard of Oz running the Central Coast Water Authority — which conveys roughly 25,000 acre-feet of water a year from the rivers of Northern California to the spigots of Santa Barbara County — Stokes knows a thing or two about droughts. The one California now finds itself caught in might be the worst. “It’s very drastic,” stated the usually understated Stokes. Stokes was referring to last week’s decision by the State Water Resources Control Board to limit deliveries to no more than 5 percent of entitled allotments. That means the Central Coast Water Agency (CCWA) will be allowed to take only 2,275 acre-feet this year. If the eight-member water agencies that make up CCWA were to get 100 percent of their entitled allotments, they’d get 45,000 acre-feet. Most years, however, they get about half that. This latest cut will affect even the water agencies and big farming operations north of the Delta from which Stokes has purchased “supplemental” water during past droughts. Those supplemental water supplies — which were shipped south through the vast spiderweb of pipes and pumps that have made the State Water system invaluable even when it had little water to spare — saved Santa Barbara’s bacon during the last drought. Now it appears the last drought and the current drought are part of what meteorologists describe as one big “mega-drought.” Every other week, Stokes flies to Sacramento looking for deals. He relies on a network of personal relationships he’s developed and cultivated over a lifetime working in the water trenches. This week, CCWA voted to spend $30,000 to hire a special consultant to help Stokes seek out new sources. The City of Santa Barbara, he said, is looking for 2,000 additional acrefeet; Montecito, another 1,000. “I would

say this is worse than the drought of 2013,” Stokes said. “It’s a much more precarious situation.” Statewide, the drought is changing the face of California agriculture. The Washington Post reported that 400,000 acres of California ag-land are now lying fallow because of the drought, resulting in an estimated loss of $1.1 billion and 9,000 jobs. Little wonder Governor Gavin Newsom authorized the expenditure of $22.8 million on drought emergency measures, mostly to preach the gospel of conservation. In Santa Barbara, however, city residents are already using about 25 percent less water today than they were in 2013. In southern Santa Barbara County, the direness of the situation has yet to sink in. The City of Santa Barbara has a desalination plant, with which it now also supplies the Montecito Water District. And Lake Cachuma is nearly half full and holding 90,000 acre-feet. But that sounds rosier than it actually is. Of that, 11,000 acre-feet will be lost to evaporation, and 8,200 acrefeet needs to be set aside to create habitat for the federally endangered steelhead trout. Thousands more acre-feet must be released to replenish the aquifers of downstream users. The remaining water is so grimy and muddy that it can’t be treated to a drinkable state. In the long term, Stokes believes CCWA will need to manage its State Water deliveries as if though they’re a “wet-year project.” Translated, that means that the state water project will deliver the most — as its critics long contended — in wet years when it was needed least. Agencies like CCWA will needs to find places — underground aquifers — where they can park state water deliveries in wet years and then pump them when times get dry. That sounds simple, but figuring out how to make it work will be anything but. In the meantime, Stokes said he’s still looking for new water supplies. “I’m not giving up hope,” he said. n

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by Nicholas Liu rom the outside, the First Ukrainian Evangelical Baptist Church of Santa Barbara, just past the In-N-Out Burger on Calle Real, resembles a well-maintained visitor center at a national park. Inside, the building is also practically furnished, posters of Biblical passages hanging from its bare white walls. Its pastor, Mikhail Smiyun, speaks with a languid voice; he looks peaceful and relaxed. Perhaps he has to look this way in order to reassure his congregation. Four weeks ago, on the morning of February 24, service was interrupted by news that Russian forces had invaded Ukraine. Almost all the congregants had family and friends there, and the reaction was one of spontaneous distress. Pastor Mikhail Smiyun “Many were praying, others crying; some were doing both at the same Both Kharkiv and Mariupol are being time,” Smiyun recalled. The following services were also heavy with emotion. “Over fiercely contested by Russian and Ukrainian the next two weeks, we held continuous forces. “Kharkiv used to be pro-Russian,” services and prayed for peace. Many com- Smiyun noted. “But now that Russia has munity members—Christian, Jewish, and invaded, that feeling has gone away.” For each service, Smiyun takes care not others—came to join us.” Although the majority of Ukraine’s pop- only to offer consolation to his listeners but ulation consists of Orthodox Christians, also to enjoin them to think and act in a most of the Ukrainians in Santa Barbara are healthy, upright manner. “During these Baptists. “The first Ukrainians who moved times, it is very difficult for people to find here shortly after World War II were Bap- joy or feel any hope. But in 1 Thessalonians tist,” Smiyun explained. “Naturally, other 5:18, Paul the Apostle reminds us that in Ukrainian Baptists followed them here in everything, we should keep faith and give search of a community.” The Ukrainian thanks to the Lord.” community in Santa Barbara now numbers Other Biblical passages he has invoked around 200 people, with 70 of them regular include Psalm 90, in which Moses prays congregants at Smiyun’s church. The First for God to hold “the work of our hands Ukrainian Evangelical Baptist Church has for us” (i.e., protect us and let all go well), been providing services to Ukrainians here and 1 Thessalonians 5:15, in which Paul the since 1955. Apostle says to refrain from “[paying] back Smiyun originally lived in the western wrong for wrong, but always [striving] to do Ukrainian city of Rivne, before moving to what is good for each other and for everySanta Barbara in 1995. “I feared the politi- one else.” Smiyun emphasizes it is imporcal situation at the time,” he said. “I did not tant for people not to open themselves up want to be there if the Soviet Union ever to hate and other negative, hostile emotions. came back.” In Santa Barbara, Smiyun According to Smiyun, many congregants worked at AJAX Refrigeration & Air Con- came to services feeling embittered, as their ditioning for 11 years before becoming an loved ones in Ukraine lived in bunkers, HVAC superintendent at UCSB. fearing for their lives and subsisting on Many of his relatives still live in Ukraine rations. “I always remind them that anger and are suffering from the war. One of and hate does not help,” he said. them is his brother-in-law, whose wife and Smiyun, paraphrasing Jesus, says that three children lived in the eastern Ukrai- people should instead focus their energies nian city of Kharkiv, not far from the pro- on living righteously and helping others in Russian separatist republics of Donetsk and need. “After the invasion began, we started Luhansk. As Russian troops poured across collecting donations for Ukrainian refuthe border, his brother-in-law and family gees,” Smiyun said. “We’ve been getting at crammed with hundreds of other refu- least six, seven calls every day.” gees on a three-day train ride to the west, As of the time of the interview last Thursleaving most of their belongings behind. day, $25,000 had been collected by the First One of Smiyun’s friends, a pastor from the Ukrainian Evangelical Baptist Church, in Black Sea port of Mariupol, managed to flee addition to clothing, food, and medical supdespite most of its environs falling under plies. Other local churches have also colRussian control. Smiyun does not know laborated in donation efforts, including the how he got out. “He did not want to talk two Russian Orthodox churches on Castillo about it,” he said simply. Street. n

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Calling Out Anti-Blackness School Board Member Wendy Sims-Moten Says Now Is the Time to Get at the Root

by Jun Starkey he Santa Barbara Unified School District has reported 12 incidents of racially motivated harassment or violence, across seven schools. This report came after a mother in the district spoke out during public comment at a Santa Barbara Unified Board of Education meeting about her son’s specific experience, and called on board members to do more for her son and children in the district. Community members rallied behind the mother and other Black children in the district. During the March 15 school board meeting, Assistant Superintendent Frann Wageneck gave a presentation about the district’s plans for responding to racial incidents, which many public commenters criticized. In that same meeting, the district approved a contract to have James Joyce, founder of Coffee with a Black Guy, facilitate restorative conversations with the families impacted. The Independent sat down with Boardmember Wendy Sims-Moten to talk about her perspective on anti-Blackness in Santa Barbara and in the school district, and what communications need to happen to facilitate change.

During the meeting on February 22, what was it like for you to hear a mother and other community members talking about their experiences and their children’s experiences with antiBlackness in the Santa Barbara School District? My main

thought when she came on was, “Are we taking good care of her son? Of her?” That’s the main thing we have to do when somebody has been harmed: make sure we’re taking care of them and their needs. I also thought about the young boys who did this harm, and wondered what was going on there. What happened to make them think that’s okay? But they are kids, and they’re still developing, so we know how impressionable their young minds are when it

Why is it important to acknowledge anti-Blackness during these conversations, rather than having a blanket conversation about racism?

Because it never has been acknowledged. That really hits at the heart of what we have not addressed in this country. It just does. It has to be called out because that’s what it is; there’s no going around it. The fact that people question why we call it that is anti-Black. Wendy Sims-Moten You question before you believe. I’ll never forget a time when I was going in for an interview in this county, and I talked on the phone before going into the interview, and when I got there, someone said “Oh, you don’t look how you sound on the phone.” That is anti-Black. That’s why you have to call it out. So you have a certain perception of how Black folks should talk? So yeah, you have to call it out. You have to be specific because it is specific. Words matter. The more that we are specific about it, the more tangible it becomes. If you want to generalize it, then you’re never going to get to the root of it. It’s just like saying you don’t see color, because then you don’t see me.

What can the district do to address teachers, administrators, or any adults working in the district who have settled into defensiveness and decided they don’t need to learn about anti-racism because they believe they’re not racist? It has to start with your

‘ Maybe you don’t think you’re racist,

maybe you’re indifferent, but until you find out, you don’t really know until you take a look outside of yourself.’ comes to our communities, our actions as adults, and the world at large. I think we can take this opportunity to get at the root of it. I was just very sad, and disappointed that we’re here again. “Enough already” was in my brain. Speaker after speaker was not only sharing what had happened to them, but generationally to their children. For whatever the reasons, we just don’t want to confront this. This has obviously been here a long time, and it’s not going to be solved tomorrow. We’re going to get through this and fix it, but fix doesn’t mean tomorrow; it’s a long process that we’re going to have to go through. I think we can do it, but we cannot do it without being honest.

own self-work. We shouldn’t expect that people are all of a sudden going to change and start doing what they haven’t been doing. It has to come in phases. Maybe you don’t think you’re racist, maybe you’re indifferent, but until you find out, you don’t really know until you take a look outside

of yourself. I think this starts with the culture and having a culture in our school district where these conversations can take place. You know, life moves and changes, and how do we make sure we’re evolving with it? Start by going back and examining what made you want to be a teacher in the first place. Don’t expect someone to start talking about racism when they’ve never done it before and they’re uncomfortable. As a Black woman, I’m not necessarily comfortable talking about this, but I have experience, and sometimes that drives your comfort. It has to be a slow, steady change. Maybe you’re not ready to have these conversations, and

if you’re not ready, don’t force yourself, because you’re not really going to add or contribute to that conversation. I think we need to start with those that feel ready and want to do this. As we have these conversations, don’t have expectations that because we’re focusing on this, that everyone’s going to be on board and suddenly change who they are. I think we all grow, but it has to be at their speed. I think for our teachers, there are a lot of things that are mandated in this world, and it’s unfortunate that we have to mandate kindness and respect and empathy.

What can the school district do more to be transparent, such as providing details about the 12 incidents of racial violence?

The school does not exist without the community, so it’s important that we incorporate community engagement. I think we can also do better explaining our education codes, what we can and cannot say. But that trust isn’t there. We need this relationship; it’s almost like a public private partnership. We need to acknowledge where people are.

Can you talk about your own experience bringing your son up in the Santa Barbara School District, and how the conditions have or have not changed since then? What I

experienced with my son growing up in the district was always reminding him of who he is and being mindful of how the world was going to see him as a young Black man. I was often the one at the parent meetings for my son, because of my husband’s work hours, but he very much grew up in a two-parent household. There were times where I needed to step in with my son, because there was this perception that I was a single mother, so I called it out. I said my son has both parents in his household, and whatever my son may be going through, one does not have to do with the other. During the board meeting when people were talking about their experiences, my heart dropped, because the experiences that I’ve had, that my son and my brothers have had, are not changing. But now is the time to start sustainable change, and not back away from it. Keep calln ing it what it is.

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OUCH: In prior days, it would have been precisely the sort of tip to have arrived mysteriously “over the transom.” But these

days, transoms are extinct. Instead, I got this tip the new-fashioned way: an email message on my office laptop that forwarded a copy of a text message sent from someone else’s “mobile device.” It was a photo of band-aid boxes — I use the lowercase here because it involves a specific brand name being used in the generic sense — lined up in a slightly disheveled row in a Rite Aid located somewhere in the indeterminate interstices between Goleta and Noleta. Two boxes in the photo’s left contained “Ourtone” bandages, which are designed to match the skin tones of Black Americans. To that end, Ourtone produces bandages that come in three distinct shades of brown. To their right were three brands offering what used to be referred to as “flesh-tone” bandages, but only, it turns out, if you happened to be a Caucasian American. There are no gradations of white for White people to choose from. They either get the standard model or the models with Disney cartoons. I did not see any Disney imagery on the band-aids made for Black people. Band-Aid began making adhesive bandages for Black people in 2005 but gave up three years later because of lack of customers. Ten years later, heated arguments

erupted in Sweden and Denmark — of all places — over whether beige “flesh-toned” bandages were, in fact, racist. The answer, of course, was yes. Somehow, Pippi Longstocking’s pet monkey got dragged into the fray. Then, in 2020, in the wake of mounting outrage at the number of unarmed Black people being shot and killed by law enforcement officers , Johnson & Johnson — most famous these days for poisoning new moms and their infants

with talcum powder products that cause cancer — reintroduced a version of their pigmentation-appropriate product. This was Ourtone, which is frequently written as “OURTONE,” as if using all capital letters might atone for decades of discrimination. Johnson & Johnson spokespeople pledged to dedicate some portion of the proceeds to organizations like the National Black Nurses Association. Here’s the kicker. The OURTONE bandages — or at least the ones in the photo — sell for $4.99 a box. The same-size boxes that contain your standard operating pinkish-beige Caucasian — a term that’s fallen out of favor since Russia invaded Ukraine — sell for less. The Rite Aid brand box immediately to the right of the OURTONE products sold for $4.19. The unnamed person who sent this missive over my theoretical transom posed the following question: “Why does Rite Aid charge 25 percent more…?” Then he or she

or maybe they suggested the price differential could be seen as “a tax for being Black or Brown.” To be honest, I have not reported this matter into the ground. I visited the Rite Aid on the Mesa and saw no OURTONE products at all. I ducked into the CVS by Calle Laureles and managed to greatly irritate a store clerk wearing a red jacket with a white heart on the back by asking where the bandaids for Black people were. I can only tell you they weren’t there either. Independent reporter Jean Yamamura called the Rite Aid on Milpas Street and was assured by the hurried man on the other end that the price was the same for both. All I can say is: likely story. It seemed perversely appropriate that I would get such a note just as Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was getting the third degree by the Senate Judiciary Committee. By the time you read this, she most likely will have become the first Black woman confirmed to serve on the nation’s highest bench. She would also be the first public defender and first Floridian. Given who we are today and who we haven’t been in our past, this qualifies as a genuine pinch-me moment. I was busy not reporting the band-aid story so I could catch some of Jackson’s testimony. Naturally, Republican stalwarts Ted Cruz and Lindsey Graham raked her over the coals on hot-button cultural warfare issues such as critical race theory,

soft-on-crime sentencing for child porn, and whether she’d been too vehement in her defense of alleged terrorists still locked up in GITMO back when she was a public defender assigned such cases. So bilious and bountiful was Lindsey Graham — spuming and sputtering — in all his hypocrisy that he should be declared a natural resource. And Senator John Kennedy from Louisiana, a one-man Southern smarm offensive, couldn’t have been more racist if he had unsheathed the n-word, noting repeatedly just how “intelligent and articulate” he thought Jackson was. Frankly, I’d wished Jackson had hit it — and them — out of the park. But this is a Moneyball moment; it’s all about getting on base, not hitting home runs. The New York Times described her testimony as opaque and careful. It was. But when it came to what it means to be a judge, Jackson came alive. It’s not about sentencing by the numbers, she said. It’s all about examining the evidence; looking at the totality of the circumstances, the impact to the victim, and the history of the accused; and balancing the contradictory specifics of all that. It is not a one-size-fits-all judgment. As I expect, Jackson will win the nod. Should that happen, maybe it won’t matter so much what color our band-aids are. Either way, I still need to find out about the price gap. —Nick Welsh

