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S.B. City Council has approved a proposal to forgive outstanding library fines and fees, allowing S.B. Public Library accounts to have a “clean slate,” starting 4/15, to aid in the transition to a new online catalog. The library will continue to charge replacement cost fees if items are not returned within 30 days of their due date but will waive replacement costs if items are returned before being 60 days overdue. If an item is not returned within 60 days of its due date, the replacement charge is permanent and cannot be waived. Full story at independent.com/clean-slate. A woman was struck and killed by a car while attempting to cross the 101 on 4/4. Just before midnight, the woman, later identified as S.B. resident Debra Reynoso, 57, began crossing from the right shoulder of the southbound 101 near Castillo Street, heading toward the median, when a 2001 Buick collided with Reynoso. The driver of the Buick stopped, called 9-1-1, and waited for emergency services, who pronounced Reynoso dead shortly after. The driver of the Buick was uninjured and not suspected to have been under the influence. The cause of this crash remains under investigation. Report information to the California Highway Patrol at (805) 967-1234. SAR AH STE PH E NS

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goes back to the early 2010s during the initial he unsanctioned two“Floatopia,” which was day spring break held on the beaches of block party known Isla Vista. The beaches globally as Deltopia were subsequently closed kicked off Friday, April 1, with thousands of students off after this event due to congregating in Isla Vista, overwhelming amounts packing houses and the of trash and human waste streets and resulting in the going into the ocean, and party-goers moved their Santa Barbara County Fire Department declaring a celebrations to the streets of Del Playa. Since then, Multi-Casualty Incident Deltopia has seen more (MCI) after calls began overwhelming emergency damaging years, most services, reporting broken notably in 2013 and 2014. bones, a traffic collision, In 2013, a woman died and a woman falling out a after falling from the second-story window. beachside bluffs, and in By the end of the event 2014, the crowds, made on Sunday afternoon, the up of many non-locals Sheriff ’s Office reported who traveled to Santa four arrests and 34 peo- WILD IN THE STREETS: Students crammed Isla Vista’s houses and streets during last weekend’s Deltopia. Barbara to partake in the events, became so unruly ple cited over the entire weekend. Sheriff ’s spokesperson Raquel Goleta Valley Cottage Emergency Rooms, and violent that a riot began, and more than Zick said Saturday, April 2, saw the biggest there were 53 cases of injuries, overdoses, or 100 people were arrested. n increase in activity and reports of injuries, alcohol poisoning during the Deltopia weekleading the fire department to declare the end, with some patients having more than MCI. County Fire spokesperson Daniel one condition. Bertucelli explained that an MCI allows The Isla Vista Spring Fest, put on by Isla first responders and hospitals to triage Vista Community Services District (IVCSD) and transport multiple patients to differ- and including the California Beer Fest, was ent hospitals more efficiently. The MCI was thrown to draw some of the crowds away from the Del Playa strip and provide a sancrescinded around 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Reports included a woman falling from tioned and safe area to enjoy the weekend. a second-story window on El Nido Lane off Spencer Brandt, board president of IVCSD, Del Playa Drive on Saturday, resulting in sev- said one of the reasons IVCSD was created in eral broken bones. There were also two other 2016 was to invent this safe area for the comreports of falls resulting in broken bones, one munity to celebrate. The event featured three from a roof and another from an elevated bands and a deejay, all made up of Isla Vista surface. Despite this, no serious injuries were residents, and Brandt said many students reported by the Sheriff ’s Office. Maria Zate, came to enjoy the festivities. public information officer for Cottage Hos“We knew this was gonna be the year with pital, said between the Santa Barbara and more attendance,” Brandt said. He went on to say that Deltopia has not been the raucous, wild event that it’s often been painted as for many years. “We’re seeing an event that has become more and more safe,” he said. Residents of Del Playa witnessed a much bigger Deltopia this year than previous years, most likely due to the recent lifting of many COVID-19 restrictions and the return of in-person classes at nearby UC Santa Barbara. Between 2020 and 2021, when pandemic restrictions were in place, Del Playa saw incredibly mild, if any, Deltopia celebrations and minimal intervention from emergency services, with about 20 citations total for last year’s Deltopia. The end-of-spring-break celebration by Jun Starkey

People gathered 4/4 to commemorate the 54th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a public reading of King’s speech “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence.” The Santa Barbara branch of the California Poor People’s Campaign, co-founded by Karen Rice and Matt Lowe in September 2021, organized the event, which called on the United States “to reverse course and turn toward humanity, law, and decency” and honored Dr. King’s legacy of opposing militarism, racism, and poverty. It is part of a nationwide effort to mobilize a Moral March on Washington, D.C. on 6/18.

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or unlawful detainer through the court. Jennifer Smith, executive director of the Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County, said in recent months, Legal Aid has also seen an increase in eviction notice activity, or landlords and property owners serving tenants with eviction notices. Tenant laws have become very complex in the last two years, Smith said, even before the COVID-19 pandemic began. The California Tenant Protection Act of 2019 went into effect in January 2020, just before the pandemic began, and included requiring landlords to have “just cause” when serving evictions and limiting annual rent increases. Groups like the Santa Barbara Tenants Union have been at the forefront of tenants issues and have brought attention to issues like “soft evictions,” or those are carried out through threats and intimidation tactics rather than the court. “Unfortunately, what we see because of added complexity, there may be landlords who threaten things or deliver notices that are not lawful,” Smith said. “Nobody can be lawfully evicted without an order from a judge,” she said. Smith encouraged both tenants and landlords to seek legal representation, to inform both parties of their rights and responsibilities. “It’s important for folks to reach out and understand their rights,” she said. —Jun Starkey

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Backlash over Hotel on Bluffs COU RTESY C ITY OF CAR PI NTER IA

Community Says ‘No’ to 99-Room Hotel, Restaurant, and Farmhouse Concept

An artist’s rendering of the proposed hotel’s main entry by Ryan P. Cruz evelopers of a proposed 99-room hotelrestaurant-farmhouse concept that would sprawl over 27 acres of what is now a driving range, farmland, and the Carpinteria Bluffs asked for public input in the first review of the project in a rare joint meeting between the Carpinteria City Council, Planning Commission, and the Architectural Review Board last Wednesday. The project’s principal planner, Laurel Fisher Perez of Suzanne Elledge Planning and Permitting Services, presented the conceptual design with property owner and project applicant Matthew Goodwin of Carp Bluff, LLC. The goal was to gauge community interest in what was the project’s first public foray. “Your feedback tonight will be very important to us in informing our next steps on this,” she said. The community’s message in a standingroom-only City Hall was loud and clear: Carpinterians want nothing to do with a large-scale development on what one citizen called the “most accessible, equitable, and important natural space” in the city. The site has seen many development proposals dating back to the late ’60s. In 2006, a property owner got as far as presenting a concept to city staff, but ultimately, the property was foreclosed and set to be auctioned off in 2013. The city’s attempt to stop the auction and purchase the property failed, and it was sold in 2014. The last attempt to develop a similar project in 2015 ended with a wave of community backlash. Julia Mayer, owner of Dune Coffee Roasters and a major player in the push for Carpinteria’s new skate park, spoke at the meeting. Surrounded by her kids and their friends, Mayer thanked the developers for providing the opportunity to keep what she said has become a “rite of passage” for every new generation in Carpinteria: “protesting against the development of our precious bluffs.” “I personally have clear memories of being a little kid standing with many of the moms and dads in this room right now to speak up and protect the bluffs,” Mayer said. “Many of our elders who are no longer with us taught us early that stewarding this land is our job if we are lucky enough to grow up here.”

Mayer pointed to the city’s own general plan, which states that the Carpinteria Bluffs are the “last remaining coastal open space” within Santa Barbara County. “The moment this land is developed, it is gone forever; we will never get the opportunity to get it back,” she said, fighting back tears. “The severity and finality of that will make your heart break.” Ted Rhodes, president of Citizens for Carpinteria Bluffs, said he was shocked when he read the proposal and found they had used one of his photographs. He was upset at first that it was used without permission but later said he thought it was fitting that they used a photograph that was on one of three posters to save the Carpinteria Bluffs the last time it was slated to be developed. “I believe what the community envisions is in that picture right there: its open space,” Rhodes said. City Councilmember Gregg Carty said he was intrigued by the plan at first. “There were a lot of things that were hard to not like,” he said. But seeing the community so engaged in the city process touched him. “I’m really impressed with how they taught their kids and their kids and their kids to respect what we have in Carpinteria.” He praised Mayer and said that the community valued that land more than anything else. “To our community, that’s the big value,” he said. He addressed the developer and asked that one more option be added to his application: a concept that would promise to preserve his property as open land for the generations to come. The project planners’ next steps would be a formal application followed by what would be a gauntlet of red tape, including reviews by the Architectural Review Board, Planning Commission, City Council, and California Coastal Commission. “We are carefully considering the comments from the public, Architectural Review Board, Planning Commission, and City Council,” Fisher Perez told the Independent in the days following the meeting. “We look forward to iterative discussions with the community and intend to proceed with a revised n concept.”

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anta Barbara County Health Officer Dr. Henning Ansorg said “almost no COVID cases” were being found among county clinic patients currently, and according to the county dashboard, the daily case count is in the high twenties, down from the hundreds during the Omicron surge in January and February of this year. Among eligible county residents — those over the age of 5—80 percent have been vaccinated, 72 percent of them with full single or two-dose vaccinations. Among the roughly 400,000 eligible residents, 160,243 have had booster doses. Hospitalizations

for COVID are down to eight patients as of Monday, with one person on a ventilator in an intensive care unit. COVID-19 remains a serious disease; 675 people have died in S.B. County since the pandemic first hit in March 2020, and 10 died this March. The Centers for Disease Control recently advised that immunocompromised people and those over the age of 50 receive a second free booster shot. Age and level of immune-system compromise dictate the time frame for the second booster, said Jackie Ruiz, spokesperson for Santa Barbara County Public Health. It should follow four months after a first booster of any of the three approved vaccines. People over the age of 50 can get a second booster of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. Those 12 and older who’ve had an organ transplant or are immunocompromised by health conditions may get a second booster of Pfizer vaccine. Similarly, immunocompromised people over 18 years old can get a second booster of Moderna or Pfizer four months after the —Jean Yamamura first.

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ith mass shootings becoming more commonplace, the Santa Barbara County supervisors voted to allocate $450,000 for a security upgrade for the county administration buildings in both downtown Santa Barbara and Santa Maria. Under the new regime, members of the public will be allowed in via the front entrance only; county employees will use other entrances. More dramatically, members of the public entering these buildings will soon undergo metal detection screening. Discussion of the details was kept to a minimum during Tuesday’s board meeting. No mention was made of whether there were any specific incidents precipitating the change or it was undertaken more as a preemptive measure. While the supervisors voted 4 to 1 to approve the spending, they were clearly not comfortable by the implications of the proposal. Fourth District Supervisor Bob Nelson said he was “personally and philosophically opposed” to the plan, arguing it would have a “chilling impact” on the relationship between elected officials and members of the public. “People who might want to do us harm—and I do believe in evil—will do it with or without metal detectors.” Supervisor Das Williams stated he never would have supported such a move 10 years

BETTER SAFE: Members of the public entering downtown’s County Administration Building will soon have to undergo metal detection screening.

ago but noted the intensity of polarization that’s occurred in the intervening years. In that time, Williams said he was struck by the high number of cases that have involved people with serious mental-health issues or “rage against government” taking it out on “the innocent victims” who happened to work for local government. “It’s sad we live in an age where this has fundamentally changed.” Supervisor Joan Hartmann said she wrestled with the paradox inherent in representing openness and democracy while needing greater security precautions. Supervisor Steve Lavagnino said that if it were just his offices involved—or those of his fellow supervisors—he would vote no. But lots of county employees work in both office buildings, too, he said. “I can’t imagine how I’d feel if somebody came and in and did something.” —Nick Welsh

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The Big Stink

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SANTA BAR BAR A C R EEKS DIVISON

Bird Refuge Makeover Could Be Cure for Summertime Stench

by Nick Welsh or nearly 100 years, people in Santa Barbara have been complaining about the summertime stench emanating off the oxygen-starved waters of Andrée Clark Bird Refuge, located where Cabrillo Boulevard seems to collide with both the railroad tracks and the Pacific Ocean. This past week, a $2 million effort to finally fix the big stink got the green light from the city’s Historic Landmarks Commission. For a while, city workers crisscrossed the 29-acre lagoon in little motorboats, hoping to infuse the stagnant estuary with enough oxygen to make the odors go away. When this didn’t exorcise the pervasive smells, they installed little air jets throughout the scenic lagoon, hoping the micro-bubbles churning to the surface would do the trick. They didn’t. For a while, they even doped the waters with copper sulfate, which succeeded only in killing everything. Except not, of course, the pervasive stink. Now, City Hall has another plan. It’s called flushing. By allowing the brackish waters of the lagoon to wash out to sea—during heavy rains when the ocean-blocking sand berms are breached—and allow the ocean waters to wash back into the lagoon, city planners hope that the natural order of things can be mimicked and the problem solved. More specifically, what’s proposed is the replacement of the small dam—technically described as a “weir”—that has penned up the waters of the lagoon, preventing them from going out to sea. That weir was first built in 1929, shortly after the family of reclusive heiress Huguette Clark donated $50,000 to City Hall to transform what was once a racetrack into an inviting bird refuge. Among the stipulations was that the lagoon be named after Huguette’s older sister, Andrée, who died in 1919 of meningitis at age 17. The dam’s concrete has been dilapidated and crumbling for some time. More critically, Cameron Benson — City Hall’s reigning creeks czar—and his Creeks Division are proposing to install three gates to the new dam to allow the ebb and flow of water from the lagoon to the sea and back again. The current dam has only one. But for decades, that one gate has not actually worked. Rather than fix it, city engineers simply boarded the gate over, exacerbating the impermeability of the lagoon. According to Benson, complaints about the stench started almost as soon as the