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he CDC states there is no safe amount of secondhand smoke exposure, and the home is the main place children and adults breathe in this smoke. To protect the health of non-smokers, especially low-income residents who live in dense apartment complexes with shared walls, a policy for smoke-free apartments is important. Studies show that secondhand smoke can creep through doorways, cracks in walls, ventilation systems, electrical lines, and plumbing throughout the complex. Neighboring residents can be harmed, even without being in the presence of a smoker. Each year, 28 million multi-unit housing residents are exposed to secondhand smoke. Many cities in California have already enacted smoke-free multi-unit housing laws, including Berkeley, Culver City, Morro Bay, and Pasadena. Future Leaders of America (FLA) advocates for Carpinteria to be next. Smoke repairs can be very expensive. The cleaning of a unit with a heavy smoker can cost up to $3,000 more than smoke-free units. Additionally, 7,600 smoking-related fires occur in residential buildings each year in the U.S. Nadra Ehrman, who manages properties for Towbes Group, told FLA that over the 10 years since Towbes implemented a smoke-free policy, she’s only had three complaints out of approximately 1,000 residents. The benefits clearly outweigh the cost. The message was loud and clear: Secondhand smoke kills, and everyone should have clean air to breathe where they live. —Ector Flores-Garcia, Youth Organizer, FLA, Carpinteria

Bicyclists and Diversity

he opening of the beautiful $24 million Modoc-Las Positas Multi-Use Path presents an excellent opportunity to determine if the number and makeup of bicyclists will change in the future, especially since it hasn’t changed in the last decade. Bottom line: It will require a lot more than new bike paths. The Pacific Coast Bike Route in Santa Barbara will not be completed until the protected bikeway on Cliff Drive is finished. However, Santa Barbara’s strategies to increase ridership and equity have not changed over the last decade. They must be reexamined now. The Bicycle Coalition for Social Equity and Decision Making — Michael Becker, Zhuoqi Cai, Daniel Fishbein, Brianna Grissom, Preeti Kulkarni, Lu Liu, Robert Rainwater, TJ Sipin, Hannah Theuer, Lyndsey Umsted, Daniel Weinstein, Oliver Wallace, and Haoran Yan — have initiated a study

that will be finalized and published in the coming months. (To read a summary, visit independent.com/ bicycle-equity.) In perhaps the most definitive scientific study on increasing transportation by bicycle, Daniel Piatkowski concluded multiple influences (personal, social, cultural, environmental) must be examined in developing an approach. Would anyone like to get started? —Dr. Daniel Fishbein, Preeti Kulkarni, Robert Rainwater, Michael Becker, S.B.

Maybe Not So Wrong

s an author on the Electoral College, I’d like to clear up a common but mistaken assumption in the recent letter about the Electoral College, “Was Hancock Wrong?” The author claimed the Framers of the Constitution created the Electoral College because they did not trust ordinary Americans. What was really expressed was concern that most voters had no direct knowledge of the candidates, which remains true today, especially at the national level. Recognizing that limitation is hardly elitist. The Electoral College addressed geographic balance: Delegates from small states like Delaware worried they could be permanently ignored in a direct —Trent England, author of election.

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obituaries Dan P. Parks

4/29/1927 - 3/13/2011

“Snow Country!” Remembering Realtor Dan P. Parks Born 4-29-27 Burnt Hills, New York Died 3-13-11 Santa Barbara …and after a stint in the U.S. Navy, Dan and his new wife Renée, drove out west in her brand new Chevy sedan in 1954 on route 66 to pursue the American Dream… Love, Gary A. Parks

William A. Brinks

1/9/1939 - 12/19/2021

William Archie Brinks, 82, passed away peacefully in December in Bisbee, Arizona surrounded by family. Bill was born in Santa Barbara, California to Vernal and Betty Brinks. He attended Peabody Elementary School, La Cumbre Junior High, and graduated from Santa Barbara High School in 1956. He studied mechanical engineering at California Polytechnic State College in San Luis Obispo graduating in 1961. Bill was an engineer at Vandenberg Air Force Base where he worked on the Atlas Rocket program and then at Lockheed Martin in Mountain View. Despite being a highly trained and talented engineer, Bill’s roots 18

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in the world of food called him back to Santa Barbara in the early 1960’s. He helped his aging parents at the old “Brinks Grocery” at Figueroa and Chapala Streets. After having daughter Pamela, and with the help of his parents and wife Teresa, Bill opened the popular “Brinks Vintage Shop” in 1967 at the newly constructed La Cumbre Plaza Mall. The business catered to both regular customers of Brinks Grocery, as well as new discriminating foodies and wine lovers. Brinks Vintage Shop became a local institution, a go-to source for great wines, cheeses, and gourmet foods. And especially for their handmade deli sandwiches with his popular “goop” dressing…the secret recipe has gone down as a classic, with people in Santa Barbara to this day still talking about it. Bill Brinks was an early supporter of the emerging Santa Ynez wines, providing the first retail sales locations for a number of now well-known local wines. He recognized quality and wanted to share it, holding tasting parties when such things were rare locally. Early winemakers Bill counted among his many friends include Richard Sanford, Fred Brander, and winegrower Louis Lucas, not to mention the winemakers from north coast counties, such as Chuck Ortman, Carl Doumani, Joe Swan, and Tom Dehlinger. After 20 years in the gourmet food business, Bill opened a number of restaurants including the popular Pinocchio Restaurant at 21 W. Victoria. After getting out of the restaurant business, Bill started a new life in Sierra Vista, Arizona and got back to his engineering roots. Acting as developer and builder, he created Brinks Construction, building apartment complexes and residential subdivisions. Easing into retirement, he took the reins of the wine department at the Tucson’s branch of Arizona’s finest gourmet food and wine chain, AJ’s, finally retiring to a strawbale home, which he built himself, in a small town just outside Bisbee, Arizona. Bill Brinks was not a man to leave things undone. He always came full circle. Bill Brinks was a happy visionary, gourmet, great friend and father. Tribute from Jim Fiolek, longtime friend. Samuel Goldwyn once said, “The harder I work, the luckier I get.” By that metric Bill Brinks was the luckiest man I ever met. He never

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stopped working. Or thinking. Especially about others. William A. Brinks was extremely lucky in that respect. A selfless man, he was able to bond with most everyone he met. Why? Because he listened to them. He listened to me. He questioned me, yes, “Are you sure?” he would toss back. I either must’ve been sure or must’ve found out. Quickly. He made me make myself better. He made everyone around him better…or they made themselves better, just by being around him. I would not be the man I am today, without the years I spent working with Bill Brinks. Not a chance. So, if I find myself in Vegas, staring at the “G” in the MGM Grand, thinking of Mr. Goldwyn, and luck, I’m going to have to say, he just wasn’t as lucky as I. He never knew William Archie Brinks. Tribute from Eric. W. Spivey, longtime friend. Bill Brinks was a man with a big vision and even bigger heart. I had the great fortune of knowing him for well over 40 years. He loved life, loved wine and food, and loved sharing those joys with those around him. Bill introduced me to special wines from around the world and to the pioneers of the California wine industry. He also taught me how to listen to customers and overcome obstacles while always staying positive. His glee while reminiscing wonderful stories of the past, generally accompanied with a big smile and a very distinctive laugh, captured the attention of all those who had the privilege to spend time with Bill. From the great words of Maya Angelou, “people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will NEVER forget how you made them feel.” On that measure, there are SO many people that will never forget my good friend and mentor, Bill Brinks. A Celebration of Life is planned for April 23 in Santa Barbara. If you would like to attend, contact Pamela Brinks at pjbrinks@gmail.com by April 1. In lieu of flowers please donate to your local Hospice organization.

Bob Joehnck

12/22/1924 - 2/16/2022

On Wednesday, February 16, 2022, Bob Joehnck pulled the braking parachute lever, tapped gently on the foot brake, switched off the ignition and glided smoothly across the finish line one last time. Bob had the good fortune to walk the earth for a little over 97 years, almost all of it in Santa Barbara. He was born to Detlef Fredrick Joehnck and Lola Marion Powers on December 22, 1924, in Las Animas, Colorado after which the family moved to Oxnard, California before finally settling in Santa Barbara in 1932. He attended Peabody Elementary, La Cumbre Junior High and graduated from Santa Barbara High School. He and his friends were known as the local hot rodders and everybody knew Bobby Joehnck had one of the fastest cars in town. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1943, and was stationed in England during WWII as an aircraft mechanic. Later in life he enjoyed telling his nephews that upon graduations his sister was sent to business college and he was sent to war. Shortly after his return from service he married Shirley Dixon and in time they welcomed a daughter and son, Cynthia and Fred. He owned and operated a two-pump Texaco gas station on the corner of Mission and De La Vina where McConnell’s Ice Cream stands today. Bob’s love of fast cars continued and he was soon setting up the first drag racing track in California at the Santa Barbara Airport with the assistance of the airport manager, Mr. Swain. Bob and his buddies formed the Santa Barbara Acceleration Association and got an insurance policy from Lloyd’s of London in order to operate legal drag racing at the airport with the blessing of even the California Highway Patrol. Several books that have been written about early drag racing history point out, “It was the birth of quarter-mile drag racing and Bob Joehnck was the Founding Father. In 1959, Bob opened Bob Joehnck Automotive on the corner of De La Vina and Figueroa.

Out of that shop Bob supplied high performance racing engines for boats and automobiles of all types, including circle track, sprint cars, and all manner of road racing cars. Speedsters of all types racing at the land speed events at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah created the canvas of his life’s work. Bob attended the Annual Speed Week at Bonneville for over 50 years. His cars still hold records to this day. He got a D-class roadster with open wheels to go 270 MPH using aspirated (carburetor, not blower) gas. In 1965, Bob convinced Vic Edlebrock to make a high-rise intake manifold. They developed the C-4B manifold which led to a whole new line of performance products. He partnered with Shelly Washburn of Washburn Chevrolet and raced the wheels off of the Chevy Corvette Sting Ray #614 piloted by the eventually famous Bob Bondurant throughout the ’60s and ’70s. The shop still operates today as a Joehnck family business. Bob remarried in 1976, to June Mayberry. They enjoyed life at their Mission Canyon home hosting family gatherings and attending races all over the country. Bob Joehnck was a mentor to thousands of racing enthusiasts over the years. Usually they did all the talking and he did the listening. He had what you would call an internal Hubble Telescope that could detect BS from several light years away. He went to work every day into his early 90s. He championed all the small business owners of Santa Barbara. He couldn’t tell a joke to save his life, but he really enjoyed hearing a good one. He loved going to the movies, going out to dinner and never met a bowl of popcorn he didn’t like. Bob is survived by his wife June, children Cynthia and Fred, grandchildren Douglas, Lance, Traver, and Erika and greatgrandchildren Christian and Sydney, as well as stepchildren Jack, John and Trish and their children Laura, Kevin, Jenny, Eric and Shelle. His rascal nephews Geoffrey, Chris and Rob also survive him. We can hardly believe he’s gone. We just thought he’d live forever.

obituaries Linus Virgil Kovar

6/23/1937 - 1/31/2022

Linus V Kovar, 84, of Goleta, California, passed away on January 31, 2022, at his home with his family at his bedside. Linus was born in Crookston MN on June 23, 1937, to Henry and Adeline Kovar. He was the eldest of 3 children. He grew up in East Grand Forks, MN attending Sacred Heart Schools and the University of North Dakota from which he received a Bachelors’s Degree in Mathematics. Linus was an avid hitch-hiker, either alone or with a friend during his college years. He traveled extensively throughout the United States during the summer months and school holidays. He had many interesting stories to relate to the family at gatherings and Holiday dinners. His sons and grandchildren begged to hear his stories repeatedly. Linus moved to California in 1960 after accepting a teaching position in the Lompoc Secondary Schools, He taught there for 2 years then moved on to teaching inmates at the Lompoc Federal Correctional Institution. During this time he enrolled in post-graduate classes at the University of California, Santa Barbara to further his studies in Psychology, Philosophy, and Religious History. In 1964 two major events occurred in his life. Firstly he met the love of his life (Elaine) through a mutual friend, and secondly, he went to work for a company that was then known as Defence Research Corporation. This was the beginning of a 42-year career in the Aerospace Defence Program. Linus worked for numerous companies in that time span. Among them were GRC, TRW, MTA, BdSystems, and CSC. His last 8 years of employment were at Boeing based at Vandenberg AFB outside of Lompoc, CA. He had especially fond memories of both CSC and Boeing where he developed lasting friendships with those who could speak and understand the language of space technology. He loved his work and would have worked indefinitely if health had permitted.

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Linus is survived by his wife Elaine of 56 years. 2 sons, LaRae (Judy) and LaRoc (Linda). 4 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren. a brother Mark (Pricilla) who resides in Florida, and a sister Catherine of Goleta, CA. He also leaves many cousins who reside in the Minnesota and surrounding area. He was preceded in death by a baby great-granddaughter in 2007. He will be greatly missed by family and friends. He was loving and kind. A person who always saw the best in everyone. He was a peacemaker. The family would like to express their heartfelt gratitude to Assisted Hospice Care for the care and concern provided during his lengthy illness. A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Raphael’s Catholic Church in Goleta, CA. on April 8, 2022, at 10 am. A Reception will be held immediately after the Service at the adjacent Parish Hall. Private Inurnment Services will be held at the Goleta Cemetery.

Montgomery, Robert A. 10/12/1940 - 3/13/2022

After a two-year battle with pulmonary fibrosis, Robert “Bob” A. Montgomery passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by family in Goleta on March 13, 2022. Robert was born October 12, 1940 in Monroe City, Missouri. He attended University of Missouri earning his BS in Electrical Engineering and furthered his education at University of Santa Barbara, earning his MS in Electrical Engineering. He put his brilliance to work starting in 1963 on NASA’s Apollo Program. Here, he designed the guidance system used on all of NASA’s Apollo Command Modules. This work earned him the coveted NASA Astronaut award called, The Silver Snoopy. NASA astronauts Alan Bean and Dick Gordon presented this award to Bob in 1970 for his outstanding performance, and for contributing to flight safety and mission success. He worked his way up through management where he became the Program Manager for Air Force’s C-17 Program and was also inducted into the U.S. Space Workers Hall of Honor. It was very clear his career in engi-

neering would be a huge success when companies were offering him jobs at 17 years of age, before even starting his college education. Bob married Mildred “Millie” Bertuzzi in 2006 and shared a wonderful life together, dancing the twist and travelling around the world, creating everlasting memories, and “once-in-a-lifetime” adventures, including visiting all 21 missions in California, pilgrimages, and several exciting cruises. They were sure to celebrate their traditions such as staying up late to bring in the New Year, enjoying the theatre, and taking advantage of their season passes to the Santa Barbara Forester’s Baseball games. Bob will be remembered for the joy he elated every time family would come over to their home in Goleta to partake in the many BBQs and other tasty dishes that the entire family created together. Bob was the past Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus, Council #5300 at St. Raphael’s Catholic church where he dedicated a tremendous part of his life supporting others in need. He assisted at the Church Picnics, BBQs, Bingo nights, Friday Fish Fries and organized a multitude of other events. His favorite past times were playing softball, golfing, going fishing, annual super bowl parties, spending time at the beach with the children and grandchildren and having his happy hour at the Beachside with his friends and family. Bob is survived by his loving wife, Millie and children Michael Montgomery, Mary (Darren) Entrican, Thomas (Cheryl) Montgomery, and Beth (Roosevelt) Charles and their mother, Nora (Earnie) Earnhardt and step-children Reno (Kristy) Bertuzzi, Perry Bertuzzi, Teresa Bertuzzi, Vincent Bertuzzi, Bruno Bertuzzi and Gina (Brian) Grites and a combination of 11 grandchildren. Other survivors include his brother Ed Montgomery and his daughters Sondra (Scott) Faubion, Teresa (Brian) Young and Tammy (Steve) Zeiler, all living in Missouri. Bob was preceded in death by his father Arnold E. Montgomery, mother Mary Evelyn Montgomery, and sister Marylou Montgomery. Recitation of the Rosary will be at Welch-Ryce-Haider Chapel, 450 Ward Dr., Goleta, CA on Friday, March 18, 2022 at 3:00pm. A Mass of the Christian Burial will be held at St. Raphael’s Catholic Church on Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 10:00am, followed by burial services at Calvary Ceme-

tery in Santa Barbara. Reception will follow at St. Raphael’s Hall. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Bob’s name to the Knights of Columbus, Council #5300, St. Raphael’s Catholic Church, or to your favorite charity.

Art Gonzales

1/4/1933 - 3/23/2020

In Memoriam ART GONZALES The days are long but filled with loving memories. We miss you so much. With love, Shirl, Steve & Dave

Stephen Bissitt Shugart 12/6/1941 - 2/9/2022

Stephen Bissitt Shugart was born in Sacramento, CA on December 6, 1941 and died in Buellton, CA on February 9th, 2022 after a long illness. He is survived by his wife Sally Shepherd, sister Margaret Kraght of Novato, sister Nancy Pieters and brother-in-law David Pieters of Santa Fe, NM, daughter Michelle Apodaca and son-in-law Austin Apodaca of Santa Barbara, daughter Deborah Billingsley and son-in-law Brad Billingsley of San Diego, son Stephen Daniel Shugart and daughter-in-law Samara Shugart of Mammoth Lakes, step-daughter Jennifer Rodriguez and son-in-law Hernan Rodriguez of Nipomo, and 6 grandchildren, Lucas, Emma, Skyler, Hernancito, Chloe and Aidan, as well as many nieces and nephews, and his beloved cats Stella and Chucky. He was pre-deceased by his brother Alan Shugart and his parents Donald and Mildred Shugart. Steve spent his childhood in Altadena, CA and then he and his family moved to Santa Barbara, where he attended Santa Barbara High School. His father, Donald Field Shugart, was

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a structural engineer, and his mother was a homemaker and teacher. Steve graduated from Santa Barbara High in 1959 and then went on to receive his BA in Business from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. He served in the Navy and in the reserves for 6 years. He was most well known in Santa Barbara for his 50+ year career in real estate and was awarded Realtor Emeritus status in 2012 by the National Association of Realtors and the California Association of Realtors Honorary Member for Life award in 2015. He was extremely social and prided himself in knowing everyone and bringing people together. He was passionate about finding the perfect home for his clients and almost always stayed in close contact with each of them. He was jovial, very generous and always welcomed meeting new friends. He also prided himself on knowing Santa Barbara by the block and was an incredible historian knowing who owned which house during any point in time. He made many close friends in real estate and many of whom he remained in touch with until he passed. He was a long-time resident of Santa Barbara and Goleta until he moved to Buellton in 2014. He loved the slower pace and the beauty of the valley. You’d often find him at either one of his three favorite spots: Morrells, Mother Hubbard’s or Ellen’s Pancake House. He was passionate about cars from a very young age. He enjoyed a lifetime hobby of restoring countless classic and antique cars and was a member of the Woodie Club for many years. He found great camaraderie with friends from the Woodie Club. He and Sally were active in the club and helped put on the Woodie shows at Santa Barbara City College. They traveled all over, going to car shows and they enjoyed doing that together. Steve was very proud of his children and celebrated each of their successes by unabashedly telling all his friends about each milestone, award or promotion. He would call his children daily even just to say hello and “I love you.” If you’d like to honor Steve, please consider a donation to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital to support the doctors and nurses who cared for him with the utmost compassion or the Santa Barbara Woodie Club which was close to his heart. A private interment will be held on April 7, 2022 at Goleta Cemetery. Continued on p.20

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obituaries Thomas Patrick Fox 12/22/1947 - 2/27/2022

After a long and courageous battle, Thomas Patrick Fox passed away on Sunday, February 27, 2022, at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Tom is intensely missed by his loving family and friends. Thomas Patrick Fox was born “in a snowstorm” in Bismarck, ND December 22, 1947, to John and Catherine Fox where he graduated from St Mary’s Central High School. He pursued his love of writing, literature and music at St. John’s University, Collegeville, MN during which time he published a collection of poems while cultivating other talents and considerable skills, such as participating in the university band as the first chair trombonist. Tom graduated from UCSB with a degree in English. Tom’s early working life consisted of traveling the tri-state areas of MN, WI and IA as an auditor for Borg-Warner. Later Tom was a contracted civilian postmaster at Thule Air Force Base in Greenland. He ultimately settled in Santa Barbara near his family where he spent the last forty years during which he worked for Santa Barbara Bank and Trust for 25 years. Tom was a voracious reader and the “go to guy” for interesting facts and stimulating conversation on a wide variety of topics including history, geography and literature. He also had a life-long passion for model building and along with a group of fellow modelers (International Plastic Modelers Society from the “Wheels UP” Chapter) held weekly meetings for 30 years and often entered his art at local, regional and national competitions where he won several awards. Tom was also an avid member of the Tri-Counties Mustang Club. Tom is survived by his mother, Catherine Fox, Santa Barbara, CA, sister Joan Bricher (Robert) Santa Barbara, and brother Chuck Fox(Cheryl) Santa Barbara; nephews John (Kate) and 20

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Beau Bricher, nephew, Thom Fox (Fabio), nieces Cassandra Langerud (Jon)and Jenna Anderson (Don). Tom is also survived by his grand nieces and nephews Adora Bricher; Phineas, Rhys and Ezra Bricher; Daisey, Ole, Maggie and Lucie Langerud. Tom was preceded in death by his father John Charles Fox, Bismarck, ND in 1983. The family wishes to thank the Sansum Clinic physicians and the SBCH physicians and staff for their continuous compassionate care. A service will be held on Friday, March 25 at 2:00 pm at the Goleta Cemetery followed by a gathering for family and friends. Donations may be made in Tom’s memory to the Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation.

Virginia then moved to Santa Barbara to be closer to her grandchildren, whom she loved and cherished spending time with. As a new resident of Santa Barbara, she quickly got involved in many social activities including the Newcomers group, SB Art Museum, CAMA, and Music Academy of the West while volunteering to be on as many committees as she could juggle. Virginia was a very outgoing, passionate and energetic person who loved to be active, meet new people and experience all that life had to offer. She truly embraced a “joie de vivre” in everything she did and will be greatly missed. There will be a memorial service to celebrate her life at the Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara on April 3rd at 3pm.

Virginia Janet Farthing

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5/22/1941 - 2/9/2022

Virginia Farthing passed away on February 9, 2022 at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital due to complications from a recent acute Leukemia diagnosis. She is survived by her son Marc Diraison, daughter-in-law Mindy Nelson, her three grandchildren Dashel, Bodie, & Tessa and her sister Carol Giegerich. Virginia, or “Ginny” as she was known in her early years, was born on May 22, 1941 in Connecticut and raised in Nutley, New Jersey. After graduating college, she went on to live and work in New York City and later San Francisco. She loved to travel and spent her life visiting countless countries and regions around the world. Along the way, she met and married Marcel Diraison. They had a son together who was born in San Rafael, CA in 1975. After living in France and Belgium for a number of years, they settled back in Northern California. Eventually they divorced, and she went on to raise Marc as a single mother until he graduated high school. Years later she met and married Guy Farthing who shared her love of travel. They went on many adventures together until his passing in 2016.

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Hazel Elizabeth Hinson, passed away March 3, 2022 with her family by her side. Hazel was 96 years young and was blessed to have lived independently in her home, and with a sharp mind, until the day of her passing. Born January 30, 1926 in Los Angeles, California to Howard and Myrtle Ness. Hazel grew up in Whittier and Montebello California. After high school she worked at The Port of Authority in Long Beach. In 1944 she moved to Carpinteria with her parents where they had bought, and established, the Ness Motor Court on Carpinteria Avenue. Going back to Montebello on the train to visit her “life long” girlfriends, she met her future husband, Ray Hinson, on a blind date while he was on leave from the Navy in Long Beach. Once Ray finished his tour with the Navy, they were married in Santa Barbara on January 5, 1946 and moved to his hometown of Dothan, Alabama. Not enjoying the humid weather and huge bugs, Hazel convinced Ray to move back to Carpinteria. Hazel was a wonderful mother and homemaker spending time as room mother in each of her children’s classrooms. She was a

Brownie and Girl Scout leader as well as a Cub Scout leader. She enjoyed sewing, playing golf and decorating their home, not only for each holiday, but yearly to keep up with the newest trends. Ray and Hazel had a busy life with Ray being Manager of the “new” Standard Service Station (corner of Linden & Carpinteria Ave) in Carpinteria. During this time, they built their first home in 1949 on El Carro Lane when it was nothing more than a dirt road surrounded by lemon and tomato fields. Hazel and Ray had 66 wonderful, fun filled years together until his death in 2011. In the early years they shared many family vacations traveling by car to Alabama with their children while stopping at every rest stop and tourist attraction along the entire lower part of the United States. There were many other family vacations including one particular exciting evening in Yellowstone Park as bears rubbed up against the family tent with their young kids inside. Always leading an active life, Hazel and Ray enjoyed square dancing and were members of the Carpinteria Cartwheelers. When they became empty nesters they traveled to China, Hong Kong, Mexico, Palm Springs, and the Hawaiian Islands on many golfing and sightseeing vacations. They purchased a vacation house on the golf course in Bear Valley Springs, California where many great memories were made with family and friends. Hazel enjoyed being a member of the Ladies of the Oriental Shrine. She was proud that one of their main purposes was to sew blankets, PJ’s and hats for the Shriners Hospital for Children in Los Angeles. Hazel and Ray were original founders of Community West Bank, and among the original investors in the Sandpiper and La Purisima Golf Courses. Hazel was an avid golfer belonging to the Twin Lakes Women’s Golf Club where she held the position of President, and then secretary, for many years AND where she was skilled (lucky) enough to score a hole in one and also shoot one under par on the nine hole course. Hazel loved to work her crossword puzzles and was always the first one to want to play any games her kids would throw at her. She was especially dangerous when playing cards, usually Shanghai where she was almost always the first one to lay down her cards.

Hazel is survived by her four children. Daughter Linda Starlin (Dean), children Judd and Jeff Barker, Deann and great grandchild Benjamin; Daughter Jo Anne Gurley (David), children Sun and Forrest Clark; Daughter Karin Westjohn (Ed), children Kalena & Tami Granada, Lauren and Lindsey. Son Mark Hinson (Leigh Anne), children Max (Katelyn) & Parker, numerous nieces, nephews and extended family member Dixie Parker. Hazel was preceded in death by her husband Ray & son Steven Ray as well as her parents Howard and Myrtle Ness and sister, Thelma Whittenberg. The family wishes to thank VNA Health and Hospice Care for the many therapists, nurses, doctors, clergy and staff who reached out with genuine care to both Hazel and her family in the last weeks of her life. A private family celebration of life will be held in Carpinteria in the near future. In lieu of flowers the family has requested donations be made to VNA Health and Hospice Care of Santa Barbara or Shriners Hospital for Children in Los Angeles.

Beverly Blau

12/25/1934 - 3/14/2022

Beverly was born in San Antonio, Texas in 1934 and attended UC Berkeley where she studied art and met her future husband, Arnon, whom she was married to for 62 years. Beverly was a beautiful, elegant and generous person with an artistic sensibility and an inclination towards the spiritual. She saw beauty all around her and curated her surroundings with discerning taste. She was an amazing cook and a sharp dresser. She had a keen intelligence, completing law school in her 50’s and writing a first draft of a novel. In her later years, she discovered the joy of lawn bowling. She laughed easily, especially enjoying her three grandchildren. Beverly was a beloved wife, mother and grandma, signing off her letters with her signature drawing. She will be deeply missed by all who knew her.

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10/9/1951 - 3/13/2022

Buckley Wayne Gardner, age 70, beloved son of Wayne and Gerry Gardner (deceased), brother of Jody Sue Bunch and Lori Ann Roper, died March 13th, 2022 in Tucson, Arizona. He was born in Lynwood, California on October 9th, 1951. A long term resident of Santa Barbara, Calif. Buck was a mental health therapist at Phoenix of Santa Barbara and Mountain House for over 30 years. He served his community and clients with the deepest compassion and respect. He was well loved and respected by his colleagues. Buck was a life-long lover of nature and spent many afternoons hiking the beautiful trails of Santa Barbara’s hills and taking beach walks with family or friends. He was well known for his big heart for people, especially children. He would usually be found sitting at the kids table and was actively involved in the lives of his nieces Sarah Doughty and Megan Rhebeck. One of Buck’s greatest loves was music. He had an extensive knowledge of all genres and an uncanny ability to pick out a tune on the piano. He was known to break out into song several times a day and was a regular at local karaoke bars. Bucks light shone brightly. He will be deeply missed by his friends and family. A Celebration of Life will be held in Santa Barbara on April 23rd at Manning Park, Area 6 from Noon – 3:00. All are welcome to attend. In lieu of flowers please consider donating to Doctors Without Borders.