OLFACTORY ASSAULT: The Andrée Clark Bird Refuge and its brackish, oxygen-starved waters have been the source of a pervasive stench for around a century.

first dam was built. Minutes of meetings held by the city’s Parks Commission in 1930 and 1931 indicate it was an issue of concern. Matters did not improve when the dam gate — which actually allowed some ebb and flow—stopped working. Adding fuel to the bird refuge’s olfactory fire, Cameron noted, were the nutrient-rich deposits made when heavy rains washed down from the Montecito Country Club’s intensely fertilized greens, the Santa Barbara Zoo, and well-tended lawns of Eucalyptus Hill homeowners. All that heavily fertilized runoff has sparked rich algae blooms in the lagoon over the years. When the algae died, Benson explained, it sucked the oxygen out of the water. Nothing grew. Today, he said, the only aquatic life in the bird refuge is the mosquito fishes deposited there by the county’s Vector Control District. These tiny but hearty fish are no longer than an inch; their function is to eat mosquito larvae. Benson noted that even they struggle. “You can see them coming to the surface,” he said, “gulping for air.” With the three gates installed, Benson noted, they can be opened and closed when the volume of water flows dictates. This natural flushing should allow for greater replication of the natural washing and flushing cycles that occurred before Cabrillo Boulevard, the railroad tracks, and even the lagoon were ever built. In addition, he said, the fertilizer-rich runoff now funneled into a culvert running along the backside of the lagoon—along the railroad tracks—would be redirected from the bird refuge to what will become a new retention basin where today a weed patch near the city’s tennis courts now lies. That basin will function as a repository for this flow; in lieu of weeds, there will be native plants. To date, Benson and his Creeks Division have secured two of the seven permits needed to get the project approved. They still need approval from the Coastal Commission, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Army Corps of Engineers, the Regional Water Quality Control Board, and California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Given the environmental sensitivity of the habitat to be affected, he said, the project has been given just two months to get the necessary constriction done. “We’ve been trying to figure this one out now for almost 100 years,” a rueful Benson n noted. “I have two months to fix it.”

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Merger in Works for Montecito Water?

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Push to Combine Water and Sewage Districts ‘Solution Without a Problem,’ Critics Say

PROS AND CONS: The Montecito Water District on San Ysidro Road and the Montecito Sanitary District on Monte Cristo Lane are looking into the pros and cons of forming a single district.

by Melinda Burns

merger of Montecito’s small, independent water and wastewater treatment districts, the dream of a group of wealthy Montecitans who raised more than $250,000 to win control of both agencies during recent elections, is now under study by a Los Angeles consulting firm. In February, the Montecito Water District and Montecito Sanitary District boards voted overwhelmingly to split the $47,000 cost of a study on consolidation “to determine if there is a business case affirming that the two Districts can and should consolidate.” “This is just to see if this is something that would work or not work for our community,” Dorinne Johnson, the Sanitary District board president, said at a February 24 board meeting. “We’re not trying to rush anything.” The boards have jointly retained the Grass Valley, California, law firm of Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley to handle consolidation matters. The study is being conducted by Raftelis, a company that works with water and wastewater utilities nationwide; the results are expected to be made public later this year. But there’s already strong support for consolidation on both district boards. A merger of the two districts would not necessarily require a vote of the ratepayers. “My feeling is that even if initially there’s more cost and more people have to be hired at both districts, I’m still for it,” Woody Barrett, vice president of the Sanitary District board, said at a joint district committee meeting on February 8. At the board meeting in February, Barrett said, “I’ve said this all along: I don’t think there’s going to be much cost savings in the consolidation of the districts, but I think the efficiencies are going to go way up.” Most of the boardmembers on both districts, including Johnson and Barrett, ran for election on “Water Security Team” slates that were recruited and backed by such deeppocket donors as Bob Hazard, a past president of the Birnam Wood Golf Club and an editor of the Montecito Journal. At district meetings and in his columns, Hazard advocated tirelessly for the consolidation of the water and sanitary districts and cityhood for Montecito.

Over the course of the 2016, 2018, and 2020 elections, with $256,000 in campaign funds, the slates captured nine out of 10 seats on the water and Sanitary District boards. Gary Fuller, the Sanitary District boardmember who ran against the Water Security candidates in 2020, cast the sole vote against the consolidation study on either district board. “Our board has a lot of support for it, but I don’t see that there is any public support for it,” he said. During their 2020 campaign, the Water Security Team took aim at the Sanitary District’s plans to replace its dilapidated and cramped offices at 1042 Monte Cristo Lane with a $4.6 million operations building. The project was approved by the Montecito Planning Commission; the new district board majority canceled the contract. Fuller voted for the building. Hazard declined to comment on consolidation for this report unless he could view a pre-publication copy of this story. But at a joint district committee meeting in January, Ken Coates, the water board president and a former Water Security Team candidate, stressed that the focus was on the “longerterm strategic benefits” of merger “rather than short-term savings.” “We’re looking further into the future rather than at what we can get out of this tomorrow,” he said. “How do you get the community on board so that it doesn’t object?” In recent interviews, Charles Newman, a former member of the water board and Montecito Planning Commission, called consolidation “a solution in search of a problem.” Donna Senauer, a current commissioner, agreed, saying that she viewed it as “very unwise.” Why don’t the two districts simply draw up a memorandum of understanding for any project they jointly undertake? she asked. Senauer said she was often the only person from the public in attendance at Water and Sanitary District meetings. “I’m concerned that the community doesn’t understand the complexities and cost to ratepayers of forming a new special district,” she said. n

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ROADS NOT TAKEN: We all have our cross

to bear. Among my regrets — both keen and keening — is not having a prehensile tail affixed to my posterior. Or being able to swing arm over arm from branch to branch. We took the wrong fork in the evolutionary road. We opted instead to go the way of the opposable thumb, thus making Homo sapiens the only creatures on God’s green earth able to snap our fingers. The opposable thumb, as we all know, led to the expansion of human intelligence, which — along with the irresistible sexiness that comes with snapping one’s fingers — got us into our current polar-ice-cap-melting mess. But there still is hope. No, not that we will change our ways and cool Earth’s temperature down just a few degrees. And it’s not our fault. Clearly, the problem is one of messaging. How is anyone in this country — where one-tenth of the world’s population generates roughly half the greenhouse gases — supposed to take seriously a problem that is measured out in Celsius? Those of us who took drugs back when they were still illegal learned how to convert pounds into kilograms. Those of us forced to run long distances in high school learned to convert miles into kilometers. But absolutely nobody out there can convert Celsius into Fahrenheit without using a calculator. In fact, as soon as the word “Celsius” is uttered, the American mind experiences terminal ice-cream freeze.

Yet the United Nations Commission that issues all the relentlessly dire reports on how close we are to falling off the climatechange cliff insists on speaking exclusively in terms of Celsius. If we go up in a cataclysm of fire and ice, it will be their fault, not ours. If inscrutability was their objective, they should have tried poetry. Otherwise, use Fahrenheit. But I digress. The latest report was exceptionally grim. Unless the whole planet goes on the equivalent of a bone-broth diet for the next 20 years, we’re doomed. We’re talking a 45 percent cut in gas consumption, 60 percent less oil, and 95 percent less coal. The good news — and yes, there is some — is that the rate of temperature increase has slowed down somewhat. Solar energy is 85 percent cheaper now than it was 10 years ago; wind, 55 percent. This Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors got the final report card for the Environmental and Climate Action Plan they adopted in 2015. When it came to cutting back on greenhouse-gas emissions, we achieved only 44 percent of their goal. That goal was to cut back 50 percent from the amount generated in 2007. No matter what curve you grade on, that’s failing. It’s not even a D. But what can you expect from a program whose acronym — ECAP — calls to mind the sound of someone choking on a poorly chewed walnut?

Supervisor Steve Lavagnino, the former Republican who joined the Declined-to-State Party and is now running unopposed for the second straight time, sputtered in outraged incredulity: “I was shocked at how ineffective we’ve been. We’re not even making a dent.” Barring reductions already mandated by the state, Lavagnino charged the county managed to achieve a reduction in emissions of only 45,000 metric tons. That’s out of a total of 1.4 million. Even the rosiest interpretation indicates that we fell short of our goal by the equivalent of 117,862 passenger car trips a day for a year. Slightly more than half our emissions — 776,000 metric tons — come from the tailpipes of our cars. Despite the ostentatious proliferation of Teslas in Trader Joe’s parking lots, electric cars make up only 2 percent of the cars on the road. Agriculture is a significant problem too, accounting for nearly 200,000 metric tons of our greenhouse-gas inventory. Of those, 166,000 can be attributed to cow belches, cow farts, and cow poop, delicately described in county documents alternately as “enteric fermentation” and “manure management.” The next major battleground is over natural gas hookups in new houses. Should there be a “ban” on natural gas outright or should we merely “restrict” it? Now that COVID is “over,” this will give the anti-vaxxers and antimaskers a new intrusion of state authority

to become apoplectic over. No wonder the supervisors will be installing metal detectors at the entrance of the County Administration Building. With my socks already wet with the prospect of sea-level rise, it’s only a matter of time before the intake pipes leading to the city’s wastewater treatment plant — truly the bedrock of any Western civilization — will be rendered void and we will all find ourselves up the untreated effluent creek without the proverbial paddle. At that point, the ability to swing from branches arm over arm — known as brachiating — or having a prehensile tail to secure oneself in higher heights would certainly come in handy. Sudden evolution and rapid adaptation, we are told, doesn’t happen. The good news is that maybe it can. According to yet another groundbreaking scientific report involving a professor from UCSB, the state flower of Colorado — the blue columbine — has recently experienced a major evolutionary leap without landing on its face. A flower that once had five petals is now sprouting 10. The change, we are told, makes the flower sexier to the bumblebees and hawkmoths who take care of the transference of bodily powders necessary for the act of reproduction. If the humble columbine can double the number of its petals, then perhaps it’s not too late for me to sprout a prehensile tail. —Nick Welsh

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dangerous criminal (domestic violence, assault with a deadly weapon, among others) walked out of the main jail on March 27. Sheriff Brown owes the citizens of Santa Barbara County a detailed explanation of how this happened and what he will do to prevent similar incidents in the future. —Stephen Ferry, S.B.

Defeat the Petro Dictatorship

lease write your California and U.S. leaders to stop these worst ideas ever: Federal Gas Rebate Act of 2022, and Newsom’s California Gas Cards, aka taxpayer subsidy for Putin’s war and climate catastrophe. Stimulate gas use during a war with a petro-dictatorship, while Antarctica is 70° warmer and the Arctic 50° hotter than usual? Sounds like an idea from Texas Governor Greg Abbott: shortsighted political maneuvering when we need visionary leadership. We need less fossil-fuel use to avert climate catastrophe, defund warmongering autocrats, improve air quality and health, and slow the giant truckdriven spike in pedestrian/cyclist deaths. Better leadership would be to instead appeal to Americans’ higher natures to adopt a wartime footing for energy conservation and production. Immediate, deep conservation would substantively advance a sustainable climate future, immediately lower prices, and free up supply globally to help Europe cut off Russian fossil fuel imports—and payments—in the surest way to stop war in Ukraine. Increased renewable energy production would be great medium- and long-term, but immediate increased production of fossil fuels would be an appropriate sacrifice of the future for this wartime footing, and a nod toward political expedience. Though more oil production from existing leases is the opposite of what the climate needs, it would be bipartisan and defensible short-term to defund aggression in Ukraine. Instead of gas money for Putin, how about dollars to anyone who sells their car and buys an electric bike, or who sells their gasoline-powered car and gets an electric car, uses public transport vouchers, builds carpool and bike lanes, adds weather strip-

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ping, or takes their washing machine off hot water? Don’t undermine Zelenskyy by doing the cravenly political wrong thing. Follow Ukraine’s inspiring example to lead us away from funding war and climate catastrophe. —Art Ludwig, oasisdesign.net/activism/nogassubsidy.htm

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Ashley Hayes I own a store on State Street [Asher Market]. Just celebrated finishing up three years! Into year four, I am supportive of the pedestrian street and don’t miss the loud traffic. The city can do better with providing more police presence on State Street. I am utterly disgusted at how much the city spends on consultants. Impose penalties on landlords who sit on empty retail spaces. Get unique local businesses thriving and life will return to the area. Don’t make it so hard and sooooo expensive for small businesses to thrive. I still don’t have a sign for my store because the city is going to charge me $1,200 in permits to put one up, not including the cost to make the sign. That’s my children’s preschool every month. These are choices I shouldn’t have to make. There are plenty of common-sense things the city can do right now without having to pay another consultant $800,000. Ridiculous.

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Diana Steele I like the old look where you park in the street and lots of people shopping. That is what I remember. Always ran into someone I knew. Fun time. ● Clifford Cross II The elderly and disabled were not in the current plan. Bring back what we had in the 1950s, ’60s, and ’70s: two lanes in each direction and curb parking, please! ● Bill Clausen The Master Plan is for the Hipster crowd to eradicate the weak, the poor, and the disabled from their utopia of a superior culture of beautiful and perfect people. The old, sick, and working class have no place in their world: They want them out of Santa Barbara. Eugenics dressed up as progressive thinking.