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Maria Elizabeth Rea 6/14/1954 - 3/9/2022

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Maria Elizabeth Rea (Bethy) passed away Wednesday March 9, 2022 in her beloved Santa Barbara, CA. Bethy was born June 14, 1954 in Guadalajara Jalisco MX, she was preceeded in death by her parents Ricardo and Mercedes Rodriguez and her beloved son Hector Eduardo Rea. Bethy is survived by her husband of almost 50yrs Jose Hector Rea and children Julio Rea, Osvaldo Rea, Victor Rea, Jessica GarciaRea. Her many siblings, nephews, nieces, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Bethy was a caretaker by nature and loved children. “Bethy’s Kitchen” was very well known among those that loved her. Her love language was cooking, she would welcome anyone with open arms into her home. She had a heart of gold. She was funny, joyous and full of life. Your departure has broken the hearts of many but the skies were blessed with your arrival. Rosary/viewing for Bethy will be at 7 p.m. Thursday March 24 at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 21 E. Sola St, Santa Barbara. Mass will be at 10 a.m. Friday, March 25 at Our Lady of Sorrows Church wth burial at Calvary Cemetery, 199 N. Hope Ave., Santa Barbara to follow. María Elizabeth Rea (Bethy) falleció el miércoles 9 de Marzo de 2022 en su amada Santa Bárbara CA. Bethy nació el 14 de Junio de 1954 en Guadalajara, Jalisco, México. Fue recibida en el cielo por sus padres Ricardo y Mercedes Rodríguez, y su amado hijo Héctor Eduardo Rea, a Bethy le sobrevive su compañero de vida, con un matrimonio de 50 años José Héctor Rea y sus hijos Julio Cesar, Osvaldo, Víctor y Jessica Rea , sus hermanos, sobrinos, nietos y bisnietos, quienes siempre la tendrán presentes en sus corazones.Bethy tenía la gran virtud de amar, y ser amada por los niños. Bethy Kitchen, así también conocida por su lenguaje de amor a través de la comida entre toda la gente que la conocía, ella daba la bienvenida a cualquiera con los brazos abiertos en su casa.Tenia un corazón de oro, era divertida, alegre y llena de vida. Tu partida ha roto los corazones demuchos, pero los cielos fueron bendecidos por tu llegada.

Conrad Edward Anderson, age 87 (formerly of Santa Barbara) passed away peacefully March 13, 2022 in Lincoln, CA. Born in Anaconda, Montana to Conrad, Sr. and Mary Anderson, Conrad spent his early educational years in Washington and California. After high school, Conrad enlisted in the Army where he played baseball for the Army’s Entertainment Division. He toured bases overseas and played against other Armed Forces for the entertainment of troops. He later signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates, but his Spring Training debut and baseball career were sadly cut short due to a knee injury. Conrad received a degree in Engineering from California Polytechnic State University (San Luis Obispo) and was hired by Goodyear upon graduation. His career took him to Newport Beach (Ford Aerospace) and ended with Santa Barbara Research. His love of all sports, especially softball and golf, led him to the unofficial title as “chief team and tournament organizer” over the course of his engineering career. His greatest outreach to others was through the Santa Barbara Research Center Golf League. The league gave him many opportunities to recruit and socialize around the office candy bowl or the local Fosters Freeze. He got a real kick out of ordering birthday cakes for coworkers when it wasn’t their birthday! Sweet and soft, Conrad was also known to get overly sentimental. The family should have bought stock in Kleenex. He is survived by wife (Marjory); children Suzanne (Dave) Horn (Dillon, Sabrina); Bob; stepdaughter Sheri (Roxy) Bernstein (Berkeley, Jake) and daughter-in-law Karen Anderson. He is preceded in death by his son Stan Anderson, his sister Betty Richards, brother Robert Anderson, and the mother of his children, Leila Case. The family asks that any donations in Conrad’s memory be made to the Wounded Warrior Project.

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Esther Kim

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Esther Kim passed away on March 3 with the love of God in her heart, her family, and the acceptance that Jesus Christ is her Lord and Savior. Her family and loved ones mourn her passing. Esther was born on November 2, 1970 in South Korea, emigrated to the United States as a toddler, and became a citizen. Esther was a brilliant academic, talented in the visual and performing arts, and excelled in sports. In 1989, the year she graduated from high school, she was named a U.S. Presidential Scholar, one of the nation’s highest honors for high school students, and won many music and art competitions. It was her time at Stanford University where she thrived. She participated in all the Stanford traditions and forged friendships and memories to last a lifetime. Esther earned her Master’s degree at the University of California in Santa Barbara. After working in clinical psychology, she found her path in academic advising at UCSB. She enjoyed helping students fulfill their academic goals and was an ardent advocate in helping them succeed and instilling hope in their futures after graduating. Above all, Esther was a beautiful, fun loving soul and spirit with a heart of gold. She was devoted, loyal, loving, and protective of her family and closest friends. She was not a bystander. She was passionate in calling out the truth and doing the right thing even if it meant challenging the rules. Esther is survived by her parents, Dr. Young Cue Kim, MD and Mrs. Jung Ae Kim, her sisters, Eunhee and Julia, and her brother-in-law, John, many uncles, aunts, and cousins. Esther was preceded in death by her grandparents and her one true love who was the love of her life. Esther’s family would like to express their eternal gratitude to her doctors, in particular to Dr. Daniel Berger, MD and the care team at the Sansum Clinic and to Dr. Martin Weiss, MD and the care team at USC.

Agapito “Gaby” Mata, age 95, passed away on March 18, 2022, peacefully and comfortably in his home in Santa Barbara, CA, following a rapid and unexpected decline in his health. Gaby was born in Goleta, CA, on March 24, 1926, to Avelino and Eleanor Mata. He was ordered to report for induction to the US Navy on August 21, 1944, served as Seamen First Class USNR and was honorably discharged on June 6, 1946. Gaby worked for several construction companies in Santa Barbara County and later started his own company, M&C Construction, where he became wellrespected in the industry and known as the “best blade operator” in Santa Barbara. In his retirement, Gaby took many trips to Laughlin and Las Vegas, enjoyed managing many projects around his home and spending numerous hours in his backyard with his dogs. He was most happy surrounded by his family and especially lit up with joy when his four greatgranddaughters sat with him at the table for breakfast. He is survived by his daughters Dolores Gonzales, Mary Hardman and Kathleen Mata, and his sons, Gabriel, Richard, Michael, and Tony Mata; his 12 grandchildren, 18 greatgrandchildren, and 1 great-greatgrandson; his 3 brothers, Lalo, Frank, and Raymond Mata, and his 2 sisters, Josie Zamora and Mary Garcia. His untimely passing came sooner than expected as he was extremely active, self-sufficient, and so full of life, laughter, and love that we all thought he’d be with us forever. Although our hearts are shattered to have lost our father, grandfather, brother, and friend, we find comfort in knowing he is at eternal peace. “Apple Grove” will never be the same. We love and miss you, Daddy! Gaby’s family would like to express their eternal gratitude to Dr. Darol Joseff, MD, and the care team at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Memorial services will be held at Welch-Ryce-Haider Funeral Chapel, 15 E Sola St., Santa Barbara, CA, on April 1, 2022, at 1:00 PM. Continued on p. 22

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On March 17, 2022, Eleanore “E J” Alexander, loving mother, grandmother, and aunt, passed away peacefully at the age of 87. Eleanore was born February 9th, 1935 in Grafton, North Dakota. She graduated from the Walsh County Agricultural School in Park River and then Moorhead State Teachers College. After teaching elementary school for several years, she moved to Minneapolis to became a flight attendant for Northwest Airlines. She married Gerald Jost in 1960 and they along with their daughter, Catherine, relocated to Goleta California in 1962. It was there that Eleanore began her career at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She started out as secretary in the Germanic and Slavic Language Department and retired in 1992 as an Assistant Dean of Budget and Administration for the College of Engineering. It was at UCSB that Eleanore met the love of her life, Alec Alexander and they were married in 1996. Eleanore had a passion for travel. First traveling to Europe as a flight attendant, then living in South America and the Dominican Republic. She and Alec spent their years together making numerous visits to Greece and many other destinations. She also traveled frequently with friends and enjoyed trips with her daughter and her niece Cindy. Eleanore loved spending time with her grandsons, volunteering for Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, shopping, and going on rigorous walks alone or with anyone who could keep up with her. She will be remembered for her great sense of style and fashion, generosity, friendship, and zest for living. Eleanore was proud to call Santa Barbara home for nearly 60 years. In 2018 she moved to a memory care facility in Las Vegas to be closer to family. She was preceded in death by her husband Alec Alexander, her parents Ted & Dora Loftsgard, brother Eugene (Pearl) Loftsgard, brother Harvey (Grace) Loftsgard, brother Laurel (Carol) Loftsgard, and sister Ruth (Gene) 22

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Sheryl Ann Montgomery

7/4/1945 - 1/31/2022

Sheryl Ann Montgomery, was born July 4, 1945, a truly fitting and prophetic day for the independent “firecracker” and inspiration she would become as a student, teacher, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin, spouse and friend, in a way which can only be described as “Sher”, as she is called by all her 5 grandsons. She was born in Chico, CA, to Margaret and Ralph Watkins, where she was raised and attended school, graduating at the top of her high school class of some 400 students. She attended Chico State University for her Freshman and Sophomore years, and as a brilliant student, transferred to and in 1967, graduated from, UC Berkeley, Magna Cum Laude (with majors in History and English), which she attended without family financial help, while working full time as a waitress at a popular local fish restaurant. While at UC Berkeley, she reconnected with an old 7th grade flame (they went “steady”), Frederick (“Rick”) Montgomery, when she needed a ride from their nearby hometowns back to Berkeley, which he provided on his way back to Stanford. They almost immediately commenced dating, their first date to the Sound of Music –and the Music continued 54 years. They married in 1968 on a week’s notice so that Rick’s mother, who had terminal cancer, would be able to attend the wedding. At the time

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of their marriage, Rick was a first year law student at UC Hastings and Sherri as a natural born teacher, obtained her Elementary School teaching credential in order to support them. This was at great personal sacrifice to her desire to become a history professor at Berkeley. Sherri taught kindergarten in the Bay Area and then Santa Barbara for some 30+ years. Sherri, as most called her, moved to Santa Barbara in 1970, where Rick had been recruited as a fledgling litigator out of law school by the prestigious law firm of Schramm, Raddue & Seed. As a Berkely student of the 60’s, she initially hated it, saying that she had been dragged to “polyester hell”. That, however, soon changed, especially after they started their family. While Rick worked to build his legal career, Sherri was the driving force of “family”. She had one biological son, Heath, but later was unable to conceive for medical reasons. Undaunted, she was determined to build more family. Over nearly insurmountable legal obstacles she single handedly accomplished (sitting, day-after-day in the US Ambassador’s office in Los Angeles until he finally succumbed and gave her a personal “audience”) the first California adoption from El Salvador of their daughter Pilar, and then proceeded with an adoption of their last child, Brent. Despite having an outward, fun loving, life-living persona, Sherri was the driven, focused, intelligent, thoughtful matriarch of the family. Sherri believed that curiosity and imagination were vital to her children’s (and their children’s) growth. Education was paramount and each night she relentlessly supervised the completion of each child’s homework. Coming from the Berkeley 60’s she was also determined that there would be no time for their getting into trouble, and what time was left after education, was filled with sports. She earned the nickname “Sergeant Sherri” in the traveling junior tennis world in which Heath and Pilar participated, but this didn’t stop her from starting a rotating bridge group with other mothers on the tours while still making sure travel plans were confirmed, warm-ups were secured, and water jugs were filled. Yet, every match win or lose, she would make sure her kids felt unconditional love and support. To her, and at her core, the principle and mantra was family must come first and remain close. It

was woven into the fabric of her children’s psyches, as well as the many of the needle points, weavings, knitted blankets, paintings and poems she wrote throughout her life. After her kids left home for college and on, while giving them their adult space, she always provided a safe place for their return when advice and wisdom were needed. When asked by people how she did it, her reply was, “accept their friends, accept their music, and pay for everything”. She traveled the world, both independently and with Rick, with experiences, adventures, and stories to share which would rival novels — like the time she traveled to Nepal alone, the military took over the government and just as the country was being shut down for months for travel in or out, she bribed her way on to the last flight out composed of fleeing politicians, but peppered with civilians in the hope of preventing the military from shooting down the plane. She and Rick experienced life with and through other cultures and peoples, but these cultures and people also gained by experiencing her. Sherri was also actively involved in the art culture in Santa Barbara. For decades she sold her art at local shows and during countless holiday events around town. When the 4th of July art show at the Mission shut down, she organized and hosted the event at her home, for more than 10 years, so that local artists, residents and visitors could continue to enjoy that traditional cultural experience. She believed in giving back to the community. Over her 50+ years in Santa Barbara, she volunteered at the Braille Institute to teach needlepoint and knitting, the Senior Center, Junior League, Transition House, and helped in local political campaigns. She seamlessly transitioned from parent to grandparent, and, in this new chapter, she continued to blossom. Always wanting to spend time with her grandsons (5), almost never saying no to a request or chance to see them, tutoring them every week and inspiring their imaginations and enthusiasm for learning (and keeping them on their toes as she had “eyes” tattooed on the back of her head so she could always see them). All of the boys couldn’t wait to tell Sher about their next big accomplishment, and she made it seem as if it was the best thing they had done. Sherri was a force of nature when it came to her ability to

positively affect and influence those around her. She was the life of the party. She was the inspiration for being better. No one ever forgot her after meeting. She was funny, quick witted, insightful, sensitive, voraciously well read, and inquisitive. Upon meeting, she instantly sized you up and often pushed you to the point where you would ask yourself, “why didn’t I think of that? — try that before?” She focused on the best in people and helped them live to that potential. She was not afraid to speak her mind, but rarely offended. If you had a chance to hear her give a speech, it was always riffing off the top of her head, but incredibly funny, insightful, and personal — for days, it would become the topic of conversation as those present would repeat her quips and punch lines. She was a strong believer in learning history for its life’s lessons, often noting one of her favorite Churchill sayings — “Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” She repeated to her children and their children that they’d be the force for the change they wanted to see in life. Her combination of wit, curiosity, love, generosity, devotion, and kindness was unique. Those who met and knew Sherri got to see them all. While she would tell you not to mourn her passing, secretly she would want you to at least miss her presence for a bit, but celebrate her by continuing to live life as fully as possible. The world may have lost this unique wife, mom, grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin and friend, but we will continue to honor all her wisdom, teachings, and spirit which came to life on that fitting July 4th day celebrating independence. To this we say, we love you Sher, for all you are and thank you for all you have given us and which will continue to inspire us through your memory. The family is holding a Celebration of Sherri’s Life on Saturday, May 21, 2022, from 4:00 P.M to 10:00 P.M. at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum, 136 E. De La Guerra St., S.B., Cal. 93101, and all who would like to share in her memory are welcome.