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11/5/1933 - 3/12/2022

Greta was with her family as our Lord called her home on Saturday, March 12, 2022. Greta was the 6th of 9 children born in Stockholm, Sweden to Eric and Märta Hallström (née Pettersson). As a young woman, Greta loved traveling, fly-fishing, hiking, picking berries & mushrooms and just being in nature. Always seeking adventure, Greta joined the Merchant Marines after WWII visiting countries throughout Europe and Africa. Greta’s love of adventure and travel brought her to the United States in 1962 to visit her sister Märta in the San Francisco area. She fell in love and stayed. Greta moved to Santa Barbara in 1972 where she began waitressing, first at the El Cielito and then at Harry’s Plaza Cafe but her passion remained travel and adventure. Greta became a license travel agent in 1980 which allowed her to pursue her love of travel and exploration visiting China, Russia, Australia and several countries throughout Europe. Greta retired from “Your Travel Center” with wonderful fanfare in 1998. Greta continued to enjoy being active well into retirement traveling back to Sweden, spending time outdoors exercising, playing Bocce Ball & Soccer and walking her neighborhood feeding the many dogs she befriended. She was a great lover, supporter of as well as an advocate for the animals of our planet. Greta also enjoyed playing board games with her family. Greta was passionate about her Swedish heritage and culture. She was a founding member of Santa Barbara’s SWEA (Swedish Women’s Educational Association) chapter serving on the chapter’s board. Though not active in recent years, Greta was made an honorary member of SWEA in 2021. In 1978, Greta met Peter Shugart, the love of her life. They were married in 1979 and remained passionately in love 16

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until his sudden passing in 1982. Greta is also preceded in death by her brothers Bengt, Karl-Eric, Gösta; sisters Karin, Märta and Kristina, sister in-law Jo-Ann as well as her loving canine companion Lina. She is survived by her son James & Tamra van Order (nee Baldes) and Michael van Order & Katherine (née Ochoa), nieces Ann Pina, Lena Boscacci & Jerilyn McGuire in the US as well as many nieces and nephews in Sweden, Denmark and Australia. In honor of her beloved’s passing, Greta was interred in a private ceremony on March 24 at Santa Barbara Cemetery. A Celebration of her life will be held on April 2 at Shoreline Park. Those who knew Greta are welcome to join the family to honor and share their stories about her. In Lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to local charities supporting animals’ rights.

Noelle Glotfelty

12/10/1976 - 2/24/2022

On February 24th Noelle Glotfelty passed away in Thousand Oaks California at the age of 45. Noelle is survived by her mom Kathy, dad Larry, step-dad Tony, brothers Larry and Ryan, step-brothers Tony, Jeff, Steve and her daughter Haley. Noelle was a beautiful ray of sunshine that touched so many lives with her kindness and generosity. She made her home in Santa Barbara and established a successful hair salon called Chateau Belle. Noelle was so creative and poured her heart and soul into her family and art. We will be celebrating her life at the Santa Barbara Mission Rose Garden April 9th 11am

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Michael Desmond McGlinn 4/13/1945 - 3/4/2022

Michael McGlinn (Mike) passed away peacefully at home in San Diego on March 4, 2022, with his family at his side. He fought a courageous battle against Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma for many years. Mike was born in Suffolk, England, in 1945 where his father was a Wing Commander in the RAF. His parents met in Canada where his father was training Canadian pilots to fight in WWII. They were married in 1941 in Canada and moved back to England “for the war”. The family lived in various places in the UK, always close to an RAF airbase, and lived in Egypt for two years when his father was training pilots of the Royal Egyptian Air Force. In 1957 the family moved to Santa Barbara, CA, to join one of his mother’s sisters. Michael graduated from Bishop Diego High School in Santa Barbara in 1962 where he was student body president. He graduated from Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in 1966. He received his Juris Doctor from the UC Hastings School of Law in 1969. He was admitted to the CA State Bar in 1970. In 1972 Mike met Melinda, the love of his life. They were married in Upland, CA, in September 1974 and enjoyed 47 years of marriage. Mike began his legal career in the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s office in 1970. He entered private practice in 1973 in San Diego specializing in criminal law and later focusing on juvenile delinquency and dependency issues. He was a past president of the Criminal Defense Lawyers Club. Mike retired in January 2020 after practicing law for 50 years. Mike was an inveterate sportsman. He enjoyed soccer, skiing, running, triathlons, and golf. He coached his kids’ soccer teams for several years. He was a passionate advocate of aqua jogging and could be heard expounding on its rehab virtues should someone mention having a sore knee or hip. Pickleball later became his go-to sport. Mike was inspired by the Challenged Athletes Triathlon and never missed

the introduction of the athletes parade before the event. Mike is preceded in death by his parents, Desmond and Irene. He is survived by his wife Melinda, son Ryan and wife Holly, daughter Karen Wintemute and husband Mitch, four fantastic grandchildren--Lyden, Kirra, Alexander, and William, his sister Anne-Marie Castleberg and husband Grant, nephew Paul Castleberg and wife Valentina, and niece Katie Hatch, as well as several cousins in England. Mike was a huge presence in each of our lives, was loved deeply, and will be greatly missed.

Galen Scott Mumford 3/12/1949 - 3/7/2022

Galen was an exceptional car mechanic by talent and trade and co-owner and owner of automobile repair shops in Isla Vista, Buellton and Santa Barbara for many years. Galen could be extremely social and made many friends around the world through business, sports and traveling. He touched more lives than can be counted. After a long courageous battle with cancer, Galen died peacefully on March 7, 2022, in Oklahoma, with his daughter at his side. He was raised in Houston, Texas. His parents, Scott and Betty Mumford, preceded him in death. Galen moved to Santa Barbara, California in 1970 with his first wife, Susie, where their daughter was born. Galen was a man full of wonder, curiosity and an unwavering sense of adventure. These qualities took him sailing through the Panama Canal and to ports all over the world. His travels included trips to Fiji, Great Britain, Hawaii, and many destinations in Mexico. Galen was passionate about sports. Watching football was one of his favorites. He loved doing all types of water sports: surfing, water skiing, wake boarding and barefooting! He skied and snowboarded as often as possible with friends at Mammoth Mountain. He and his wife Priscilla drove across the country to five consecutive Super Bowls. A celebration of Galen’s life will be held at Leadbetter Beach in late Spring. Details to follow. “Love lives on beyond ‘good-

byes’; The truth of us will never die; Our spirits will shine long after we’re gone; And so the love lives on”

Katherine Magaña 8/23/1939 - 3/27/2022

Katherine Magaña of Carpinteria, California, passed away on Sunday, March 27, 2022. The beloved wife of David Magaña and mother to Sharon, Morry Jr., Margaret, Arthur, and Joe, Katherine is preceded in death by her parents Cecilia and Dave and her sister Mary. She was eighty-two years old. Kathy (as many knew her) and Morry Sr raised their children in Santa Barbara. With a love for family above all else, Kathy is remembered for the extent of that love. She never forgot a birthday, never forgot a card to celebrate any occasion and she brought the most beautiful flowers to our homes. With five children, nine total grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews, she was always present for every single one of them. Across dance performances, football games, soccer games, plays, you could always count on seeing her in the audience. She was always a part of our lives and will continue to be. A loved one says of Kathy, “I can’t remember in all my years of knowing her, ever feeling uncomfortable with her. She was kind, loving, and always looking forward to visiting family.” Kathy is survived by her husband David Magaña; her sisters & brothers, Annabelle, Diane (Ray), Martha (Roger), Shirley (Dave), Marcelino (Toni) & Dave; her children Sharon (John Sr.), Morry Jr., Margaret, Art (Keith), Joe (Sylvia); her grandchildren, John Jr., Randy (Ginnie), Sarah, Michael, Alyssa, Jacob, and Mia; her great-grandchildren, Isaiah & Elijah; and many nieces & nephews. The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff of Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital for all the consideration and care they provided. It is truly appreciated. A celebration of life will be held on April 12. “Love lives on beyond ‘goodbyes’; The truth of us will never die; Our spirits will shine long after we’re gone; And so the love lives on”

obituaries Eric Lane Flavell

11/25/1953 - 7/27/2021

Eric passed away on July 27, 2021 at Holmes Regional Hospital in Melbourne, Fl from Covid complications with his wife and children at his side. Eric was born in Oakland, CA to Gloria and Edgar Flavell on November 25, 1953. He grew up in Palo Alto and graduated from Cubberly High School in 1972. He attended Oregon State University graduating in 1978 with degrees in Civil and Industrial Engineering. Upon graduation, he married his college sweetheart, Betty Lathrop, and they have enjoyed 43 years together. His first job after college with John Carrollo Engineers would provide him with valuable experience in water/waste water design and inspection. Six years later he would join Flowers and Associates in Santa Barbara, CA to build a public works unit serving multiple municipalities and agencies in the tri-county area. After 30 years he and Betty decided to follow their children to Florida where he was hired by Bowman Consulting in Melbourne to start another public works division while also acting as the city engineer for West Melbourne. His work at Bowman allowed him to mentor many bright young engineers which he saw as a chance to give back for all he had been fortunate enough to learn over the years. He truly enjoyed that role and said that he fed off of their energy. An avid surfer, diver and water polo player, Eric was never far from the ocean or a pool. He and Betty crewed together in sailboat races for over 20 years in Santa Barbara. He enjoyed traveling, hunting, boating and was a lifetime member of the Santa Barbara Blues Society. He held a membership in ASCE for over 45 years becoming a Fellow being on local and national committees and a president of the Santa Barbara area chapter. Eric is survived by his wife, Betty, daughter, Heather, son Nolan, granddaughters Kaylee and Maddie, sister Vicki, and brother Geoffrey. His family invites friends to

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a celebration of life on Apr. 16 at 2pm at Ledbetter Beach followed by a paddle out.

Silas Jackson, Sr. 1925 - 2022

Silas Jackson, Sr. was born October 9, 1925 to the late Whittie & Louise Jackson in Shreveport, Louisiana where he attended school. He served in the U.S. Army from 1944 to 1946. When he was discharged he traveled to Santa Barbara, California to be with his family who had relocated there. Silas married his sweetheart Timmoxena Geneva Byrd in 1947 in Santa Barbara, California. To this union was born three sons, Silas Jackson, Jr., Gregory Jackson and Anthony (Tony) Jackson. Silas was the sweetest and most loving person you could meet. He was very quiet and always respectful. Anyone who knew him well will remember him for his whistling. Whenever he was comfortably relaxed he would whistle the same little tune that no one knew but him. He loved sports and his favorite teams were the Dodgers and of course his very favorite the Lakers. Silas worked for Thomas I. Peterson car dealership and then for the Gordon A. McDonald Corporation for several years before retiring from MTD after working there for 18 years. Silas accepted Christ at an early age. In the 80’s he became a Deacon at the Second Baptist Church of Santa Barbara, California. He was a faithful member and held several other positions in the church until his health began to fail. After Silas’ health began to fail he became a resident of Buena Vista Care Center until he was called home to be with the Lord. Silas was preceded in death

by his two sisters Carrie Johnson and Delia Gilbert, and three brothers Fred Jackson, Maceo Jackson and William Jackson. He leaves to cherish his memory his loving wife Timmoxena, his sons, Silas Jr. (Diana), Gregory (Oksu), and Tony, Grandchildren, Shawn, Cassandra, Vanessa, Jafari, Alya, Kwame and Kofi, Great-Grandchildren Taylor, Tamara, Daniel, Emica, Jaylen, Avery, Tuli, Sadie, Silas, Kayman and Kruz. Also, a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Silas was a great Husband, Father, Grandfather, Uncle and Friend! He will be missed and forever be in our hearts. Services for Silas will be held on Saturday April 9, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at the Welch-Ryce-Haider Funeral Chapel, 450 Ward Drive, Santa Barbara, California 93111. We ask that everyone please wear masks.

Linda Mary Agren

5/19/1940 - 2/27/2022

Our beloved mom and grandmother, Linda, passed away peacefully at her home in Santa Barbara at the age of 81. Linda was born in California and proud to be a California native. She was the first child of Roy and Mary Jo Agren, and along with her younger brother Carl, she grew up in Anaheim. She recalled with fondness the acres of orange groves surrounding her hometown in Orange County in the 1950s, spending time with her grandparents, cousins and extended family throughout the county. While still in high school, she got her first job at Disneyland at age 15, when it opened in 1955. She loved that job and worked there every summer before college. After high school, she attended the University of Arizona where she met her future husband John H. Butts, Jr. They married in 1961, and had two daughters: Melissa Ann and Elizabeth Joyce. A life-long learner, Linda also attended UCSB. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology in 1973; a Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology in 1983 and a Masters in Museum Studies

in 1996 from the University of Washington. When she completed her studies, she got a job at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. She was a gifted grant writer and proved to be an essential employee in the Anthropology Department. She spent many years working at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History and at the La Purissima Mission in Lompoc. Mom always had many close friends. Wherever she lived, she found a fun group of supportive friends. She cherished all of them. She was a woman with a great sense of humor, she was a trusted friend, animal lover and artist. Her interests ranged from gardening (she started a garden tour in her neighborhood), quilting (she created many beautiful quilts and entered them in contests), genealogy (family traced back to 1690), jewelry making (and selling at craft shows) ethnic arts, and above all else, she was passionate about her little dogs (dog agility and training). Linda leaves behind a daughter, Elizabeth (Don) Lewis of Orinda, grandchildren Andrew, Haley, Lindsey, Dana Stern, as well as her brother Carl Agren (Becky), numerous nieces and nephews and many, many friends. She was predeceased by her daughter Melissa Stern. Linda will be deeply missed. Her strength, joy and laughter will be remembered by all who knew her. There will be a funeral mass at Mission Santa Barbara, April 9 at 11:00am, followed by a reception at the Museum of Natural History. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her memory to: https://www.tinypawspugrescue.org https://www.pugnationla.org

Jesse Casso, Sr.

10/26/1925 - 3/31/2022

After living a remarkable and distinguished life of 96 years, on March 31, 2022, Jesse Casso, Sr., peacefully passed away surrounded by his family. Jesse was born on October 26, 1925, in East Grand Forks, Minnesota. His parents, Marjil and Consuelo Casso, had migrated from northern Mexico to Minnesota to pick sugarbeets. Jesse was raised in San Antonio, Texas and Detroit, Michigan before moving to Santa Barbara in 1943. He joined the United States Army on May 6, 1944 during the height of World War II, served in the European Theater with the 468th AAA Battalion. Notably, he survived the sinking of the SS

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Leopoldville on December 24, 1944. The Leopoldville was transporting approximately 2,250 U.S. Troops from Southampton, England to Cherbourg, France, and was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine. As a result, nearly 800 soldiers died. He was honorably discharged on July 8, 1946. Following his discharge, Jesse returned to Santa Barbara where he worked in various jobs until he started his 35 year career at Southern California Edison. At Edison, Jesse rose to the position of a journeyman electrician, retiring on November 1, 1985. He was a proud member of IBEW Local 47, where he served as a shop steward. On June 1, 1952, Jesse married the love of his life and life-long Santa Barbara native, Barbara A. McCormick. They had five children, Barbara, Mary Ann (deceased, 1954), Jesse (Cheryl Marino), Anna (Michael Cloonan), and Jamie (Selina), 11 grandchildren, Teddi (Reggie), Jamie (Natalie), Lucas, Isabel, Liliana, Akela (David), Marina (Jordan), Shayne (Jonathan), Xavier, Nazaria, and Diego, and eight great grandchildren, Reggi, Boston, Bobbi, Ford, Nicolas, Adrian, Nani, and Poppy. He was one of the original members of the Santa Barbara Men’s Club, having played golf at the Santa Barbara Community Golf Course from 1958 until he suffered a stroke in August 2006. He was an accomplished gardener, or as he liked to think of himself a “farmer,” raising fruits and vegetables year round at their expansive yard in San Roque. In retirement, in addition to tending to his garden and playing golf twice a week, Jesse enjoyed attending his grandchildren’s basketball and baseball games, he was a fierce sports fan and supporter of local athletics, renovating residential properties with his brother, Phil, and following local, state and national politics. He was the eldest of eight children; he was pre-deceased by his parents, his brothers Marjil, Ray, Rudy, and Phil as well as his sister Elvira (Goena). He is survived by his sisters Aurora Cervantes and Erlinda Gomez. Graveside services will be held on Thursday, April 7, 2022, at 11:00 a.m., at Calvary Cemetery in Santa Barbara. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to VNA Health of Santa Barbara.

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Jesus ‘Chuy’ Reyes1962-2022 Herrera

Carole Susan Burr 1/30/2022

Marlene Victoria Maxwell

The King of Wheelies

M A R K A LVA R A D O y dad, Jesus “Chuy” Reyes Herrera, was

a local legend, a celebrity of sorts, a Santa Barbara icon. His identity was built on his professional bike riding and wheelie tricks that he mastered as an original S.B. cruiser. In fact, there is now a professional category for competition based on the wheelie tricks my dad originated. Today, kids all over town and in other places throughout the world are replicating the cruiser lifestyle that he and other locals created dating back to the 1980s. But back then, my dad and his cruiser family used single-gear bikes that weighed 50 pounds and had only a foot brake for safety. From that time up to today, my dad’s legendary cruising was admired, despised, and remembered from Butterfly Beach to Ortega Park, East Beach to Leadbetter Beach, and from the Mesa to the Pit. However, he is most remembered for holding a wheelie for multiple blocks on State Street, and he always created a stir during Fiesta and Summer Solstice parades. He is also known as an original of the annual Fiesta Cruiser Run from Stearns Wharf to Goleta Beach. My dad was an outlaw on his bike, and he once paid dearly for it after being severely beaten by law enforcement due to his defiant behavior. My dad was an Eastside kid who grew to help represent the real Santa Barbara cruiser legends. He became the face for a movement that has now made our city the cruiser capital of the world. The image of my dad’s small but muscular frame on his custom bike, with his white T-shirt folded around his waist, is embedded in my mind. As a little girl, I remember seeing this bronze blur of a handsome man cruising up and down State Street. “There goes my dad,” I would say to myself. As I was growing up, I never understood my dad’s passion for riding and carrying on with his cruiser family. But over the years, I came to understand that his love for cruising was his therapy. It was his escape to tap into his natural talent and ability as the legendary face of Santa Barbara’s cruiser community. My father was raised in a large Mexican-American family. He grew up attending local schools and was very popular among his classmates. He was always known for having a sense of humor. He was a prankster but very loyal to others. My dad grew up at a time when Chicano kids dressed with a lot of style. During this time, the lowrider culture had taken hold of Santa Barbara neighborhoods, and there are pictures of my dad and his friends dressed in their khaki pants pressed tightly, a bleached white T-shirt, a cool Pendleton, a stretch belt, and wino shoes. It was within this pride and style that my dad was able to break out with his cruiser and emulate the lowrider scene, as he cruised all over town, making a name for himself. It was said that when he was holding a wheelie, he looked as if he were behind the wheel of a lowrider.

1/5/1950 - 3/27/2022 COURTESY

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the love of her life and husband of nearly 60 years. Until we see each other again Mom and Pappa We love you.

WHEELIE WIZARD: Above: Chuy Herrera shows off his skills. Left: Art by Chuy Herrera.

More importantly, my dad is a symbolic figure that represents the real Santa Barbara. His reign as the King of Wheelies started when there were stoplights on the 101. He was doing his thing before the Western White House, the soap opera Santa Barbara, Paseo Nuevo, and now the closure of State Street by a promenade. Through the manifestation of what Santa Barbara has become, my dad, good or bad, never dropped his attitude toward the cruiser culture. How could he? He is truly everything that the cruiser family represents. Let me be honest: There were people with political ties who hated my dad because he was a public fixture that newcomers to Santa Barbara were trying to eliminate. So his legacy is fixed not only within the history of S.B. cruisers but also as a cultural icon of old-school Santa Barbara. In the end, I cared for my dad, and I was able to see him play with my daughter and find peace. Being the daughter of Chuy Reyes Herrera came with a price. I often wondered why my dad, so dedicated to his craft, chose the cruiser lifestyle versus being a stay-at-home dad. But over the years, I realized that my father had his demons. He struggled inside, and it was beautifully documented in his drawings. The creativity my dad showed through his artwork is that of a genius. Maybe that’s why he took life on the chin. My dad would often shrug his shoulders when life got hard. Being on his bike was his escape and how he lived to be truly free. Funeral services for Chuy Reyes Herrera will be on April 28, 7 p.m., at Welch-Ryce-Haider downtown. On April 29 at 10 a.m., a Mass at Our Lady of Sorrows church will be held, with a burial service at the Santa Bárbara Cemetery and potluck reception at the n Moose Lodge immediately following.

Longtime Santa Barbara resident, Carole Susan Burr passed away peacefully at the age of 81 on January 30, 2022 surrounded by her loving children. During her early years, she attended Santa Barbara area schools and met her lifelong love, Esley Burr, at a school dance in Fallbrook, California. Four months later, they married and moved back to Santa Barbara in 1956 where they started their family. Esley began working for the United States Postal Service in Santa Barbara that year while Carole began her career at Cottage Hospital and Sansum Medical Clinic in where she made lifelong friends and worked for decades. Upon Elsey’s retirement in 1991, Carole and Esley left Santa Barbara to travel with and enjoy retirement. Esley and Carol bought a home in Troy, Montana where they enjoyed fishing and hosting family during the summers. After living in Montana, they moved to St. George, Utah, where they spent time with longtime friends from Esley’s career in the United States Postal Service. After 3 years in Utah, Esley and Carole moved to the Oregon Coast where they remained for 8 years before returning to the Central Coast and settling in Orcutt, California. Carole loved to make quilts, leaving many beautiful ones for us to remember her, she also loved knitting and crocheting and the family’s children all had homemade blankets to snuggle with. Carole will always be remember for her kindness for the underdogs and helping those who struggled. When things go tuff she got tougher and pulled us all up. Carole is survived by her two sisters, Diane Self and Marylyn Lyell, as well as her three loving children Steven Burr, Kathy Burr and Darlene Powell. She will be deeply missed by her eight grandchildren: Ashley, Jessica, Chelsea, Jack, Christine, Cody, Owen and Emily and is further survived by five great-grandchildren: Landon, Kali, Luke, Lane and Scarlett. Carole will be truly missed but her family takes comfort in knowing she is reunited with INDEPENDENT.COM

On March 27, 2022 Marlene Victoria Maxwell of Santa Barbara passed away at her home surrounded by family and friends. She endured a courageous and inspiring battle with cancer over the past 18 months and is now at rest. Marlene called Santa Barbara ‘home’ for over 25 years. She was blessed to have a great support group of caring friends at the Villa La Cumbre Senior Apartments. The ‘knitting club’ was a real pleasure for her. Marlene was born in Jersey City, New Jersey and moved permanently to California in her thirties. She held a Bachelor in Arts Degree in Child Development from California State University, Northridge. She had an outstanding career as an educator managing and teaching in Montessori and Pre-Schools in the area. After retiring she launched a second success career as a mobile notary, helping countless clients execute real estate transactions. Marlene is predeceased by her parents, Raymond and Gladys Maxwell. She is survived by her three bothers and their families, Raymond and Joanne Maxwell of Avon NJ, Joseph Maxwell of Wall, NJ and William Maxwell of San Diego, CA. She is also survived by her five nieces and nephews, Daniel, Rita, Dawn, Liam and Tara Maxwell. Marlene loved travel and literally visited and made friends throughout the world from Australia to Ireland. She had a particular interest in Mexico and Latin America. She found her real joy working with children at the First Congregational Church in Santa Barbara where she ran their pre-school during Sunday Services for over 25 years. Family and friends will gather at the First Congregational Church, 2101 State St. Santa Barbara CA on Sunday, April 10, 2022 at 1:00 pm to celebrate and honor her vibrant and full life. For those unable to attend in person, a ZOOM link is available.

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would lead to American involvement and a world-consuming nuclear war has been greater now than at any time in history. It is often said that what became known as the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 was the near-fatal moment that almost unleashed the rockets and atom bombs. But looking back, the nature of that confrontation and the quality of leadership at that time nearly assured stalemate and peaceful resolution. The present world dilemma, with mobilization of highly armed countries, maximum antagonism, and unstable and volatile leadership on all sides, makes the international situation profoundly worse. A footnote to the events: At the time of the Cuban crisis, President John F. Kennedy was reading The Guns of August (1962) by American historian Barbara Tuchman. A study of how World War I began, the book is a record of belligerent states and complex alliances that all tumbled and exploded into conflagration when a relatively small incident — the assassination of an Austrian duke by a Serbian nationalist — set the inexorable events in motion. In the 1970s, a number of scholars predicted that rising nationalist movements would begin to occur in Eastern Europe. With the decline of the socialist states in that region and the collapse of the Soviet Union, nationalist aspirations and identity began to fill an ideological void. In the former Yugoslavia, rival groups engaged in brutal warfare and mass murder. Various other national movements in Eastern Europe have created some independent states with vary mixed results. Nationalism, everyone should understand, is no virtue in itself. The United States was created by a nationalist revolution, but one that had a set of ideological goals. This was rare. Nationalism, more often, is narrow, zealous, and without political sophistication. Ukrainian nationalism is one of the later arriving movements within the orbit of the old Russian empire. It is worth noting that Ukraine has been a part of Russia for longer than the United States has been in existence. This might give us pause in making simple judgements. Ukrainian history and culture, moreover, is convoluted, mercurial, and tortured. Just the kind of national situation in which the United States excels at misunderstanding, blunder, and making things worse. The John McCain gaffe of 2013 where he befriended a Ukrainian nationalist who said he wanted to free his country from the “Jew-Bolsheviks in Moscow” is only a small example of the variety of things that can go wrong. Historically, in the short or long term, a lot has gone wrong with Ukrainian nationalism and a lot more could go wrong. So now the United States ballyhoos and broadcasts about the democratic and freedom-loving people of Ukraine. In a lifetime of observing the United States, I have heard all this before. Always defending freedom. And then the United States becomes a supporter of a dictator like Somoza in Nicaragua, or helps to sponsor military coups in Brazil and Chile. The motivation for the United States to support Ukrainian independence had nothing to do with Ukraine. It was a way of attacking Russia. Ukraine was merely a pawn, and the Ukrainians, to their great cost, are probably just realizing this.

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We are being told that Vladimir Putin and the Russian government are closing news outlets in that country. In the United States, nothing needs to be closed. The no-think, no-ask rules are firmly in place. The failure of American media to question the Ukrainian situation and American involvement is the worst news coverage I have ever seen. The University of Chicago professor John Mearsheimer is the small light in this news blackout. He has studied and written books on American foreign policy for decades, and some of his lectures are available on YouTube. His lecture on Ukraine and American involvement is a revelation. He makes clear, in the first place (and despite assertions to the contrary), that Russia is not trying to reinvent the Soviet Union. Putin has repudiated Soviet history, ideology, and behavior countless times. Rather, in the age of expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, with at least a half-dozen countries added in the last 25 years, Russia is clearly on the defensive. At one time, it could be argued that NATO was an organization meant to counter the Soviet Union. Those days are long gone. NATO, at the present time, has an overwhelming military advantage over Russia. NATO is an aggressive military alliance with a single goal: intimidate Russia. Putin and the Russians have said for more than 15 years that they could not stand for a NATO country on their border; it represented too great a threat. John Mearsheimer has argued that neutral zones and “buffer states” (which he thinks should be the fate of Ukraine) add balance and safety in hostile situations. Conspicuously, when the United States tried to get the former Soviet republic of Georgia into NATO in 2008, Russia attacked. Ukraine was the next country to be used by the United States, even when the outcome could have been predicted.