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London Calling ALL TOGETHER: The Music Academy of the West Keston MAX All-Stars rehearsing with the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican in 2019

The Music Academy of the West Presents the London Symphony Orchestra in Three Concerts he Music Academy of the West turns 75

in 2022, and this week, a series of three concerts at The Granada Theatre featuring the London Symphony Orchestra will jump-start their anniversary celebration. Four years in the making, these concerts are the result of a massive operation involving three distinct groups: the London Symphony Orchestra; the Music Academy’s Keston MAX All-Stars; and the choristers of Sing!, the Academy’s new program for elementary students in Santa Barbara, Carpinteria, and Goleta schools. The Thursday, March 24, program focuses on the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) as a touring unit and is co-sponsored by CAMA. Following other recent appearances at Stanford, Berkeley, and in Costa Mesa, Sir Simon Rattle will lead the group in an ambitious program that includes the Symphony No. 7 of Jean Sibelius, Bartók’s Miraculous Mandarin, Ravel’s La Valse, and The Spark Catchers, a composition by Black British composer Hannah Kendall that Rattle calls a “real firecracker.” This one is sure to attract all the classical fans, as there is no better orchestra anywhere right now, especially for this music. On Saturday afternoon, the Academy invites families to join the LSO for How to Build an Orchestra, a concert with audience singalong featuring Rattle and LSO Discovery presenter/animator Rachel Leach. Dozens of elementary school children will be there representing Sing! The choristers will perform songs they have learned in advance in order to experience what it is like to sing with an orchestra. Sunday brings the Music Academy’s Keston MAX AllStars on stage alongside the LSO. Chosen for their excellence in the Academy’s summer programs over multiple years, this group of fellows became apprentices to mentor musicians in the LSO. Depending on what year they earned the honor, they either spent time in London playing and rehearsing with the orchestra or will come to London later in 2022 to undertake their exchanges, which were postponed due to COVID.

The three sections that follow will give you an idea of what each of these three events has to offer and provide context about the goals of the Music Academy and the London Symphony.

THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Presented by the Music Academy of the West and CAMA. At the Granada on Thursday, March 24, at 7:30 p.m.

Touring has been an integral part of the London Symphony’s mission since it began in 1904. The group’s first tours were train trips to the provinces in 1905, led by Sir Edward Elgar. Today, in addition to its residency at London’s Barbican Center, the LSO plays the world’s most distinguished concert halls regularly. Following this North American trip, which concludes with Sunday’s event at the Granada, the orchestra will rest for just one week before performing in London, then heading out again to a series of concerts in Germany with their Principal Guest Conductor François-Xavier Roth. MARK ALLAN

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IT’S WHAT WE DO: Sir Simon Rattle conducting

The Music Academy’s collaboration with the London Symphony builds on Simon Rattle’s impact since he started as the LSO music director in 2017. Before that, Rattle served 16 years as chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic. His proven ability to lead an elite orchestra and his expertise across a broad range of repertoire made Rattle an ideal candidate for the LSO position, and he’s taken advantage of the opportunity to produce some extraordinary music. The LSO will release a live recording from Rattle’s 2017 debut season at the Barbican on Friday, March 25, featuring three Stravinsky ballets. This thrilling concert put The Firebird, Petrushka, and The Rite of Spring together on the same program. There’s a great video of the Rite of Spring performance on YouTube. When I spoke with Rattle by phone in February, he described the gratitude that he and the performers have experienced as a result of appearing in front of packed audiences again: “The first time we saw a full audience sitting next to each other was in Aix-en-Provence at the end of the summer. Somehow we hadn’t realized it would be full—that people would no longer be socially distanced. And many of us started weeping. It was the feeling that, ‘Oh my God, yes, this is what we do!’ Yes, and you will never again take even one note for granted.” This epiphany in Provence has its corollary here in Santa Barbara, where the return to live performance has been a joyous revelation. No introduction to these three concerts would be complete without recognizing the critical role that the Granada has played in reviving the performing arts in the wake of the worst of the pandemic. Whether we’re talking about Kismet, Opera Santa Barbara’s Cruzar la Cara de la Luna, or appearances by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Roxane Gay, the Santa Barbara Symphony, and State Street Ballet (SSB), the Granada has made it all possible. The rapturous responses of audiences to such recent triumphs as SSB’s Sleeping Beauty and the S.B. Symphony’s “Sonic Boom” concert testify to one thing: The Granada is essential to the cultural life of our city.

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Conducted by Sir Simon Rattle and featuring Rachel Leach. At the Granada on Saturday, March 26, 4-5 p.m.

This one-hour family concert comes from the London Symphony’s Discovery program and is suitable for children SINGING VALENTINES: Sing! choristers at Adams School on February 14, 2022 ages 7-12. In addition to music The YPC approach to choral training derives from by Prokofiev, Mozart, Copland, and Beethoven, there will be explanations of the various instruments that Núñez’s lived experience as the child of immigrant make up an orchestra and opportunities for audience parents from Haiti and the Dominican Republic growing up in New York City. After his father died, participation. The How to Build an Orchestra concert marks a his mother cleaned houses to support the family. To milestone in developing the Music Academy’s new give young Francisco something to keep his mind off choral program, Sing! Located within the public of what was happening in the streets, his mom bought elementary schools of Santa Barbara, Carpinteria, a used piano from the Salvation Army and exchanged and Goleta, Sing!, which began in 2018, offers free cleaning services for piano lessons for her son. choral instruction to all students in the region as an Núñez thrived as a music student and earned a afterschool program. Sing! students have copies of scholarship to New York University. All along the the LSO’s book How to Build an Orchestra, and 100 way, in addition to his piano performance studies, of them will be present at the Granada on Saturday to Francisco sustained an entrepreneurial spirit that led sing as part of the concert. him to a high-ranking position at the New York ChilMusic Academy President and CEO Scott Reed dren’s Aid Society when he was still in his twenties. describes the motivation for a new partnership with Faced with the challenge of providing meaningful the Young People’s Chorus (YPC) of New York City services to as many as 100,000 schoolchildren, Núñez in 2021 as in part a result of the holistic program developed the choir that would eventually become reevaluations that took place during the pandemic. the Young People’s Choir of New York City. “We started thinking about how we wanted to go From these humble beginnings, this underdog back into the schools after the period of working vir- organization grew into a sophisticated international tually, and we thought it was important that it reflect program that helps thousands of young singers travel, the changes taking place in the world.” Through compete, and perform worldwide. In addition to Jamie Broumas, the Academy’s chief artistic officer, composing his own choral works specifically for chilthe administration and the board of the Music Acad- dren’s choirs, Núñez has commissioned several hunemy met Francisco Núñez, the visionary leader of dred works suited to these treble voices from some of the YPC. the top composers in the world. His understanding Núñez, a 2011 MacArthur Fellow and Music of developing singers and his dedication to putting America’s 2018 Educator of the Year, came to Santa young people side by side in choirs made Núñez a Barbara in December 2021 to assist in the transfor- compelling partner for the Music Academy. Reed sees the YPC approach as an especially excitmation of Sing! into a YPC-informed program that took place this season. Throughout, the team led by ing way of activating the whole Santa Barbara comprogram director Erin McKibben and choral direc- munity through music. “We had been looking for tors Christine Hollinger and Marta Hovhannisyan years at how best to contribute to Santa Barbara,” he has delivered choral training every week to students told me, “and this is what we found: taking kids from from 33 different schools at six locations in Santa all different backgrounds and putting them next to Barbara County. each other with the idea of blending their voices. I love it—it’s profound.” In addition to providing these students with afterschool choirs to sing in, Reed and the Academy’s staff felt it was essential to include the Sing! kids in the residency with the London Symphony. As Reed puts it, “[Sing!] is a program that has to integrate with everything else that we’re doing. It has to evolve with everything else, and it has to leverage everything else.” After they sing with the London Symphony at the family concert on Saturday, these students will have a chance to meet other young musicians this summer when YPC comes to Montecito as part of the Music Academy’s summer program. YPC Lab is a workshop that invites young singers from New York and other countries to participate on location in group rehearsals and concerts. Thanks to its ongoing relationship with Westmont College, the Music Academy can host one of these labs this summer. Stay tuned for CHOIR MENTOR: Francisco Núñez, founder of the Young more information about that program in the coming People’s Chorus of New York City months. COURTESY

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No sing le event expresses the ambition and scope of the Music Academy’s mission more fully than Sunday’s Communit y Concert. Take approximately 100 members of the London Symphony Orchestra, add 36 of the best students f rom t he Music THE NEXT GENERATION: Music Academy Keston Academy’s summer MAX All-Stars at the London Symphony’s St. Luke programs, and put venue for a chamber music performance. them all on stage in front of Sir Simon Rattle. You know something exciting will happen. Since its inception in 2014, the apprenticeship model offered to certain high-achieving fellows through these orchestra partnerships has represented the artistic ideal of the organization. The Music Academy’s mission to train the best and most well-rounded musicians of the 21st century comes to a mini-crescendo every time one of these All-Stars connects with a principal musician at a great orchestra. In trying to imagine what it takes to organize and execute such a massive undertaking, I turned to Indigo Fischer, the flutist who holds the position of Artistic Operations Coordinator at the MAW. Fischer pulls the strings and parses the data in motion, making the whole giant operation possible. Using an advanced software suite called ArtsVision, which is specifically designed for symphony orchestras, opera companies, and music schools, she schedules everything from the first rehearsal to retrieving the last auxiliary instruments after the big concert. According to Fischer, what’s happening behind the scenes this week makes everything audiences see and hear possible. Initial rehearsals called “sectionals” bring the Keston MAX All-Stars into one-on-one coaching with their LSO mentors. Fischer told me that this is where the musicians learn about “the nitty-gritty details that they otherwise would not be able to address in a full orchestra rehearsal.” The orchestra will then gradually assemble into larger groups until the conductor’s final dress rehearsal. Fischer coordinates everything from obtaining the auxiliary instruments for double bass players who are flying in from the East Coast and don’t want to bring their own to making sure that the kids from Sing! know when their parents need to get them to the Granada. She said that what she loves most about her work is the feeling that comes when the public musical performance finally begins. “If you’re doing your job right, no one will know what went into it during the performance. It all serves the music-making. We’re all in it for the ultimate creation of art.” Contemplating the sheer size VOYAGER: Elim Chan conducting the of Sunday’s event, with nearly London Symphony at the Granada in 2019 140 musicians scheduled to take the stage together, Fischer acknowledged another profoundly important aspect of the work: keeping everyone safe and healthy. “It has been wonderful that we’ve been able to be safe about it throughout the pandemic,” she said. “That’s been a whole other layer of details that have had to be factored in, the COVID protocols that make sure that the musicians can be safe to make this music happen.”

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Land Trust Treks: Trees of S.B. with Bob Muller

Take a walk around Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden to learn about the trees from Bob Muller, a forest ecologist, director of research for S.B. Botanic Garden, and co-author of Trees of Santa Barbara, a comprehensive field guide. 10am-noon. Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden, 1500 Santa Barbara St. Free. (805) 966-4520 or email info@sblandtrust.org.

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3/30: SBCC School of Extended Learning: Unravel the Secrets of the Night Sky Learn to recognize the constellations of the night sky and track the motions of planets. Study topics from astronomy and mythology that will help to understand our place in the universe. Classes meet Wednesdays through April 13. 5-6pm. Gladwin Planetarium, S.B. Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta Del Sol. $19. Call (805) 683-8205.

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Leah Thomas will sign copies of her book, The Intersectional Environmentalist: How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People + Planet, an examination of the inextricable link between environmentalism, racism, and privilege that promotes awareness that we cannot save the planet without uplifting the voices of its unheard people. 6pm. Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State St. Free. Call (805) 682-6787. chaucersbooks.com/event INDEPENDENT.COM

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GAUCHO GLORY: Pitcher Cory Lewis (left) has taken on the mantle as UCSB’s ace and Friday starter. Short stop Jordan Sprinkle has not yet found last season’s form at the plate, but his bat appears to be picking up.

LIL’ TOOT TIME: Madeline Gabor wrote her first children’s book about Lil’ Toot, the small boat owned by Captain Fred and Kathy Hershman that takes people from the Santa Barbara Harbor to Stearns Wharf.

UCSB Baseball Building Toward Lil’ Toot ’s Life Story Big West Conference Contention

Madeline Gabor Pens How Lil’ Toot Got His Smile

Gauchos Have Enjoyed Sustained Success Under Head Coach Andrew Checketts BY V I C T O R B RYA N T

n his 11 seasons at the helm of the UCSB baseball program, Andrew Checketts has elevated the Gauchos to a West Coast power. Strong pitching and an improving offense have the UCSB baseball team in prime position to once again contend for the Big West Conference championship in 2022. Through March 17, the Gauchos (12-5 overall, 2-1 Big West) boasted a RPI of 25, which puts them among the top teams on the West Coast, and despite a setback in the final game of their series with Cal State Fullerton, the Gauchos have won seven of their last eight games. “We’ve thrown the ball well, and that has kind of carried us,” Checketts said. “The offense has started clicking recently. We’ve been able to hit for power.” Cory Lewis has taken on the mantle as UCSB’s ace and Friday starter. He is 3-0 with an ERA of .99. He has struck out 39 batters in 27.1 innings pitched. Lewis was the No. 3 pitcher last season, but with pitchers Michael McGreevy getting drafted to St. Louis in the first round and Rodney Boone to Cleveland in the eighth, the time has come for Lewis to step up, and he has done so resoundingly. Mike Gutierrez and Ryan Gallagher have slotted into the No. 2 and No. 3 spots admirably, but Gallagher is coming off his worst outing of the year on Sunday against Cal State Fullerton. “I think starting pitching-wise, we have been okay,” Checketts said. “We’re not getting as deep into the games as we would like.” In addition, closer Ryan Harvey has embraced his role with recorded saves in five consecutive games, bolstering UCSB’s bullpen. “In that win streak, we had good starts and good bullpen outings. Harvey, up to that point, had saved five straight games,” Checketts said. “Michael Rice and Matt Ager have come in and done a really nice job in those stopper/setup roles for us.” Offensively, the Gauchos have made strides to offset the loss of freshman All-American Zach 32

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Rodriguez, who stepped away from the game prior to the season. It all starts with shortstop Jordan Sprinkle, who was named a preseason All-American by Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball. Last season, he boasted a .353 batting average and led the Big West Conference with 26 stolen bases. Sprinkle has not yet found last season’s form at the plate, but he is batting a respectable .284 while reaching on 11 of 12 stolen base attempts. His bat appears to be picking up of late, and his production is key to UCSB’s success. “I’d been chasing stuff low against right-handed guys, so I just really thought, ‘Stay back, stay to the right side.’ I think that helps me stay patient at the plate and not be jumpy,” said Sprinkle following Sunday’s matchup with Cal State Fullerton. “I think in a couple of my at-bats, I got away from that approach, but by the end of the day, I was happy where I was, and I think if I continue that, I will lay off the pitches, down and get pitches I want to hit.” In the middle of the lineup, Broc Mortensen has provided ample power with a team-high five home runs through 17 games. He led the Big West with 15 home runs last season. After a strong offseason, sophomore Nick Vogt has solidified himself in the middle of the UCSB lineup. Vogt is batting .304 with 12 RBIs. For Checketts, who has led the Gauchos to NCAA Regionals the past two uninterrupted seasons, the day-to-day “process” of building winning habits is perhaps even more important than wins and losses early in Big West Conference play. “Checketts talks about process baseball; if you are striving for the win and don’t come out on top in a particular game, if you are playing good process baseball, at the end of the day, you are getting wins,” Sprinkle said. “We just take it one pitch at a time, one game at a time, and then we’ll look back at the end of the season and be in the playoffs.” n INDEPENDENT.COM

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il’ Toot frequently saves the day for tourists, parents, or anyone

seeking an affordable, scenic, and quick boat ride between the Santa Barbara Harbor to Stearns Wharf. Who knew this tiny yellow tugboat’s life story could be an inspiration for all ages as well? How Lil’ Toot Got His Smile tells the true tale of how Captain Fred and Kathy Hershman of Celebration Cruises resres urrected the awkwardly sized vessel into an oceanfront attraction in 2003. Written by Camarillo native Mad Madeline Gabor, a U of Oregon grad who’s worked for the Hershmans since June 2021, and colorfully illustrated by Nadia Rajput, the children’s book is a delightful tale of redemption and finding one’s place in the world. Gabor tells us more below.