In an opinion piece in the New York Times on March 7, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said, “The truth is that Ukraine had no serious prospect of NATO membership in the near future…” That is the truth? It is belied by the last series of meetings of NATO leadership. Late last year, the Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, cleared the way for Ukraine membership, saying that as a sovereign country, it could do as it pleased. The U.S. advocated for membership, and Andri Yermak, an official of the Volodymyr Zelenskyy government, said Ukraine was “fully prepared and able to be a member of NATO.” This was in January. The Russians attacked in February. And the American media says in one great chorus that the Russian attack was “unprovoked.” Which brings us back to the Cuban Missile Crisis. The American position at that time was that an alliance between the Soviet Union and the Cuba of Fidel Castro, which allowed for long-range missiles in Cuba, would not be tolerated. The United States was prepared to go to war. The sovereignty of Cuba did not matter. And now the Russians, with identical reasoning, have said a heavily armed NATO state with rockets that could hit Moscow in minutes is not something they can allow. I strongly recommend looking for the lectures by John Mearsheimer. He speaks with great authority. Also, the work of Barbara Tuchman is always insightful. One of her later books, The March of Folly (1984), is a study of the destiny of nations and the way they sometimes do things against their own best interest, or get caught up in their own propaganda or delusional thinking with tragic consequences. Which may be the deeper meaning for all the nations involved in the present catastrophe. n

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IN THE BEGINNING: Harmonia Rosales, “The Creation Story” (2021), oil on wood panel (© Harmonia Rosales. Photograph by Jeff McLane. Courtesy of the artist and UTA Artist Space.)

pon entering Harmonia Rosales’s show

Entwined, on view now through May 1 at UC Santa Barbara’s Art, Design & Architecture Museum (AD&A), one could easily imagine having stumbled into a gallery devoted to the painting of the 15th-century Italian Renaissance. Bright colors abound, figures appear in poses familiar from the art of classical antiquity, and everywhere, there’s evidence of exquisite artistry and technical skill and a passionate, imaginative engagement with mythology.

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ish Jamaican who grew up in Los Angeles. From to visit, go to museum.ucsb.edu. Follow Harmonia Rosales her family, Rosales learned the African names of on Instagram @honiee. orisha gods — Obatala, Shango, Oshun, Yemaya, and Jeggua, among others — and the oral traditions, the pataki, as they are called. It is “where I come from,” she said. magical realists. It also allows her to avoid the objectification They are the spirits that guided, in particular, her paternal of women’s bodies that pervades Western tradition. grandmother, and it is these animating principles and compelIt was how Rosales handled “The Birth of Oshun” that first ling narratives that inform her art and worldview. It leads her brought her to the attention of UCSB Professor and Argyroto say: “It is who I am.” poulos Chair of Hellenic Studies Helen Morales, who curated the Entwined exhibition with Sophia Quach McCabe. For Professor Morales, who studies not only the great works of classical civilization but also their legacy and the vast array of uses to which they are put, it was a revelation. “Classics is sometimes criticized for being too white, Eurocentric, and by Charles Donelan staid,” Morales told me, “but Classics has a history of including criticisms of itself, and Black and Latinx artists have long engaged with classical antiquity.” ‘ THE BIRTH OF OSHUN’ Professor Morales teaches one of the university’s most Rosales’s exhibition, titled Entwined, calls attention to how popular general education courses, a lecture on Greek mytholAfrican myths may resonate with ancient Greek ones. Her ogy that routinely enrolls 700 students. This year, as students work blends Afro-Cuban orishas with motifs from Renais- gradually made their way back to campus after a long, Zoomsance paintings of ancient Greek subjects. For example, in based hiatus due to the COVID pandemic, Professor Morales her painting “The Birth of Oshun” (2017), the orisha Oshun wanted to bring more excitement and glamor to the class by occupies a seashell mimicking Sandro Botticelli’s “The Birth exhibiting a few of Rosales’s paintings. After consulting with of Venus” from ca. 1485. Using symbols — some subtle and Silvia Perea, the former acting director and curator of the some not — Rosales portrays the pataki of Oshun, the orisha museum’s Architecture and Design Collection, and with the who had dared to challenge Olodumare, one of the manifesta- assistance of AD&A Director Gabriel Ritter, she expanded the tions of the Yoruba creator god. To storm the heavens, Oshun project to include eight images, including several ambitious, transformed herself into a peacock, but she was burned by large compositions completed during the pandemic in 2021. the sun and lost her feathers, inflicting on her skin the condi- In this way, the students taking the lecture course became one tion vitiligo. It’s this alternation between myth and reality, for of the many constituencies served by the exhibition. example, the cunning substitution of a human illness for a “Greek mythology is a discourse of power,” Morales said, legendary feature, that separates Rosales from more orthodox “so it can be used to oppress, and it can be used to liberate.”

Artist Harmonia Rosales Portrays Afro-Cuban Gods Through References to Greek Myths However, a closer look reveals something profoundly unfamiliar within these works, each of which is so redolent of the art of Michelangelo and Botticelli. These paintings were completed within the past five years, the majority of them as recently as 2021. The many figures that populate them come not from ancient Greece and Rome, or even from Christian iconography, but rather from the mythological/religious pantheon of the orishas, West African deities derived from the Yoruba culture and propagated through the Middle Passage of the Atlantic slave trade into a remarkable diasporic array of circumstances throughout the Caribbean, Brazil, and North and South America. The artist, Harmonia Rosales, who now lives in Southern California, grew up in Chicago, where she was raised in a family with deep roots in the orisha mythology. Her father immigrated from Havana, Cuba, and her mother was a Jew-

Rosales: Entwined is at the UCSB 4•1•1 Harmonia Art, Design & Architecture Museum

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BEYOND HEAVEN AND HELL: Harmonia Rosales, “Still We Rise” (2021), oil and gold leaf on canvas, 60"x55". (© Harmonia Rosales. Photo by Tony Mastres. Courtesy of the artist and Art, Design & Architecture Museum.

The appeal of what Harmonia Rosales is doing was that it was not simply an indictment of art history’s exclusions but rather something more creative and expansive. “Her art shows the connection between Greek and African myths,” Morales said.

‘THE MIGRATION OF THE GODS’

One of the most notable recent works in the show is titled “The Migration of the Gods.” It’s a scene of immense scope and pathos, encompassing the Middle Passage and resembling another grand catastrophe, the Great Flood from the Hebrew Bible. Working with her memory of Michelangelo’s treatment of the Great Flood in the Sistine Chapel, Rosales created an image that shows how the orishas of West Africa came to the Caribbean and the Americas with the enslaved Africans who believed in them. I asked Rosales about this work and her creative process. “When I see images, I interpret,” she said. “Looking at Michelangelo’s The Great Flood, I was like, okay, this will be a perfect image to reimagine because this is about a great force that has happened, and now you see people retreating to the different little lands that are above water. And I thought, well, this image is about survival, right? Catastrophe. And I knew that I could translate or transform that into an image of the Atlantic slave trade. But then I’m always going to think bigger, so I thought, let’s have the gods in there too, because the gods wouldn’t have survived without the people. They wouldn’t be in Cuba and Brazil without the enslaved people and without the way that they kept them secret, by syncretizing them with the Christian saints and so forth. So I thought this was a great way to show that these are the gods who survived

ANOTHER VIEW OF VENUS: Harmonia Rosales, “The Birth of Oshun” (2017), oil on Belgian linen., 55"x67". (© Harmonia Rosales.)

through us. It’s the migration of the people, and it’s also the survival of the gods.” This comment alludes to one of the most intriguing aspects of Santería, or Lucumí, as the New World manifestation of the Yoruba religion is variously referred to, and that is its coded-ness or secrecy. Because enslavers and other White people actively suppressed all African religious practices, demonizing them as “voodoo,” the orishas underwent a process of cultural camouflage. Christian saints became stand-ins for African deities, and spiritual practices hid behind pretexts such as dancing and even, in the case of the Brazilian dance form capoeira, martial arts. It remains possible to discover votive candles in American botanicas depicting masculine images of Santa Barbara that betray how she became fused with the male orisha Shango.

‘STILL WE RISE’

Another painting from 2021, “Still We Rise,” again engages with the Sistine Chapel by reimagining Michelangelo’s vision of the Last Judgment. In Rosales’s painting, the hell below looks like American slavery, with its slave ships, chains, manacles, and auction blocks. In the strata immediately above, we see Black people engaged in helping each other rise up, using cloth and ladders to climb out of the misery beneath them. On the right-hand side of the painting, ascending figures carry African sculptures aloft, and in the center, a man draped in traditional African cloth burns a Confederate flag. All of the Black figures are haloed in

gold leaf, symbolizing the glory of their souls. Finally, at the top, figures cling to a pair of flying crosses as a giant snake, avatar of the sea orisha Yemaya, looks on. “Still We Rise,” like its inspiration in the Vatican, offers viewers an overwhelming amount of visual information and, in turn, inspires the feelings of awe traditionally associated with the term “sublime.” The picture expresses Rosales’s understanding of Lucumí as both part of the history of the African diaspora and as a way to imagine a Black future. In discussing the work with Morales, I learned that “Still We Rise” has proved helpful in communicating important threshold concepts in Greek mythology. The idea of a cosmos in which it’s possible to rise and speak with gods but that’s not organized by ethical judgment into a Christian version of heaven and hell is vital in that context as well. For her part, Rosales believes in using painting to illustrate her historically informed understanding of what it means to rise, to ascend toward a better state of being. In the words of James Baldwin, it’s life as a kind of journey, “a journey toward something I do not understand, which in the going toward, makes me better.” Or, as Rosales told me about her version of heaven, “Heaven is more of keeping up the fight. Not even so much the fight of trying to stay alive as the fight of trying to hold on to one’s identity because they were stripping it from us. And so freedom is knowing who you are, and that’s why I show the gods intertwining in the sky.” n

A SACRED PASSAGE: Harmonia Rosales, “Migration of the Gods” (2021), oil and gold leaf on canvas, 36"x72". (© Harmonia Rosales. Photo by Jeff McLane. Courtesy of the artist and UTA Artist Space.)

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recognition of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Clay Studio is honored to present this exhibit featuring the sculptures of Holocaust survivor Eva Zuckerman, who will speak on her experience of turmoil and loss. The exhibit will show through June 1. 2-5pm. Clay Studio, 1351 Holiday Hill Rd., Goleta. Free. Call (805) 5652529. tinyurl.com/EvaZuckerman

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4/10: Taste of Ojai 2022 Take a self-guided walking journey through Ojai and take tours of art galleries and specialized shops. The event will end at Libbey Park with entertainment, a specialty marketplace, dessert and wine tastings, and a live and silent auction that will benefit The Rotary Club of Ojai Educational Foundation. Walking tour: 2-3:30pm; tasting: 3-5:30pm. Libbey Bowl, 210 S. Signal St, Ojai. $75. Ages 21+. tasteofojai.org

4/10: Chamber on the Mountain Presents Pavel Šporcl Czech violin superstar Pavel Šporcl will perform a solo performance based on his 2021 album Paganiniana. Šporcl strives to bring the message of classical music to the broadest circle of listeners and, above all, to young audiences. 3pm. Logan House, Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts, 8585 Ojai-Santa Paula Rd., Ojai. $30. Call (805) 646-3381.

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4/13: Land Trust Treks: Cold Spring Trail Loop If you enjoy hiking at a relaxed pace with a good challenge, join the Land Trust for a hike at the Cold Spring Trail Loop (2.7-mile loop with a 912 ft. elevation change). Hikers will stop occasionally to take in the breathtaking scenery along with water and snack breaks. Registration is required. 9:30am-noon. Location confirmed upon registration. Free.

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4/12: Everything Rises: Jennifer Koh and Davóne Tines UCSB Arts & Lectures presents the world premiere of Everything Rises, a commission featuring violinist Jennifer Koh and baritone Davóne Tines. 8pm. Campbell Hall, UCSB. Students: free; GA: $35. Call (805) 893-3535. Read more on pg. 37.

4/10: Exhibition Opening: Fire & Ice: Our Changing Landscape

4/12: Lobero Live Presents Aoife O’Donovan, Taylor Ashton Grammy Award–winning singer/songwriter Aoife O’Donovan, out with her 2022 third fulllength solo album Age of Apathy, will bring her ethereal folk rock and Americana sound to S.B. Canadian singer/songwriter Taylor Ashton will open the show. 8pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St., GA: $40-

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company returns to S.B. for two nights with different programs featuring new and classic works, including founder Alvin Ailey’s masterpiece Revelations. 8pm. The Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. Students: free; GA: $51-$131. Call (805) 893-3535.

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S.B. Maritime Museum’s flagship Ranger, the first private fishing yacht built on the West Coast, will rejoin the Classic Yacht Association with a celebration including dockside champagne and a cake reception. Noon-2pm, S.B Maritime Museum, 113 Harbor Wy. Free.

2021 political crime documentary traces the motives for the assassination of anti-Apartheid activist Dulcie September and follows the story from Paris in March 1988 to the pursuit of justice in 2021. Leonard Cortana (Cinema Studies, NYUTisch) and Ricado Jacobs (Global Studies, UCSB) will join moderator Jean Bearman (Sociology, UCSB) for a post-screening discussion. 7-9pm. Pollock Theater, UCSB. Free. Call (805) 893-4637.

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Goleta’s 5th Annual Community State of the City. Mingle informally with the mayor, councilmembers, and city staff as you check out information stations. Submit questions for the Q&A. Mingle: 5pm; program: 6pm. Elks Lodge, 150 N. Kellogg Ave., Goleta. Free. tinyurl.com/GoletaCity

Scripps Institute of Oceanography researcher and Quasars to Sea Stars alum Sarah-Marie Amiri will highlight the diversity, cycles, and spatial distribution of phytoplankton blooms across the S.B. Channel and Northern Channel Islands. Register online. 6:30-7:30pm. Free. Email

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This immersive exhibition will feature 10 contemporary artists depicting the opposing forces of fire and ice across a range of media, including video installations, acrylic paintings, photography, mixed media, fabric panels, an ice drill, and more. The exhibition shows through September 26. 3-5pm. The Wildling Museum of Art and Nature, 1511-B Mission Dr., Solvang. Free-$5. Call (805) 688-1082.