Why’d you turn Lil’ Toot’s story into a book? It was actually Kathy and Fred’s idea. Upon graduation, I received a grant to write a children’s book, which I always wanted to do. I had the story for it since high school. I told my boss of my accomplishment when that book was complete, and she said, “We’ve always wanted to write a book about Lil’ Toot.” That’s when I offered to write a book. Kathy told me the story of how he came to Santa Barbara, and it just seemed like the words flew out of my fingers when I was typing. The story came so easy to me. Also, if you’ve ever met Fred and Kathy, you can see how hardworking and caring they are, so I was more than happy to do it! How much of the tale is true? One hundred percent. Everything in the book is true. Lil’ Toot’s previous name was Captain Red, and Fred found him in someone’s front yard in Massachusetts in need of many repairs. The last page of the book shows photos of Lil’ Toot’s transformation. What should readers learn? The moral of the story is about self-acceptance and love. Lil’ Toot couldn’t thrive being in someone’s yard, since he is a boat that’s meant to be in the water. Surround yourself with people that lift you up and try to put yourself in environments that are beneficial to you and your growth. The story can also be used as a tool for any family of adoption, as well.

Author-signed copies are available onboard Lil’ Toot and at the ticket kiosk on Stearns Wharf. See celebrationsantabarbara.com.

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GREYHOUND STATE OF MIND: Before it was taken down, the Greyhound sign at the corner of Carrillo and Chapala evoked strange memories and contrasted so bluntly with Santa Barbara’s pulchritude.

My Greyhound Days Memories of Listlessly Traversing the Continental U.S. by Cynthia Carbone Ward

he iconic Greyhound bus sign at the depot on the corner of Carrillo and Chapala streets was taken down several years ago, and I was sad to see it go. For me, it evoked strange memories that swirled their way into giddiness and amazement that I am an actual local around here, perpetually relieved to be standing on solid ground not waiting for a bus. Because, as Langston Hughes knew rivers, oh, I have known buses. In the 1970s, you could buy an Ameripass and ride all over the continental U.S., hoping to find a clue to your existence, and that’s what I did for a while. I saw that bus sign in the saddest part of every town, its blank block letters bleached blue, plain and forthright. I’d buy a coffee from a vending machine and take my place on a bench to wait, holding a ticket that held no promise, terminally lonesome. It was 1973 when I first traversed the continent on a Greyhound. I started in New York, met up with my friend Cyd in Madison, Wisconsin, and then together we boarded the bus bound for Portland, Oregon, where her father lived. This route took us north through Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho … states whose existence held as little reality to me then as the flickering filmstrips we’d watched in elementary school, bright images on celluloid. We pictured ourselves as a pair of rambling women in the spirit of hobos hopping trains or hippies hitching rides, but in truth, there was nothing even remotely cool about us. Our fellow passengers were a motley assortment of humanity, a few of whom were willing to share their stories as we traveled through the dark: Tina with the joyless laugh was recovering from barbiturates and men, Randy had plans to invest in a filbert farm, and a tearful young girl with the ironic name of Lark was fleeing an abusive boyfriend. We became a sort of transient community, trading snacks and weary wisecracks, gathering together in the chilly air when the bus pulled

into rest stops and depots in the God-forsaken corners of places we never dreamed we would be standing. Cyd even let Tina use her Chapstick, which was a little too intimate for me, but Cyd was in a Greyhound state of mind. Another time, I boarded a Greyhound solo, rode for 20 hours, and got off in Panama City, Florida. It was a fairly random choice, a place an old boyfriend had spoken of fondly, not even a fantasy of my own. I turned 24 on that particular bus,

shivering as night fell and a chill filled the carapace I shared with strangers. A skinny young man with a twang to his talk rifled through his duffle bag, unbidden, pulled out a jacket, and put it over my shoulders. “You looked cold,” he said. He didn’t know it was a birthday present. That time, the birthday trip, I made my way to the beachfront at the Gulf of Mexico. I was a silly girl with a backpack and bandana and long brown hair, who stood now on a splintered boardwalk and lifted her scratched sunglasses to better see the

view. It was all slow motion and alien silence; the air was humid and smelled like fish. I checked into a motel room at four o’clock in the afternoon, drew the blinds, and sat on the edge of a bed wondering why I was there. The next morning, I got back on the bus headed north. I can’t explain it. Maybe today I’d have an Instagram account — #BusLife — and followers intrigued by my odd odyssey, but back then, folks weren’t posing and posting. Our lives had no audience. I could have found a therapist who would analyze my inability to properly launch and get to the root of whatever dysfunction or trauma had left me in suspended animation, but I hadn’t framed it as a problem yet. Tuition was dirt cheap at public universities, but I chose to be a dropout, earning money as a temp, and kept searching for a destination that might take the shape of home. Getting on a bus was unimaginative, but easy. Sometimes I forgot that I was scared. An old man sat down in the seat behind me as we rumbled north on I-95. I was vaguely aware of the smells of tobacco, wool, and rain, all of it comforting and familiar. It didn’t really matter where I was going. I was passenger, not driver, and all things were possible. The rain had freckled the windows and smeared the passing lights. I leaned my head against the cool glass, feeling the vibration, enjoying the sense of passivity and motion. I was getting drowsy, but I loved the knowledge that even as I rested, I was moving. To the mournful beat of the wipers and the timbre of the engine, I gradually slipped into sleep. Eventually, I disembarked for real and finally settled here, in a place that even now, battered by the pandemic and its own identity crises, is so beautiful it breaks your heart. And that’s why I always liked that humble Greyhound sign that contrasted so bluntly with Santa Barbara’s pulchritude. In its straight-faced, plain-wrap way, it told me anything might happen. It must be true. I’m here. n

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MICHELIN-APPROVED CUISINE Santa Barbara–Born Chef Ryan Fancher Leads Ambitious Hotel S.L.O. Property by Matt Kettmann standard selections that you can find at steakhouses all around America: seafood and salads, steaks and potatoes. But the decadence is in the details: tuna tartare with jalapeño, mint, basil, wonton, and ponzu; beets with herbed goat cheese, quince, and candied walnuts; Kobe flatiron steak from Snake River Farms, topped Oscar-style with Dungeness crab, asparagus, and Béarnaise; potatoes with crème fraîche and chive. “We’re trying to hit all those notes that you look for in a great steakhouse, but when you get the dish, it’s a super-elegant, beautiful version of that,” explains Chef Ryan Fancher, a Santa Barbara native who runs this and two other restaurant/bars inside of Hotel San Luis Obispo. “You think, ‘Wow, this is artwork.’ ” The all-powerful Michelin Guide agreed, adding Ox + Anchor to its list of “New” California restaurants last year, a hint that Fancher’s steakhouse may be in the running for a coveted Michelin star down the road. But the Guide didn’t stop at Ox + Anchor, calling out the Cal-Ital offerings at Piadina across the lobby as “worth a visit.” Fancher is also in charge there and helps oversee much of what’s happening at the hotel, which is still basically brand-new in that pandemic-time-freeze way. Located just steps from both Higuera Street and Mission San Luis Obispo in what was once the city’s small Chinatown, Hotel S.L.O.’s 78 guest rooms, restaurants, bars, spa, and meeting areas of varying sizes opened in October 2019, just before COVID shut everything down. The place was back to full-tilt when I visited on a Thursday in early January, as the crowds emptying S.L.O.’s ever-awesome farmers’ market filled the hotel’s various nooks. Inside Ox + Anchor’s stacked dining room, my friend and I dined like pre-pandemic gourmands on that tartare and that flatiron steak, but also chicory salad, duck confit, and, to finish, a pyromaniac’s delight in the form of baked Alaska, personally prepared by restaurant manager Gabby Ampey. (Note to self: Four bottles of wine is too many for two forty-somethings, even when the staff helps out a bit.) After a deep sleep in my room — which strikes the right modern-rustic design note while staying casual and comfortable — I joined Fancher for a tour early the next morning. He walked me through the S.Low Bar, in the lobby by Piadina, and then up to the rooftop’s High Bar, where a culinary garden accents a menu of margaritas, spritzes, and quick bites like crab sliders, Thai chicken meatballs, and scallop aguachile. The Dos Pueblos High grad’s earliest restaurant experiences were as a Hawaiian-shirted 15-year-old at Chuck’s of Hawaii on upper State Street. That was followed by jobs at the Ballard Inn in the Santa Ynez Valley and the San Ysidro Ranch in Montecito, where he confirmed that his calling was culinary. “My family was fragmented a little bit, which is why I loved the pirate life of the kitchen,” said Fancher. “Working holidays and weekends, it was the perfect spot for me.”

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STEAKING CLAIMS: Raised in Santa Barbara and trained in Napa, Chef Ryan Fancher returned to the Central Coast to run Ox + Anchor, a modern steakhouse that serves meticulously crafted versions of classic dishes.

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Santa Barbara’s culinary scene was still emerging two decades ago, so Fancher headed north to the Napa Valley for a proper education, working at Auberge du Soleil and then under Thomas Keller at The French Laundry. In 2004, he was part of the crack team sent to New York City to open Keller’s Per Se — walking to work from a furnished Central Park apartment for four months wasn’t too bad — and then he returned to reopen The French Laundry with a whole new staff. He went on to open El Dorado Kitchen on the Sonoma Square, and then spent nine years at Barndiva in Healdsburg, which is where he met Hotel Healdsburg owners Circe Sher and Paolo Petrone. Under their company Piazza Hospitality, they were opening Hotel S.L.O. and asked Fancher to check it out. “I wanted to go off and get an education, but I always just loved this area,” said Fancher of the Central Coast. “The opportunity to come back home was an easy decision for me.” It was a harder sell to his wife and three daughters under 10 years old, but they all quickly fell in love upon moving to Nipomo more than three years ago. He’s proud of the young team of chefs that he’s assembled to run Ox + Anchor, which he calls a “technique-driven” restaurant. “Even though it’s just potato puree,” said Fancher by way of example, “it’s like [Joël] Robuchon’s puree. It’s the best.” Across the breezeway at Piadina, where the casual vibe does brisker business than Ox + Anchor, Fancher is having fun with the pizza oven, blending creative ingredients with wood-fired tradition. “The owner is Italian, so he’s pushing me toward Italian,” said Fancher. “But I’m a California chef. We’re meeting in the middle. We do a soppressata, but we put a fried egg on top of it.” Fancher credits the proximity of farms for the quality of his ingredients, particularly boutique growers like Bautista Family Farms in Arroyo Grande and Chavez Family Farms in Santa Maria. “Even if you’re buying commodities like a box of Brussels or a case of artichokes, all that stuff comes from around here,” said Fancher. “It’s at the next level of freshness and quality that would not always get up north, when it had to be on a truck or stuck in a warehouse for a few days.” Having worked Santa Barbara’s top kitchens decades ago, Fancher always knew that the Central Coast would rise up California’s culinary ranks. “It’s not a surprise to me,” he said of the region’s Michelin-recognized status. “But I think people are just now discovering it.” Ox + Anchor is hosting a series of wine pairing din4·1·1 ners, featuring Sextant Wines on March 29, Talley Vineyards on April 26, Cass Winery on May 24, and Wolff Vineyards on June 29. See oxandanchor.com and hotel-slo.com.

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BIG ART: Manuel Unzueta helped S.B. High students complete this 60-foot mural on the campus cafeteria.

traying. But in total, the whole piece creates a sprawling image of moving figures and colors, all intermingling as a kaleidoscope. The first panel, named “Madre Tierra/Mother Earth,” shows the earth as the focal point, with a woman standing just below it, arms outstretched, wings expanded behind her, holding flowers in one hand and fire in the other, as a baby rests in the center of the earth. “I have never painted a mural before, so I was a bit nervous,” said senior Camila Angeles, who worked on this section. “But Maestro Unzueta directed us on what to paint and how to do it, which made painting very fun and easy.” The two middle panels, “Anhelo de Hogar…sin Fronteras/Yearning for Home…No Borders” and “Lucha y Resistencia/Struggle and Resistance” are depicted as a sort of mirror image of femininity and masculinity: Two hands face outward, connected at the wrists, each holding Lotería cards. The Lotería cards show traditional images as well as images specific to SBHS, such as a microscope and a Donnette dancer. Other cards have been left blank, for future students to fill. The cards trail up toward the sky, turning into scrolls and hibiscus flowers surrounded by hummingbirds, a symbol in Mexican culture of “strength in life’s struggle to elevate consciousness.” The arm on the feminine side turns to waves, with birds of paradise and hibiscus blooming beneath the waves. The mascu-

WHO KNOWS WHAT YOU ARE For Diana Small, Paige Tautz, and Marie Ponce, pandemic isolation became the point of departure for a series of workshops designed to provoke the mythological imagination. The result is Who Knows What You Are, an evening-length theater work written and directed by Small and featuring her pop songs. The piece explores the paradox of justified suffering. What do we risk when we imagine that women’s pain, in particular, is justified by some higher law or purpose? To find out, catch what promises to be an evening of unexpected images and significant insights at the Community Arts Workshop, Thursday-Saturday, March 24-26 and March 31-April 2, at 8 p.m. —CD

line arm has a chain around its wrist, and fire spreads from the base. Above, monarch butterflies rise, Mexican symbols of souls of the dead returning to earth as well as the connection between Santa Barbara and Mexico, tethered together by the butterflies’ migration. The final two panels touch on the future and the past. One focuses on the future, with students dreaming of what they will accomplish. The design includes a pair of large wings in front of which students can pose, and the logos of the three clubs whose members helped create the mural: The Ethnic Studies Club, the In Lak’ech Club, and Raíces Santa Barbara. The final panel pays homage to the Chumash heritage and the sea, a tomol of paddlers weaving through the waves below the sun. “It gives us an insight into the struggles that are faced,” said sophomore Alessandra Godoy, who believes the mural represents the shared personal history of many students. Each portion of the mural holds layers of symbols, and more are revealed every time you look back at the painting. Angeles hopes any student can find a connection in the artwork, explaining, “I hope that each time students see the mural, they can see themselves in it.” The mural was officially completed and unveiled in November 2021, and Velasco said more than 300 people turned out to celebrate its completion. —Jun Starkey

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tudents at Santa Barbara High School collaborated with SBHS alumni and renowned artist Manuel Unzueta to create a 60-foot mural outside the campus cafeteria, known as “La Loteria de Vida,” depicting scenes symbolic to Chicano and Chumash culture, while honoring the collective history of Santa Barbara and the high school. SBHS Principal Elise Simmons approached Ethnic Studies instructor Joe Velasco with the idea in April 2021. “Murals tell a story; they add beauty to a location,” Simmons said. “And it deters people from drawing or painting on the walls. Students tend to admire and respect their surroundings more.” Velasco immediately reached out to Unzueta, who has created several iconic murals across the city, including att Santa Barbara City College, the Eastside Library, and Ortega Park. Unzueta began brainstorming with students, encouraging them to not be afraid of the painting process, and mentoring them throughout the entire project. More than 20 students, mostly young women, from various school clubs worked with Unzueta, including junior Lilyanna James. “Our main goal was to include as much representation as we could so anyone who looks at murals can really connect,” she said. The mural is divided by pillars into six panels, each named for the theme it is por-

NOW YOU KNOW: From left to right, Elise Witek, Geoff Jensen, Diana Small, Paige Tautz, and Marie Ponce

LUMPY WAVY: Patricia Ayres, “9-19-1-4-15-185,” 2021. Courtesy of the artist and Collection of Jamie and Andrew Schwartzberg.