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n the evening of January 2, 2022, a group from San Luis Obispo was ending a day of birding on the Carrizo Plain National Monument. As usual, those semi-arid grasslands had produced a throng of raptors and other migratory songbirds, but their biggest prize didn’t reveal themselves until later. December 2021 was a wet month, with just enough rain to fill most of Soda Lake, a large alkali lake on the northern fringe of the national monument. As the sun sank behind the Caliente Mountains to the west and shadows crept across the grasslands toward the Temblor Range, three sandhill cranes flew in and waded through the shallows of Soda Lake. Sandhill cranes hadn’t been documented on the Carrizo Plain since 2010. I received an email the next day telling me about the unexpected sighting, and I immediately packed up my camera gear and binoculars and headed straight to Soda Lake, hoping for a glimpse of these elegant, five-foot-tall, red-capped cranes.

Alkali Pipedream Leading up to 2010, sandhill cranes, waterfowl, and throngs of shorebirds banked on Soda Lake as a winter stopover during their annual migration along the Pacific Flyway. However, following the winter of 2010, California sunk into a severe drought that lasted until February 2017, a solid seven years without water on the consistently parched Soda Lake. There’s been other wet winters since, 2019 and 2020 coming to mind, but inconsistent rain has forced sandhill cranes to

search for reliable alternatives elsewhere during their annual migration. They breed and nest as far north as Siberia and as far south as Oregon. Once it cools, sandhill cranes fly south. On the afternoon of January 3, I scoured Soda Lake and its salt-encrusted shoreline for any signs of these long-legged cranes. On several occasions, I thrashed through tangled saltbush concealing muddy shorelines not visible from Soda Lake Road. By late afternoon, with the sun sinking beyond the Calientes, I sat atop the Soda Lake Overlook, anticipating a couple of sandhill cranes flying in to display their impressive wingspans that SANDHILLS AT SUNSET: Sandhill cranes cut across the pink sky during an epic sunset. can stretch six-and-a-half-feet wide. It was another flawless sunset spanning across the Carrizo Plain, a pack of coyotes howling unseen by thousands of waterfowl and shorebirds such as northern in the background, and several pronghorn antelope saunter- shovelers, killdeer, black-necked stilts, white-faced ibis, ing eastward beyond Soda Lake. Unfortunately, no cranes Canadian and snow geese, and American coots, but also were spotted, but my curiosity wandered. Where do sandhill close to 6,000 sandhill cranes! cranes winter? It’s somewhere nearby on the southern edge of the San Joaquin Valley.

The Pixley Patchwork It was barely light at the Pixley National Wildlife Refuge (NWF) several miles west of Highway 99, just north of Bakersfield, a region of California transformed by decades of agriculture. Yet, on a map, there are still some postagestamp-sized habitats that are havens for wildlife. Pixley NWF is 6,939 acres, a remnant of marsh and grassland biome clinging to the San Joaquin Valley. As soon as I left my truck, I could easily here the loud, rattling “kar-r-r-r- o-o-o” vocalizations carrying across the refuge cloaked in tule fog, the male and female sandhill cranes all trumpeting in unison. When the sun rose above the tule fog, there were hundreds upon hundreds of cranes lifting off, flying east/northeast just for the day to forage on grass and ag lands. Every day at sunset, they return to the wetlands to roost overnight in the shallow waters to avoid potential predators. There’s an easy one-and-a-half-mile walk from the carpark to an overlook revealing the wetlands that are shared

MIGRATION NATION: Sandhill cranes chase water during drought times, recently winding up in Tulare County’s Pixley Wildlife Refuge. 28

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A Reliable Alternative “You here to see the sandhill cranes?” asked the bearded refuge worker. “This is the best place to see them in this region of the state.” I told him about the recent report of a few cranes visiting Soda Lake on the Carrizo Plain back on January 2. He seemed surprised. “Because there hasn’t been reliable water at Soda Lake since 2010,” he continued, “all the cranes that wintered on the Carrizo Plain come here.” It all made sense. Water is life for so many species, and the ponds and wetlands at Pixley are fed by annual allocated waters thanks to the 1992 Central Valley Project Improvement Act. A well was drilled in 1994 supplying reliable, sufficient flow for 300 acres of seasonal wetlands. “Wait until sunset when the cranes fly back from where they were feeding,” he said. He was right. The sandhill cranes didn’t disappoint. In the late afternoon, I walked back out to the convenient overlook. I never saw another soul the entire day on the refuge, the incessant trumpeting of cranes never waning. Their rattling calls only increased as sunset approached, squadrons of them filling cool, crisp winter skies. The search was over. The wintering pitstop of thousands of sandhill cranes revealed. A congregation surrounded in agriculture, but a sufficient migrant stopover for throngs of birds. Still, I’ll always keep an eye on Soda Lake in the hopes sandhill cranes rediscover that natural alkali basin. n

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FEEL THE BURN: The author takes a BodyPump class at Gold’s Gym.

n my first column, I promised to return to my longtime gym and report on what it was like for those of you still on the indoor fitness sidelines. Beyond lingering COVID concerns, I had my own trepidations to overcome: Would the classes and instructors be the same? Had my lockdown workouts kept me in decent shape? And how safe would it feel to share air with a roomful of hard-breathing exercisers? In search of answers, I ordered a bag of KN95 masks in assorted colors to match my workout wear and headed back to Gold’s Gym, where I’ve been a member since 1991. Even if you’re not a member, you probably know Gold’s. The original in Venice Beach helped bring bodybuilding into mainstream culture, but the offerings these days are a lot more diverse than the cartoonish bodybuilder in their logo suggests. What makes it a gym and not a club? As far as I can tell, it’s the lack of a pool—and the marked absence of exclusivity. I run into everyone from high school students to my elderly neighbor at the gym, and while the weight floor is mostly men, the fitness classes I take are made up of (and taught by) mostly women. Membership in Gold’s is the fitness equivalent of a cable subscription: Sure, you’re paying for some stuff you never use—for me, the cardio machines—but if you were to cut the fitness cord, where else would you find yoga, mat Pilates, spinning, free weights, and elliptical machines all under one roof? I was disappointed to find that some of my favorite classes, like Friday-evening yoga and Saturday barre, didn’t survive the pandemic. But I was delighted to find that others—such as Thursday-evening Hip-Hop Cardio and Sunday-morning Retro Aerobics—were still on the schedule. The cardio machines and weight benches were in high demand, while popular classes like Hector’s Zumba and Hattie’s BodyPump packed the group fitness room. I caught up with instructors and workout buddies I hadn’t seen in many months. Cat Myklebust started her own online fitness site, but she still likes trying out her hip-hop choreography in live classes. During lockdown, Veronika had exercised with her grandkids

on the machines at the Cabrillo Ball Field, in the shadow of the Chromatic Gate. It was fantastic to work up a sweat with friends and to do the cumbia without crashing into the printer in my home office. I ventured out of my comfort zone to try some classes I’d never taken before, like the ominoussounding BodyCombat. I was half expecting a workout inspired by cage-fighting, so I was relieved when instructor Melissa announced at the start, “You’re not going to punch anybody.” With the Beastie Boys on the playlist, we were just fighting for our right to party. Following the combinations of punches and kicks was like learning a dance routine—after all, the bottom half of what boxers do is called “footwork.” And there was no equipment to put away at the end of class. Consider me a BodyCombat enlistee. One of my reasons for belonging to a gym has always been my suspicion that I wouldn’t push myself as hard if I worked out on my own. I report with chagrin that my hypothesis has been proved correct. After taking Suzie’s barre class for the first time in almost two years, I was sore for four days—despite having done barre workouts at home during the pandemic. Yeah, it’s not the same. I appreciate how Gold’s instructors emphasize safety and good form, demonstrating how to avoid injury and vary your workout according to your fitness level. Regarding COVID safety, it’s more of a mixed bag. Spray bottles of disinfectant and rags are prominently displayed, and some people use them to wipe down equipment after a class. On the other hand, I’m the only one wearing a mask in the classes I’ve been attending, even though masks are still strongly recommended indoors even for the vaccinated. And there’s no requirement to show proof of vaccination, so if you want assurances that the person using the decline bench or mounted on the spinning bike next to you is fully vaxxed, you’re probably not going to be comfortable working out at Gold’s. How will other gyms in Santa Barbara compare on all these fronts? Stay tuned.

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CODA’s Municipal Winemakers Connection A

ll slaps aside, inclusivity scored a big win on Oscar

night when CODA — a relatively low-budget, straight-to-streaming film about a hearing daughter of deaf parents who wants to sing — won the Academy Award for best picture. The title is an acronym for “children of deaf adults,” which Santa Barbara resident Millie Brother coined in 1983 when she was a grad student at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. Dave Potter, the vintner behind Municipal Winemakers and Potek Winery, is also a CODA, having grown up with deaf parents in Rancho Cucamonga before coming to UCSB and launching his career in wine. He tells us more about his experience and his family’s reaction to the film below. What was it like growing up with deaf parents? You don’t know

what you don’t know. I grew up with deaf parents, and that’s the life I know and the life I have. It’s hard to compare to the other life I would have had with hearing parents. I can tell you that my folks are super loving and have always done their best. On the other hand, there are obvious differences that I can compare to growing up with other friends. I suppose there are some similarities with growing up as a kid with immigrant parents, but there are some differences too: Ninety percent of deaf people are born into hearing families, so there aren’t predominantly deaf neighborhoods, and deaf Americans can’t trace their ancestors to a “Deaf Country.” The thing that’s had the greatest impact on me is being a kind of interpreter for my parents, even at a young age, which I think got me to by Matt Kettmann grow up a little bit faster and gave me more independence.

How the Oscar Winner About Deaf Parents Resonates for Dave Potter

Have you seen the film? I did see the film, and there were

certainly feelings that I could connect with — specifically the dynamic of being a go-between for my folks and the hearing world around them. This came more internally for me than what the film portrays, which

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is a more direct obligation from the family to the hearing daughter. I never felt them pressure me or really overtly ask me for help, but I have always felt a need to help out. My parents have always been super supportive of whatever I’m into — even playing music, which they obviously could not appreciate or understand.

CODA KID: Municipal Winemakers founder Dave Potter grew up as a child of deaf adults, which is the experience that the Oscar-winning film CODA explores. He’s seen here as a child with his parents and below as the bearded guy in back with his whole family.

Are there any lessons from your upbringing that play into your career? In being a

bridge between our folks and the hearing world — like helping my mom order food at McDonald’s, or checkout at the grocery store — there are a certain amount of tasks that hearing children of deaf parents take on because sometimes it feels easier to just handle things directly than to mediate conversations. I think this plays out in developing adaptiveness and resourcefulness, independence, and patience. How about as a husband and dad? Well, if I’m being totally honest, I think there are some communication skill gaps that I picked up along the way. But mostly, it’s instilled a bit more empathy and sensitivity in me, and lots of patience. What do your parents think of your career path? I did not grow up in a food and

wine house. We drank Coca-Cola and ate Hamburger Helper. My folks were a bit surprised that I ended up with a career in wine — hell, I’m surprised too. However, my father, grandfather, and greatgrandfather were all small business owners, so there is a real pride and identification with the small business and entrepreneurship part of my career than with the wine part of it. What did they think of the film? My folks really loved it.

More than anything, they felt seen by it. It’s pretty incredible to have such a bright light shined on deafness and deaf families, which is a fairly underground subculture that does not have the benefit of family lineage. It’s

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a culture that’s more geographically fragmented, and it can be hard — especially in my parents’ day, before the internet — to connect with other people in the same community. Both of my parents really did not become a part of the deaf world until college, where they were in a concentrated group of deaf peers. My parents saw the film before I did and really encouraged me to watch it with my kids too. We did, although there were definitely a few scenes that were a bit inappropriate for a kindergartner and 3rd-grader!

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TRIUMPHANT TOFU: The tofu bánh mì from 4 Eggs & Pizza won the blind tasting challenge that Olivia Davi and Luke Whitesides recently conducted.

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est burger, best burrito, best pizza — the potential food battles are endless, although “best tofu bánh mì” is not high on most people’s list of taste-offs. Unless you’re Olivia Davi and Luke Whitesides, a vegetarian couple who blind-tasted a few of these Vietnamese sandwiches a few weeks ago. “We met in the pandemic and quickly took a liking to each other over a love of climbing and not eating animals,” said Davi, who came to Santa Barbara for college in 2009 and works in marketing at Toad&Co. Whitesides arrived three years ago to get his master’s from UCSB, and then started at Teladoc Health. They tell us more about themselves and their taste-off below.

Why did you become vegetarian? Olivia Davi: Honestly, I hate this question. Anytime some-

one asks me, I like to respond with, “Why aren’t you?” It’s 2022. If you aren’t aware of the negative impact eating meat has on climate change, pollution, deforestation, and animal cruelty (and truly the list goes on), then you’re living under a rock, or worse, turning a blind eye to a problem that isn’t going to go away. Luke Whitesides: After reading the book How Not to Die by Dr. Michael Greger, I learned of the many health benefits of vegetarianism and decided to change my diet about five years ago. Is tofu bánh mì a popular dish? OD: For as long as I’ve lived here, I’ve only seen bánh mì

in smaller Vietnamese restaurants like Phamous Café. It’s certainly grown in popularity over the last five years or so, showing up in more popular, touristy spots like The Blue Owl and Rascal’s.

Why did you embark on this challenge? OD: Dining out is an increasingly expensive

practice. There’s nothing more disappointing than spending $30 on a meal and not liking what you get. I loved the tofu bánh mì at The Blue Owl, Rascal’s, and 4 Eggs & Pizza so much that I wanted to know which deserves those dollars most. I asked friends for other recommendations, which is how we heard about Phamous Café and Pho Bistro. What was your process? LW: We wanted to do a blind taste test to make it as

unbiased as possible. Actually, we wanted to do a doubleblind study to eliminate more bias, but logistically, we decided to settle for just a single blind study. OD: We originally were hoping for a third party to pick the sandwiches up for us and feed them to us while we’re both blindfolded, but we landed on us splitting up the orders for pickup and taking turns being blindfolded. I planned to pick up from the downtown locations (The Blue Owl, Rascal’s, and 4 Eggs & Pizza), and Luke was going to pick up from the Goleta locations (Pho Bistro and Phamous Café). Sadly, Rascal’s had removed their tofu bánh mì from the menu and Phamous Café was closed for maintenance, so they were unfortunately disqualified. We decided this was purely a taste test, omitting any opinions on presentation and customer service. We looked for the quality of the baguette or bread; flavor of the sauces, veggies, and other ingredients; texture of the tofu; and initial impression.

Which place won and why? OD: 4 Eggs & Pizza won by a mile. It was the best overall

in traditional flavor, quality, and value. The veggies were crunchy and appropriately proportioned to the other ingredients. The sandwich hit on all fronts from sauce to tofu texture to the quality of the baguette. And it’s reasonably priced at $9.96. Have you ever made them at home yourself? LW: Yes, I made them once. Pickled the veggies myself

and marinated the tofu overnight. I actually cut my finger pretty badly slicing the baguette, but everything else turned out great.

What’s next? OD: I’m definitely biased, but I’d test who in town does

the best vegetarian ramen. My top contender would be Santa Barbara Craft Ramen, but many others would argue for Nikka Ramen. It’s worth noting Nikka didn’t offer a vegetarian option until after S.B. Craft Ramen did. I personally feel like you can taste that theirs was an afterthought, whereas S.B. Craft Ramen put a lot of intention and flavor into their vegetarian offering. LW: Not sure. Maybe ice cream? 4 Eggs & Pizza is located at 1221 State Street inside of Victoria Court. Call (805) 770-5996 or see 4eggsnpizza.com.

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the couple who opened Lefty’s Coffee Collective in Los Olivos in January, aligning their moral values with their business model is essential. To put sustainability in practice, both environmental and social, they created an inclusive community space for residents that doesn’t involve drinking wine or spending lots of money. “We really saw that the community needed it,” explains Newman, who came to Los Olivos with Tauber in 2010 from Los Angeles, where they ran a successful counseling practice together. “Los Olivos is a lovely town, and obviously very tourist-friendly, but it felt like the locals were sort of left behind.” On the surface, Lefty’s is a smartly designed coffee shop with ample indoor/outdoor seating, charging stations, and super-fast Wi-Fi that’s filled with locals sipping their morning coffee, tourists grabbing a bite before a day of tasting, and remote workers who don’t have their own offices. But there’s more happening here. “Coffee is a pretty political crop—it’s a low-wage crop,” said Newman, who wasn’t satisfied with the other coffee options in town. “There were no good organic, sustainable, and fair-trade options for coffee, and we try to source all of that for our shop.” But the driving force for Lefty’s was less about coffee, explained Tauber, and more about walking the talk. “We wanted to put our beliefs into action and prove that you could live in a capitalist world and still treat people equally and pay them fairly,” he explained. “That is how we structure the internal operations at Lefty’s.” Their talk is walked by providing Lefty’s employees with full health ben-

efits, sick days, and paid vacations, in addition to a profit-sharing program that divides profits equally between all staff at the end of the year. “No one person gets more than the other, including us,” said Tauber. Newman calls that the “manifestation of our activism,” explaining, “We believe the way we treat our employees is as important as what we are serving.” Coffee isn’t this couple’s only pursuit. They also manage their nearby Honeybear Orchard & Vineyard, producing their own wines and selling cabernet franc and chenin blanc to such winemakers as Gretchen Voelcker of Luna Hart Wines and Mike Roth of Lo-Fi. A licensed contractor, Newman designed and helped build Lefty’s with her best friend and former business partner, a welder named Creo Bettencourt. And she’s also active in nonprofits, co-founding and serving on the boards of the LGBTQ organizations Brave Trails and Los Olivos Pride, and organizing this year’s S.Y.V. Pride Weekend on June 25 and 26. So which Lefty’s beverage is the power couple’s favorite to help them tackle so many projects? “The Dirty Chai—our organic specially blended chai, organic oat milk steamed superhot, and then add ¼ cup of our Malawi house brew, plus a dash of house-made simple syrup,” said Newman. “It’s the perfect drink.”

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HAUTE HOTELS: A recent jaunt through NorCal wine country revealed retreat-like serenity.

can’t help but compare other California wine regions to what’s right in our backyard, but these three places that I checked into while sipping and road-tripping around Northern California last August proved well worth the visits. They could each stand alone as longer destination stays or easily be combined into an eclectic road trip serving up the distinctly different flavors of Napa, Sonoma, and Mendocino counties. Boonville Hotel & Restaurant, Mendocino County:

Olea Hotel, Sonoma County: Sonoma has always felt

like a kindred spirit to Santa Barbara wine country to me. When it comes to where to stay, there are so many appealing options between the Russian River, Alexander Valley, and seaside towns like Jenner. I became newly enamored with the tiny town of Glen Ellen (population: 784) on Sonoma Valley’s bucolic eastern side when I checked into Olea Hotel (oleahotel.com). The serene, family-run property was damaged in a 2017 wildfire, and they took the rebuilding opportunity to upgrade the hotel, refreshing the 13 guest rooms while adding a swimming pool, hot tub, and two poolside cottages. I stayed in the Lower Garden Cottage, where

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luxury came via the indoor-outdoor fireplace, spalike bathroom, and comfortable king bed. Added value comes in the form of complimentary selfservice wine and snacks in the afternoon and evenings, as well as the made-to-order hot breakfast. I also savored a phenomenal dinner at Glen Ellen Star (glenellenstar.com), saddled up for a morning horseback ride in Jack London State Historic Park (jacklondonpark.com) with Triple Creek Horse Outfit (triplecreekhorseoutfit.com), and washed that adventure down with a tasting at Belden Barns (beldenbarns.com), perched in the scenic hills of Sonoma Mountain Road. I was so charmed by the owners, Lauren and Nate Belden, as well as their wines, I joined their club, so I’d have a reason to return sooner than later.

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Starting with the northernmost destination, Mendocino takes work to reach, but your efforts are rewarded at the Boonville Hotel & Restaurant (boonvillehotel.com), the perfect gateway for Anderson Valley wines. Set in a bucolic bohemian town with redwood forests nearby, the modern “roadhouse” has a familial atmosphere, and the staff even made me feel at home when I arrived well before check-in time. Each of the 17 rooms is different, but I chose the Front Room for the heavenly outdoor vintage claw-foot soaking tub, which I enjoyed under the hot afternoon sun as well as during a foggy, cool morning. The key is timing your stay Thursday through Monday to experience Chef Perry Hoffman’s renowned prix-fixe feast. After wandering through the gardens in the late afternoon, I settled into an Adirondack chair for a pre-dinner snack of oysters and olives. Dinner itself had a lively communal energy, so if you’re feeling sociable, you can chat with fellow guests and resident restaurant patrons. In the morning, an organic breakfast spread is set out for grazing at your leisure. I mostly soaked up every minute of hotel time on this trip, but favorite stops from past visits include Pennyroyal Farm (pennyroyalfarm.com) for their fresh goat cheese, Roederer Estate (roedererestate .com) for their divine bubbles, and Baxter Winery (baxterwinery.com) for their gorgeous pinot.

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extra posh when I reached my Napa Valley destination: Vintage House, part of The Estate in Yountville (theestateyountville.com). My elegant premium king room was appointed with its own private patio and yet another phenomenal bathtub. One of the big perks of staying here is being walking distance to shops, galleries, and top-rated restaurants, many with Michelin stars. My stay was so brief that I didn’t want to stray far from Vintage House because the swimming pool and my room’s cozy fireplace were calling to me. I had a memorable lunch at neighboring Bottega Napa Valley (botteganapavalley.com), where I tried chef Michael Chiarello’s sublime raviolo paired with a Napa sauvignon blanc. The French Laundry (thomaskeller.com/tfl) is right across the street from Vintage House, so if you’re celebrating a special occasion, score that bucket-list reservation well ahead of time! The closest I got was strolling through their culinary garden on the way to R+D Kitchen (rd-kitchen.com) for sushi on the buzzy patio in the evening. An impressive complimentary breakfast buffet was available on property at Vintage House, but I bypassed it for Thomas Keller’s Bouchon Bakery (thomaskeller .com/bouchonbakeryyountville) goodness, includn ing some extra pastries for the road!

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Closings, Cafés, and Pizza Places

BYE-BYE, BEACHSIDE: Beachside Bar-Café closed after decades in business and is changing to a new eatery named SeaLegs, run by Prjkt Restaurant Group, which has multiple seaside restaurants in Southern California.

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March 2022: Little Kitchen, 17 W. Ortega

St. (changing to Saint Bibiana) February 2022: Chomp on the Rocks, 113 Harbor Way; Goleta Coffee Company, 177 S. Turnpike Rd., Goleta; Modern Times Beer, 418 State St. (now Broad Street Oyster Company); Brasil Arts Café, 1230 State St., Ste. C January 2022: Embermill, 1031 State St. (changing to L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele); JJ’s Diner, 413 State St.; Juice N Things, 4991 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria; Phoevermore, 1017 Casitas Pass Rd., Carpinteria; Saigon, 1230 State St., Ste. A (now Beans BBQ); Tea Tea, 901 Embarcadero del Mar, Isla Vista December 2021: Blaze Pizza, 6546 Pardall Rd., Isla Vista (changing to Hummus Republic); Choppa Poke, 716 State St. (changing to Mokutan); Corazón Cocina, 214 State St.; Cubaneo, 418 State St.; Goodland Dining, 231 S. Magnolia Ave., Goleta; Tyger Tyger, 121 E. Yanonali St.; Wingman Rodeo, 5892 Hollister Ave., Goleta; November 2021: Good Cup, 918 State St.; Little Alex’s, 1024 Coast Village Rd., Montecito (changing to Alma Fonda Fina); Mollie’s, 1218 State St. (now Bedda Mia) October 2021: Crazy Jim’s Tacos y Más, 505 State St.; Dumpling King, 966 Embarcadero del Mar, Isla Vista (now Red Pepper); El Pollo Loco, 2984 State St. (now Pueblo Pollo); Woody’s BBQ, 5112 Hollister Ave., Goleta (might be changing to Shalhoob’s) September 2021: Cava Restaurant & Bar, 1212 Coast Village Rd., Montecito; Domino’s, 1039 Casitas Pass Rd., Carpinteria; Itsuki Restaurant, 7127 Hollister Ave., Goleta (changing to IHOP) August 2021: Vegan GreenGO, 3613 State St.

July 2021: none June 2021: Barb’s Pies, 18 E. Cota St. (now

Rascal’s); The Point Coffee, 370 Storke Rd., Goleta May 2021: Alphie’s, 5725 Hollister Ave., Goleta (now Goodland BBQ); New Si Chuan Garden, 2840 De la Vina St.; Starbucks, 800 State St. (changing to Belching Dragon Tavern); Subway, 888 Embarcadero del Norte, Isla Vista (now Wingstop); Taqueria El Pastorcito, 4427 Hollister Ave., Goleta April 2021: none CAFÉ DOLCE EXPANDS OFFERINGS: Reader

Primetime says Café Dolce at 475 1st Street in Solvang has expanded its coffee, ice cream, smoothie, soup, and sandwich counter and is now serving homemade walnut, pistachio, date, and cashew baklava. I’m told it’s available by the piece, in a multi-piece variety pack, or, as some people have ordered for weddings and special meetings, in the shape of a “tower.” SAINT BIBIANA PIZZERIA COMING TO DOWNTOWN: Reader Cris directed me to the

IG page for Cindy Black, who opened Blue Owl restaurant in June 2012 then sold it in April 2018, which reveals that her Saint Bibiana pizzeria is coming to 17 West Ortega Street, the former home of Little Kitchen, which closed March 31. MARTY’S PIZZA TO CLOSE: Readers Bren-

dan and Cris tell me that Marty’s Pizza will close this fall because its building is slated to be demolished as part of a De la Vina Street bridge replacement project. I called and was told that they do not plan to reopen and that they are open for business until then. Marty’s has offered traditional and unique pies (think Thai Chicken and Buffalo Chicken) since 1984.

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Explore the underwater world of the Santa Barbara Channel in our updated

RAISE A GLASS: Lagerville’s return on April 9 will probably be even more jubilant

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than the last one in 2019.

igueroa Mountain Brewing launched Lagerville in 2018 as a

Octopus, Moon Jellies, Giant Pacific

crisp, lighter beer antidote to an American craft brew scene dominated by monstrously hoppy IPAs, hazy and otherwise. The Buellton bash was an immediate hit, and it’s returning after a two-year pandemic hiatus on April 9, this time with more than 40 lager-producing breweries, including international brands for the first time ever. We asked Fig Mountain’s brewmaster Kevin Ashford to tell us about five lagers he’s excited to try on Saturday, which includes one that he made as a collaboration for the event with Moorpark’s Enegren and Sacramento’s Urban Roots. personal favorite styles, and I know the Green Cheek team will make an incredible version here. At 5.8 percent, it hearkens back to some of the stronger festival beers. It makes me feel ready to party!” Bearded Tang’s Ella Down Unda: “Head brewer Jonathan Chiusano

is very passionate about lager beers, and his team can brew anything under the sun, but I really look forward to the way he creates exceptionally clean beer. I am excited to see what kind of hop profile he comes up with in this Australian Pilsner.” Urban Roots’ 11º Polo Tmavý: “They make one of my favorite Czech

lagers in the United States called 10º. I have not tried 11º, but I expect this Czech amber lager to be incredible! They have an uncanny way of finding balance in even the smallest of beers.”