THE ‘I’ IS ANOTHER The five artists included in This Basic Asymmetry, an intriguing group exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara through April 17, can all be understood as addressing a fundamental bias in human perception. When we think about ourselves, we draw on a rich blend of feelings, sensations, and thoughts that come together in the process we label as introspection. When we think about other people, we tend to discount their internal reflection and judge them instead on our observations of their behavior. For Simone Forti, the artist and choreographer responsible for “Flag in the Water” (2015), the extraordinarily moving video that plays on the back wall of the gallery, washing an ambiguous pair of hand-sewn flags in the Mississippi River becomes a way of dredging up complex feelings about land, self, and nation. In the elegant large-format photographs of Paul Mpagi Sepuya, the artist’s body plays hide-and-seek while taking the picture. Miguel Angel Payano Jr. combines sculpture, painting, and collage in deftly disturbing images that recall vintage surrealism and the illusionistic portraiture of the 16th-century Milanese painter Giuseppe Arcimboldo. Two large sculptures by Patricia Ayres dominate the main room with an impressive display of bodily abjection. These lumpy piles of stained fabric deliver a frisson of disgust that nails the vibe of asymmetric bias. Finally, Gabriela Ruiz has created an eerie installation in a side room that requires viewers to don disposable shoe covers before stepping into a blue-tinted sandbox. “From Above” (2021) and “El Camino Solo” (2021) use wood, plaster, cloth, foam, plexiglass, spray paint, and a surveillance camera and TV monitor to deliver an immersive experience that’s either entrancing or uncomfortable, depending on your perspective. It’s a terrific piece and well worth the effort of slipping on the booties. See mcasantabarbara.org. —Charles Donelan

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spinal injury. In 2020, after searching for an ADAcompliant facility, Howk checked into a residential program for alcohol abuse. Now two years in recovery, he’s an outspoken advocate for people with disabilities seeking sobriety. Howk is also an architect of the band’s certifiably wild approach to performance. He cites the fact that “we don’t fit the profile of a band with a lead singer who’s the obvious frontman” as part of the motivation for PTM’s performance style, which weaves multiple dynamic covers into a free-flowing, nonstop medley format along with the band’s own hits. Tour partners alt-J have their first numberone single on the Billboard Adult Alternative Airplay chart this month, and it’s a banger. “U&ME” starts out celebrating what we’re all going to the Bowl for —“Summer holiday, having fun / Happiness is between two buns.” Through multiple singalong choruses and exotic instrumental rave-ups, “U&ME” takes listeners on a journey to inner space, alt-J style. The video for the song shows the band cavorting GREEN HOUSE: Joe Newman of alt-J at the Bowl in a skate park until tornadoes appear, the asphalt crumbles, and automobiles float like helium balloons. And those are the coherent bits. The song’s mas- would have the drawing power to book two nights as he has sive hook guarantees that hundreds of thousands of smiling for April 9 and 10. Many of us got our first taste of Billy Strings and his psychepartiers will dance and sing along with a love letter to tripping delic jam-band-influenced bluegrass guitar when he kicked balls at music festivals for the rest of the summer. Talking with alt-J’s keyboardist, Gus Unger-Hamilton, I off the UCSB Arts & Lectures House Calls virtual concert learned that the band wrote the core of “U&ME” on the road. series in fall 2020. Since then, he’s become a live-show phe“We polished the lyrics a bit when we got into the studio,” nomenon, placing second in Pollstar’s year-end Live 75 chart, he said, “but the riff was something that Joe [Newman, the which measures the speed and volume of artists’ ticket sales. band’s guitarist and lead vocalist] came up with during a He’s up for a couple of Grammys — Best Bluegrass Album soundcheck, and everyone locked into it. Fortunately, one of (for Renewal) and Best Americana Roots Performance (for our techs recorded it.” A third single, “Hard Drive Gold,” from “Love and Regret”). If you happen to run into Strings at La alt-J’s new album, The Dream, is also climbing the charts. As Super-Rica or Mony’s while he’s in town, ask him about fishfor the album’s title, Unger-Hamilton says it could refer to ing. He’s an expert. “many kinds of dreams — dreams come true, broken dreams, Other fresh names on the schedule include Rainbow Kitpipe dreams — you name it.” The band only came up with the ten Surprise (May 27) and Rex Orange County (June 1). There album title after the recording session. Now it’s on what many are plenty of great women coming too, starting with Lorde critics have said is the band’s best record yet. Expect to hear (May 7), then Olivia Rodrigo (May 21), Brandi Carlile (June most of The Dream, plus plenty of other hits going back to 21 — Summer Solstice night), The Chicks with Jenny Lewis 2012’s breakthrough, An Awesome Wave, in what promises to (July 29), and Maren Morris (Sept. 15). Regardless of whether be a thrilling alt-J set. you love Josh Groban (July 30), Slightly Stoopid (July 17), or Depending on where you go to discover new music, some Rise Against (July 16), there’s something for you this season at of the other concerts on the Bowl schedule may either delight the Santa Barbara Bowl. or mystify you. When things shut down in March 2020, it Visit sbbowl.com for the complete schedule and informawould have been hard to predict that Billy Strings, for instance, tion about attending the concerts. n

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ARIES

(Mar. 21-Apr. 19): The Carib people from Surinam quote their mysterious Snake Spirit as follows: “I am the force of the spirit of the lightning eel, the thunder ax, the stone. I am the force of the firefly; thunder and lightning have I created.” I realize that what I’m about to say may sound farfetched, but I suspect you will have access to powers that are comparable to the Snake Spirit’s in the coming weeks. In fact, your state of being reminds me of how Aries poet Marge Piercy expressed her quests for inspiration: “When I work, I am pure as an angel tiger, and clear is my eye and hot my brain and silent all the whining grunting piglets of the appetites.”

TAURUS

(Apr. 20-May 20): “It’s always too early to quit,” wrote cheerful author Norman Vincent Peale, who first popularized the idea of “positive thinking.” I’m an optimistic person myself, but I think his advice is excessively optimistic. On some occasions, it’s wise to withdraw your energy from a project or relationship you’ve been working on. Struggling to find relevance and redemption may reach a limit. Pushing ever onward might be fruitless and even harmful. However, I don’t think that now is one of those times for you, Taurus. According to my reading of the astrological omens, it is too early for you to quit.

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20): “You can be as earnest and ridiculous as you need to be, if you don’t attempt it in isolation.” So says author Barbara Kingsolver. She adds, “The ridiculously earnest are known to travel in groups. And they are known to change the world.” In my view, this is perfect advice for you right now. If you and the members of your crew focus on coordinating your efforts, you could accomplish blazing amazements in the coming weeks. You may solve riddles that none of you has been able to decipher alone. You can synergize your efforts in such a way that everyone’s individual fate will be lifted up.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22): About 200 years ago, poet William Wordsworth wrote, “Every great and original writer must himself create the taste by which he is to be relished.” Now I’ve come up with a variation on that wisdom: “Every great and original soul must herself create the taste by which she is to be understood and appreciated.” That’s what I hope you will work on in the coming weeks, Cancerian: fostering an ambiance in which you can be even better understood and appreciated. You now have extra power to teach people how to value you and get the best out of you.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22): “I hate housework!” complained comedian Joan Rivers. “You make the beds, you do the dishes, and six months later, you have to start all over again.” I wish I could give you a six-month reprieve from having to attend to those chores, Leo. In fact, I’d love it if I could permanently authorize you to avoid all activities that distract you from thinking big thoughts and feeling rich emotions and pursuing expansive adventures. But I’m afraid I can only exempt you from the nagging small stuff for just the next three weeks or so—four, tops. After that, you’ll have to do the dishes and make the beds again. But for the foreseeable future: Focus your energy on thinking big thoughts and feeling rich emotions and pursuing expansive adventures!

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): A British plumber named Kev Crane worked for weeks to install a new bathroom at a private home. As he toiled, he passed the time by singing his favorite songs. He didn’t know that the homeowner, Paul Conneally, was the owner of a music label. So he was surprised and delighted when Conneally offered him a deal to record an album in the label’s studio. There may be a comparable development in your life during the coming weeks, Virgo. You could be noticed in new ways for what you do well. Your secret or unknown talents may be discovered or revealed. You might get invitations to show more of who you really are. Be alert for such opportunities.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): It’s the start of the Listening Season for you Libras. I propose a full-on celebration of listening: a three-week Holiday of Paying Close Attention to Important and Interesting Words Being Said in Your Vicinity. Make yourself a magnet for useful revelations. Be alert for the rich information that becomes available as you show the world you would love to know more of its secrets. For inspiration, read these quotes. (1) You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time. —M. Scott Peck. (2) Learn to listen. Opportunity sometimes knocks very softly. —my friend Jenna. (3) Listening is being able to be changed by the other person. —Alan Alda. (4) If you want to be listened to, you should put in time listening. —Marge Piercy. (5) Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force. When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold. —Karl A. Menninger.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Worry doesn’t count as preparation,” writes author Lily Akerman. That sounds wise, but I don’t think it’s true in all cases. At its best, worrying may serve as a meditation that helps us analyze potential problems. It prompts us to imagine constructive actions we might take to forestall potential disruptions—and maybe even prevent them from erupting into actual disruptions. I bring these thoughts to your attention, Scorpio, because now is an excellent time to engage in this kind of pondering. I declare the next three weeks to be your Season of Productive Worrying.

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SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): If I had my way, you’d be a connoisseur of kisses in the coming weeks. You’d make it your intention to expand your repertoire of kissing styles and ask willing partners to do the same. You would give and receive unwieldy kisses, brave kisses, and mysterious kisses. You would explore foolish, sublime kisses and sincere but inscrutable kisses and awakening kisses that change the meaning of kisses altogether. Are you interested in pursuing this challenge? It will be best accomplished through unhurried, playful, luxurious efforts. There’s no goal except to have experimental fun.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “Anybody who has survived his childhood has enough information about life to last him the rest of his days,” wrote author Flannery O’Connor. Her observation may be a bit of an exaggeration, but not much. And I’m offering it to you now, as you begin a phase when you can glean many new teachings about your childhood—insights that could prove handy for a long time to come. I encourage you to enjoy a deep dive into your memories of your young years. They have superb secrets to divulge.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “Creativity is the power to connect the seemingly unconnected,” said author William Plomer. I agree with that. And I’m pleased to let you know that in the coming weeks, you will have more of this power to connect than you’ve had in a long time. I hope you will use it to link your fortunes to influences that inspire you. I hope you will wield it to build bridges between parts of your world that have been separate or alienated until now. And I hope you will deploy your enhanced capacity for blending and joining as you weave at least one magnificent new creation.

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(Feb. 19-March 20): “I use my intelligence to discover more ways of appreciating you,” Piscean author Anaïs Nin told her lover Henry Miller. In the coming weeks, I recommend you activate a similar ambition. Now is a time when you can enhance your close relationships with important allies by deepening your insight into them. What magic is at play within them that you haven’t fully recognized before? How could you better see and understand their mysteries? PS: You may be pleased when your deepening vision of them prompts them to extend the same favor toward you.

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EMPLOYMENT and improvement of facility, equipment, and process resources of the 400‑user nanofabrication research cleanroom for the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Performs joint supervision of the day‑to‑day laboratory operation of the cleanroom. Responsible for user lab safety and adherence to quality standards within the facility. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/ training. 4‑6 years’ experience with all aspects of cleanroom facilities. Notes: Satisfactory completion of a conviction history background check. Must maintain valid CA DL, a clean DMV record and enrollment in DMV Pull‑Notice Program. Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience with consideration of university salary setting guidelines. 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 # 32408

FINANCIAL AND ACADEMIC PERSONNEL ANALYST

PHELPS ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT CENTER Responsible for financial matters and academic personnel processes for the departments and programs that the PASC serves. Manages payroll reconciliation and audits general ledgers. Projects and monitors expenditures across all funding sources. Advises faculty on policies regarding budgets. Serves as the primary UCPath initiator for all staff and selected academic appointments including requesting position control numbers and initiating the funding entry. Ensures proper employee and supervisor set‑up in Kronos on‑line timekeeping system. Is responsible for the visa aspects for visiting scholars. From preliminary analysis, extensive communication with applicants and OISS, to submission of documents, ensuring accurate tracking of status and follow‑through. Coordinates annual summer research and additional compensation. Provides administrative back‑up and possesses the ability to work under pressure of deadlines. Serves as back‑up for academic personnel actions for permanent faculty and continuing lecturers including faculty retention, merits and promotions, lecturer reviews, leave requests, and retirements. Collaborates on financial matters and academic recruitment cases, meeting Affirmative Action guidelines, and ensuring that overall general procedures are followed. Serves as back‑up to the Financial and Academic Personnel Manager. Responsible for overseeing department events. Reqs: BA/BS degree in related area or equivalent training and/or experience. Note: Satisfactory completion of conviction history background check. $24.62 ‑ $27.96/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 # 32120

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STUDENT HEALTH Responsible for assisting customers in understanding and navigating the UC Student Health Insurance Program, which includes knowledge of fees for service. Primary duties consist of but are not limited to answering customer inquiries, performing research and implementing solutions, support the referral process per protocol by assisting the clinical team with referral request information and documentation, processing itemized billing statements, determining eligibility to waive, and updating computer records. Manages the billing component of the Student Health EMR system. Analyze problems and potential problems with the system’s performance and any updates being implemented. Reports findings to system managers and either recommends or takes action as appropriate. Evaluates the accuracy and timeliness of department users’ updates to identify training needs. Meets with departments and managers to discuss billing issues, trends or training requirements. Acts as a liaison with various on‑campus and off‑campus entities concerning billing issues. Oversees the flow of data between the SHS Billing system and other various systems. Reqs: Excellent communication skills and the ability to exercise independent judgment. Demonstrated attention to detail with frequent interruptions. High school diploma or equivalent. Must comprehend and comply with all state/federal privacy and confidentiality laws. Notes: Mandated reporting requirements of Child & Dependent Adult Abuse. Must successfully complete and pass a background check before employment and date of hire. To comply with Santa Barbara County Public Health Department Health Officer Order, this position 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. Starting at $24.61/hr 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 3/29/22. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #32756

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DEVELOPMENT Oversees the implementation of centralized stewardship planning & reporting, including the creation of highly customized reports, as well as manages the interpretation and application of complex data for the entire unit. Provides expert analytical, strategic planning, project management and proactive department support for Donor Relations & Stewardship (DRS). Maintains a substantial knowledge of university and divisional policies and procedures related to the acquisition and use of data, and the use and application of Advance in a major capital fund raising environment. Exercise strong and effective leadership to influence and support stewardship

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planning in partnership with Senior Development staff and college and unit development officers. Works closely with the Senior Director, implementing strategic approaches to donor reporting and stewardship. This involves the development and enhancement of stewardship programs, including year‑long reporting plans and tracking of metrics, integrated timelines, design layouts and content management. This position will also involve supporting reporting cycles such as endowed fund reports, fellowship and scholarship stewardship, impact reports, as well as providing recommendations for reporting integration in order to provide best‑in‑class stewardship. Reqs: Outstanding professional writing, editing and proof‑reading skills with a strong attention to detail. Strong skills in analyzing, researching and synthesizing large amounts of data.Strong communication and interpersonal skills to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.Ability to use discretion and maintain all confidentiality. Able to analyze problems/issues of diverse scope and determine solutions. Bachelor’s Degree Required or equivalent combination of education & experience. Notes: Satisfactory conviction history background check. Must be able to work occasional evenings and weekends in order to meet deadlines. This is a limited position working less than 1000 hours. $4,285 ‑ $5,000 monthly. 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 3/30/22. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #32899

LIGHTING AND SOUND SUPERVISOR

DEPARTMENT OF THEATER AND DANCE Supervises lighting, sound, and projection areas, including maintenance of facilities (theaters, studios, rehearsal rooms, classrooms). Hangs and focuses lighting equipment and sets up sound systems. Maintains lighting/ sound equipment. Consults with designers and is responsible for executing lighting/sound designs. Assists with rigging for scenery and lighting installations. Takes lead in maintenance, consultation, and setup of theatrical projection elements as necessary. Supervises limited hires, student employees and student labs. Responsible for pricing and purchasing lighting/ sound/projection supplies. Serves as technical supervisor for productions as assigned. Reqs: Two years professional work in theatrical/ performing arts environment; demonstrated use and maintenance of theatrical lighting and dimming systems, audio systems and counterweight rigging systems, as well as basic electrical wiring and audio and projection signal wiring; use of QLab; basic computer/office skills, email, and word processing and spreadsheet programs. Notes: Background check required. Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull‑Notice Program. Some weekends, holidays, and evenings are required. $24.62‑$25.62/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

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LINUX SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR

ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING Oversees maintenance and support of Linux server and client computer systems for the faculty, staff, students, and visiting researchers in support of instructional and research computing for the Electrical & Computer Engineering Department. Works closely with the other members of the Information Technology Support group and collaborates on cross‑platform Windows, Mac, and Linux solutions and integration. Responsible for the implementation and administration of all aspects of department Linux infrastructure including software and hardware installations, software licensing, upgrades, and security. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training. 3‑5 years system administration experience in Linux environments and proficient in tasks such as shell scripting, troubleshooting file and directory permissions, analyzing log files, managing user accounts and groups, configuring firewalls, and resource and security monitoring. Notes: Satisfactory conviction history background check. Occasional evening or weekend work. $67,500 ‑ $85,000/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 # 32477

MARKETING SPECIALIST

ARTS & LECTURES Provides a broad range of marketing and event functions in support of Arts & Lectures. Responsibilities include general marketing, graphic design, logistical planning, preparatory work and staffing private and public events. This position supports the marketing team’s implementation of innovative multi‑channel marketing strategies for its individual performances, films, lectures and special events. Discretion and superior judgment are required; this position serves as a direct conduit to public messaging and external communications. Platforms include print and electronic media, email communications, social media, direct mail and direct communication with patrons, donors, and University VIPs. Provides general support for Marketing in the areas of graphics; e‑marketing/e‑newsletter content creation; website and mobile application updates; list management for e‑marketing and direct mail marketing and solicitations; social media content creation; reporting on sales, analysis and comparisons; distribution of flyers and brochure/calendar deliveries on and off‑campus; online calendar management; advertising insertions and promotional copy; distribution of marketing assets to associated partners; research and promotions with campus departments; compiling campus communications. Liaises with artist and speaker agents and managers to compile content for program books and ensures accuracy of content in A&L materials. Researches, solicits and secures program advertising. Researches and secures copyright and other legal clearances for publications. Manages marketing

archives and assets. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area and/or equivalent experience and training. Notes: Satisfactory conviction history background check. Ability and willingness to work occasional evenings/nights and weekend hours. $24.62 ‑ $33.00 / 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. For primary consideration apply by 4/5/22. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu Job # 33087

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 at 40%. 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/ 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 #25239

MICROSCOPY AND MICROANALYSIS FACILITY SUPERVISOR

MATERIALS RESEARCH LABORATORY Responsible for the training, maintenance, operation and research in electron microscopy, focused ion beam, atomic force microscopes and other advanced techniques. Along with another Research and Development Engineer 4, is responsible for the supervision of the microscopy and microanalysis facility which serves more than 300 users annually and over 40 faculty research groups. Reqs: advanced degree in related area and or equivalent experience/training. Strong background in research microscopy related to higher

education. High level of expertise in two of the following and basic familiarity of the others: Atomic Force Microscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Transmission Electron Microscopy. Ability to supervise a busy facility, maintain high‑end research equipment and provide feedback and training to users on microscopy and microanalysis. Advanced communication skills, both written and verbal, to convey complex information in a clear and concise manner. Ability to work in a highly collaborative manner, assess complex challenges and recommend effective solutions. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check. $98,300‑$125,000/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 # 32551

PASSPORT AGENT

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES & RECREATION Assist members of the UCSB community and the public with the execution of the passport application based on the guidelines set by the US Department of State. Passport acceptance agent should have understanding of the passport process so that they are ready to handle inquiries over the telephone and interact with the public face to face. Monitors all aspects of the passport appointment process including voicemail messages and scheduling systems. Monitors inventory of passport supplies and equipment for ordering. This position is also responsible for preparing daily mailing shipments to the Department of State. Reqs: Obtain US Passport Acceptance Agent certification within the first three months of employment. Maintain this certification throughout employment. Notes: Are not on parole or probation related to any federal, state, or local felony or misdemeanor related to breach of trust or moral turpitude (i.e. embezzlement, document fraud, drug offense, or dishonesty carrying out a responsibility involving public trust). Are not presently under indictment for any federal, state, or local felony or misdemeanor related to breach of trust or moral turpitude. Are free of any federal, state, or local felony convictions or misdemeanor convictions related to breach of trust or moral turpitude. Mandated reporting requirements of Child Abuse. Satisfactory conviction history background check. $21.28 ‑ $21.77/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 3/29/22. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #32672

PATIENT EXPERIENCE DIRECTOR

STUDENT HEALTH Responsible for evidence‑based practices to improve clinic and patient experiences in accordance with the strategic direction, mission, vision and policies set by the UCSB student health Executive Director, the campus, and (UCOP) University of California Office of

the President. Facilitates teamwork among the multidisciplinary staff and coordinates the planning, analyzing, preparing, managing, and evaluating administrative and operational activities of customer satisfaction and related projects. Analyzes and resolves problems, interprets policies and demonstrates solid subject matter knowledge. Exercises judgment within defined policies to determine appropriate action. Analyzes internal and external customer satisfaction metrics and other performance analytics to track and monitor performance trends, identify opportunities for improvement, and develop and implement recommended action plans including competency validation to improve the patient experience. Supervises staff to assure accountability and stewardship of department resources in compliance with departmental goals and objectives and reports directly to the Executive Director of (SHS) Student Health Service. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent level of education/training. Proficiency with Windows‑based software including Microsoft Word and Excel. Prior work experience in a healthcare related setting. Must successfully complete and pass a background check before date of hire. Mandated reporting requirements of Child Abuse and of Dependent Adult Abuse. To comply with Santa Barbara County Public Health Department Health Officer Order, this position must provide evidence of COVID‑19 vaccination and 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. Student Health is closed between Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays. 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 3/30/22. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #32751

RECHARGE FINANCIAL ANALYST

PHYSICS DEPARTMENT Plays a key role in the efficient functioning of the Physics Department financial unit. The Financial Analyst analyzes, interprets and implements new and frequently changing campus and federal policies and procedures, reviews departmental and research expenditures within the department. The Financial Analyst is responsible for maintaining a complex and highly detailed recharge database, ensuring the accuracy of recharge data and processes, and managing the billing of off‑campus users for shop services. Develops templates to facilitate the gathering and use of information across the financial unit. Provides administrative and backup support to the financial manager and other staff in the financial unit as needed. Must be able to work under pressure of deadlines. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience and/or training. Knowledge of financial and accounting policies and procedures. Knowledge of compliance with external regulations and policies. Experience reviewing, processing and approving standardized financial data and transactions. Work history demonstrating excellent oral and written communications and interpersonal and organizational skills. Experience using complex computing systems. Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, Google Drive and Gmail. Experience with email

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EMPLOYMENT programs, and cloud‑based software. Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Must be able to work under the pressure of deadlines. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check. $24.62 ‑ $29.00/ 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 4/5/22. Apply online at https:// jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 32884

SPECIAL PROJECTS ASSISTANT

RESIDENTIAL & COMMUNITY LIVING Under the direct supervision of the Assistant Director, the Special Projects Assistant helps mitigate the impact of COVID‑19 on the operations of R&CL. This manifests in two primary responsibilities; 1) completing projects that surface as a result of COVID‑19 and 2) providing support to the Student Life operations in residential communities, serving approximately 4,200 residents. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree required. Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues throughout a large, multifunctional department. Ability to prioritize and work on multiple and vastly different projects simultaneously. Extremely flexible and works well within an unstructured work environment. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Notes: UCSB Campus Security Authority under Clery Act. Mandated Child Abuse Reporter. Satisfactory conviction history background check. $23.66 ‑ $29.98/hr. This is an 18‑month Contract Staff position. 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 4/1/22 Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #32921

SR CUSTODIAN ‑ RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS

RESH LODGING/HOUSEKEEPING Under the supervision of the Custodial Supervisor or Residence Hall Manager, the Sr. Custodian performs duties in accordance with established standards and instruction for University owned Residence Halls, Apartments and Dining Facilities. Reqs: Working knowledge and experience in utilizing the following equipment: vacuums, conventional and high‑speed buffers, extractors and related custodial equipment desirable. Will train on all equipment and chemicals used. Demonstrated ability to work effectively with others as a team. Must have effective communication skills. Ability to interact as a team member with sensitivity towards a multicultural work environment. Notes: Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull‑Notice Program. $20.74 ‑ $22.44/ hr. Notes: Satisfactory conviction history background check. Days/ Hours: Mon, Tue, Fri 7:30am ‑ 4pm, Sat, Sun 6am ‑ 2:30pm. 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

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by law. Application review begins 3/28/22. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu Job # 32774

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 4/5/22. Apply online at https:// jobs.ucsb.edu Job #33164

SR. CUSTODIAN ‑ CARRILLO DINING COMMONS

CAMPUS DINING Responsible for maintaining dining room floors, cleaning of restrooms and offices, periodic cleaning of windows, training, supervision and follow up nightly kitchen clean up, working as a liaison with the maintenance department for minor equipment repair and maintenance (carts, wheels, light bulb replacements, etc.), and overseeing shutdown building cleanups. Supervises part‑time student employees. Reqs: High School Diploma and one year progressively more responsible janitorial experience or equivalent combination of education. Knowledge of safety and sanitation regulations regarding proper storing of chemicals in a food environment, proper cleaning of the janitorial closet, safe lifting and transporting procedures, and ability to train others in this area. Exhibits organizational skills sufficient to ensure timely completion of tasks. Notes: Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and work standing for up to 8 hours per day. Satisfactory conviction history background check. $20.74 ‑ $22.90/hr. Wednesday‑Sunday, 1:30pm‑10:00pm. 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 4/1/22. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #32990

SR. CUSTODIAN

RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS Under the supervision of the Custodial Supervisor or Residence Hall Manager, the Sr. Custodian performs duties in accordance with established standards and instruction, for university owned Residence Halls, Apartments and Dining Facilities. The Sr. Custodian promotes a customer service environment to residence and clients. Completes custodial tasks within an assigned area such as, but is not limited to: Cleans and sanitizes restrooms, hallways, stairways, lounges, public areas, office spaces and building entrances. Replenish restroom supplies. Disposes of trash, may be required to drive a motorized vehicle with trailer to move trash. Utilizes cleaning equipment to perform cleaning duties such as: squirt bottles, dusters, mops, vacuums, broom, power floor buffers, mop bucket/wringer, hot water carpet extractor, steam cleaner, wet/ dry vacuum, doodle bugs, powered wall cleaning machine. May work on a ladder. Works effectively as a team member. Reqs: Working knowledge and experience in utilizing the following equipment: vacuums, conventional and high‑speed buffers, extractors and related custodial equipment desirable. Will train on all equipment and chemicals used. Demonstrated ability to work effectively with others as a team. Must have effective communication skills. Ability to interact as a team member with sensitivity towards a multicultural work environment. $20.74 ‑ $22.44/ hr. Multiple positions and schedules are available. 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. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for

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

STRUCTURAL GROUP FACULTY COORDINATOR

MATERIALS DEPARTMENT Provides high‑level administrative and budgetary support for faculty research groups. Advises on critical budgetary and personnel planning decisions on multi‑million dollar cross‑disciplinary research awards such as MURI programs and the Pratt and Whitney Center for Materials Excellence. Assumes complete project planning for technical research reviews, conferences, workshops, seminars and group meetings. Coordinates travel arrangements, prepare travel and entertainment reimbursements. Manages arrangements for long‑ and short‑term visitors. Assists group members in purchasing activities. Reqs: High level of administrative and organizational skills in addition to excellent oral and written communication skills. Accounting background demonstrating sound analytical and financial skills. Strong computer skills are essential. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check. $24.61 ‑ $26.98/ 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 # 32554

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