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Private Landbrauerei Schönram’s Helles: “This will be the first

opportunity for Figueroa Mountain to host international breweries at Lagerville. Private Landbrauerei Schönram is an incredible brewery in Bavaria that has been family-owned since 1780. It is uncommon to drink their Helles, and even less common to drink it as fresh as it will be at the festival!” Figueroa Mountain-Enegren-Urban Roots’ Lagerville: “This beer was a blast to brew

with our friends from Enegren and Urban Roots. We wanted this Czech dark lager to be sessionable, but complex. We found it with all Czech ingredients. Czech Saaz and Kazbek hops play very nicely with the roast and nuttiness of the malt bill.”

Lagerville is on Saturday, April 9, noon4 p.m., at Figueroa Mountain Brewing, 45 Industrial Way, Buellton. See lagerville .beer for tickets and more information.

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THE WINNER IS: Jennifer Koh won the Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo on Sunday, April 3, for her album Alone Together, a collection of 40 short works, 20 of which were donated by composers with full-time positions, while the other 20 were freelancers who were chosen by their peers and received commissions.

iolinist Jennifer Koh has enjoyed a long and fruitful symbiotic relationship with our region and the presenting organization UCSB Arts & Lectures (A&L). On Tuesday, April 12, that story will continue with the world premiere of Everything Rises, her new collaboration with bass-baritone Davóne Tines. In 2018, Koh performed Shared Madness, a program of short pieces from an impressively varied group of composers, in the uniquely intimate and historic Santa Barbara space of St. Anthony’s Chapel. One of the composers who contributed to Shared Madness was Vijay Iyer, whose enthralling violin concerto, Trouble, had proudly featured Koh’s exceptional mastery at 2017’s Iyer-directed Ojai Music Festival. That high-profile performance in Ojai affirmed Koh’s reputation as one of contemporary music’s more adventurous violinists and thinkers. Locally, connections run especially deep

through Koh’s ongoing relationship with UCSB’s Arts & Lectures. A&L has worked closely with Koh on several special projects for more than a decade now. For example, Koh made her Santa Barbara/A&L debut in 2011 with the first installment of Bach and Beyond. Last year, Koh released the latest chapter of that series on her Chicago-based label Cedille Records. As Koh effused in an interview, “I am so happy and grateful to have a [musical] home in Santa Barbara. I love partnering with UCSB, and I love their audiences.” Koh added that she “met the commissioner of Shared Madness in Santa Barbara” at her first recital for Arts & Lectures. Everything Rises promises to be the most personal and conceptual Koh venture yet. Co-commissioned by ARCO Collaborative and A&L—in sync with the organization’s emphasis on social and racial issues in the past two seasons—the staged piece,

enhanced by projections and recorded interviews, brings to the fore the struggles of artists of color “reclaiming agency through ancient memory,” according to a statement. Koh is a Korean-American who grew up in Chicago. Her mother, Gertrude Soonja Lee Koh, experienced harsh treatment during the Korean War, and these memories make up part of the tracing of family lineage at the heart of the new piece. Tines is a Black, gay, and classically trained bass-baritone who has worked across genres. Tines will sing the role of Malcolm X in Detroit Opera’s production of Anthony Davis’s X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X this May. For Everything Rises, Tines has drawn on the painful memories of his grandmother Alma Lee Gibbs, who experienced racist repression and violence. Together with an all-BIPOC creative team, Koh and Tines have interwoven music and theater for this project, which will start its journey at Campbell Hall. In addition to her strength as a solo recitalist, collaboration has long been a hallmark of Koh’s musical path. She has commissioned dozens of composers in her Shared Madness and Limitless series. She addressed the pandemic’s constraints on everyday musical life by again extending commissions and funding to composers for her now Grammywinning Alone Together series, 39 compact pieces that appear on a 2021 Cedille release. “As a musician and a performer,” Koh said, “I often think about connections over time because classical music has such a long and rich history, but most of it is just about connectivity between human beings. In that sense, I don’t even think about genre. I think of music as great music and bad music, and I just want to bring great music to life. I love working with great musicians because it becomes a learning process of evolving and thinking in new ways.” —Josef Woodard Jennifer Koh and Davóne Tines will perform Everything Rises at UCSB’s Campbell Hall on Tuesday, April 12, at 8 p.m. For tickets and information, visit artsandlectures .ucsb.edu or call (805) 893-3535.

Famed criminals Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly are in the Cook County jail, ready to manipulate their way to freedom in the classic musical Chicago at Santa Barbara High School (SBHS). This show is about the metaphorical song and dance of the corrupt criminal justice system in 1920s Chicago, told through jazzy tunes and delightfully unlovable protagonists. A notable aspect of the SBHS production is the gender-blind casting of prison warden “Mama” Morton. Lucas Meisel, who plays the infamous jailkeeper, says that Morton is “on

the right side of the law, but she’s always good for a favor as long as you keep the green rolling.” Morton is typically played by a female actress, so Meisel is bringing his own interpretation to the role. “I’m hoping that … playing such a coveted role will open the door for more gender-breaking roles and allow people of all genders to play whoever they want,” he says. See Chicago April 8-9 and 14-16 at SBHS (700 E. Anapamu St.). Tickets are available at sbhstheatre.com. —Maggie Yates

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LAW ENFORCEMENT: From left, Jamison Jones, Toby Tropper, and Alex Morris star in American Son. While thousands of African-American boys have heard “the talk” from their parents about how to behave when stopped by the police, how many parents have thought about how they would handle another talk — the one they might have with the police if their son should go missing? In American Son, the Christopher Demos-Brown play that Ensemble Theatre Company (ETC) will present April 7-24, this tense situation gets a thorough exploration in real-time. When Kendra Ellis-Connor (Tracey A. Leigh) walks into a Miami police station well after midnight, she’s already worried about her son. A psychologist with a PhD who grew up in the projects, Kendra knows that her child, who has attended an elite private school and for whom she has high expectations, dresses in a way that might mislead a police officer into thinking that he’s a gang member. The young white officer staffing the desk, Paul Larkin (Toby Tropper), means well but can’t keep from offending Kendra by misnaming her son and asking her questions that indicate he’s steeped in unconscious racial bias. It doesn’t help that when her estranged husband, Scott Connor (Jamison Jones), arrives, Larkin treats him with a different level of respect. Scott is White and an FBI agent to boot, which puts Larkin into a subservient rather than a dominant mode. Working on this play for several years, thanks to pandemic delays, has offered director Jonathan Fox and his cast — which also includes Alex Morris as Lieutenant John Stokes — an extraordinary opportunity. When they began rehearsals in March, they found places in the script that seemed dated because they were written before the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020. Fox contacted playwright Demos-Brown, and he agreed to make changes to the script in time for this production. ETC is thrilled to participate in bringing forward this refreshed version of American Son and has scheduled several activities around the show designed to make it the point of departure for conversations about social justice in our community. For tickets and information, call the box office at (805) 965-5400 or visit etcsb.org. —Charles Donelan

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY by Rob Breszny WEEK OF APRIL 7

ARIES

(Mar. 21-Apr. 19): To provide the right horoscope, I must introduce you to three new words. The first is “orphic,” defined as “having an importance or meaning not apparent to the senses nor comprehensible to the intellect; beyond ordinary understanding.” Here’s the second word: “ludic,” which means “playful; full of fun and high spirits.” The third word is “kalon,” which refers to “profound, thorough beauty.” Now I will coordinate those terms to create a prophecy in accordance with your astrological aspects. Ready? I predict you will generate useful inspirations and energizing transformations for yourself by adopting a ludic attitude as you seek kalon in orphic experiments and adventures.

TAURUS

(Apr. 20-May 20): I love your steadfastness, intense effort, and stubborn insistence on doing what’s right. Your ability to stick to the plan even when chaos creeps in is admirable. But during the coming weeks, I suggest you add a nuance to your approach. Heed the advice of martial artist Bruce Lee: “Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way around or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves.”

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20): Gemini-born basketball coach Pat Summitt won Olympic medals, college championships, and presidential awards. She had a simple strategy: “Here’s how I’m going to beat you. I’m going to outwork you. That’s it. That’s all there is to it.” I recommend that you apply her approach to everything you do for the rest of 2022. According to my analysis, you’re on course for a series of satisfying victories. All you have to do is nurture your stamina as you work with unwavering focus and resilient intelligence.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22): In Britain, 70 percent of the land is owned by one percent of the population. Globally, one percent of the population owns 43 percent of the wealth. I hope there’s a much better distribution of resources within your own life. I hope that the poorer, less robust parts of your psyche aren’t being starved at the expense of the privileged and highly functioning aspects. I hope that the allies and animals you tend to take for granted are receiving as much of your love and care as the people you’re trying to impress or win over. If any adjustments are necessary, now is a favorable time to make them.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22): TV show creator Joey Soloway says, “The only way things will change is when we’re all wilder, louder, riskier, sillier, and unexpectedly overflowing with surprise.” Soloway’s Emmy Award–winning work on Transparent, one of the world’s first transgender-positive shows, suggests that their formula has been effective for them. I’m recommending this same approach to you in the coming weeks, Leo. It will help you summon the extra courage and imagination you will need to catalyze the necessary corrections and adjustments.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “Find a place inside where there’s joy, and the joy will burn out the pain,” wrote mythologist Joseph Campbell. I don’t think his cure is foolproof. The lingering effects of some old traumas aren’t so simple and easy to dissolve. But I suspect Campbell’s strategy will work well for you in the coming weeks. You’re in a phase of your astrological cycle when extra healing powers are available. Some are obvious, and some are still partially hidden. It will be your sacred duty to track down every possible method that could help you banish at least some of your suffering and restore at least some of your joie de vivre.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You know who Jimi Hendrix was, right? He was a brilliant and influential rock guitarist. As for Miles Davis, he was a Hall of Fame–level trumpeter and

composer. You may be less familiar with Tony Williams. A prominent rock critic once called him “the best drummer in the world.” In 1968, those three superstars gathered in the hope of recording an album. But they wanted to include a fourth musician, Paul McCartney, to play bass for them. They sent a telegram to the ex-Beatle, but it never reached him. And so the supergroup never happened. I mention this in the hope that it will render you extra alert for invitations and opportunities that arrive in the coming weeks — perhaps out of nowhere. Don’t miss out! Expect the unexpected. Read between the lines. Investigate the cracks.

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(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Poet Anne Carson claims that “a page with a poem on it is less attractive than a page with a poem on it and some tea stains.” I agree. If there are tea stains, it probably means that the poem has been studied and enjoyed. Someone has lingered over it, allowing it to thoroughly permeate their consciousness. I propose we make the tea-stained poem your power metaphor for the coming weeks, Scorpio. In other words, shun the pristine, the spotless, the untouched. Commune with messy, even chaotic things that have been loved and used.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sagittarian author Martha Beck articulated the precise message you need to hear right now. She wrote, “Here is the crux of the matter, the distilled essence, the only thing you need to remember: When considering whether to say yes or no, you must choose the response that feels like freedom. Period.” I hope you adopt her law in the coming weeks, Sagittarius. You should avoid responses and influences that don’t feel liberating. I realize that’s an extreme position to take, but I think it’s the right one for now. Where does your greatest freedom lie? How can you claim it? What shifts might you need to initiate?

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(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): I’m glad you have been exploring your past and reconfiguring your remembrances of the old days and old ways. I’m happy you’ve been transforming the story of your life. I love how you’ve given yourself a healing gift by reimagining your history. It’s fine with me if you keep doing this fun stuff for a while longer. But please also make sure you don’t get so immersed in bygone events that you’re weighed down by them. The whole point of the good work you’ve been doing is to open up your future possibilities. For inspiration, read this advice from author Milan Kundera: “We must never allow the future to collapse under the burden of memory.”

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Aquarian historian Mary Frances Berry offered counsel that I think all Aquarians should keep at the heart of their philosophy during the coming weeks. She wrote, “The time when you need to do something is when no one else is willing to do it, when people are saying it can’t be done.” I hope you trust yourself enough to make that your battle cry. I hope you will keep summoning all the courage you will regularly need to implement its mandate.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-Mar. 20): What’s the leading cause of deforestation in Latin America? Logging for wood products? Agricultural expansion? New housing developments? Nope. It’s raising cattle so people everywhere can eat beef and cheese and milk. This industry also plays a major role in the rest of the world’s ongoing deforestation tragedy. Soaring greenhouse-gas emissions aren’t entirely caused by our craving for burgers and milk and cheese, of course, but our climate emergency would be significantly less dramatic if we cut back our consumption. That’s the kind of action I invite you to take in the coming months, Pisces. My analysis of astrological omens suggests that you now have even more power than usual to serve the collective good of humanity in whatever specific ways you can. (P.S.: Livestock generates 14.5 percent of our greenhouse gases, equal to the emissions from all cars, trucks, airplanes, and ships combined.)

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PHELP ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT CENTER Manages all departmental fiscal activities and accounting systems for the Department of Spanish and Portuguese and the Latin American & Iberian Studies Program. Interprets policy and advises faculty, staff and students of proper university guidelines regarding policies for personnel, purchasing, entertainment and travel. Analyzes expenditures and spending patterns, resolving discrepancies. Reconciles financial transactions with the general and payroll ledgers. Produces accurate monthly cost projections and financial reports for management review. Participates in fiscal closing, budget projections and financial planning. Administers and coordinates employment activities and processes personnel actions for faculty, staff and students via the UCPath System. Ensures data integrity and compliance with University, Federal, agency and union policies. Maintains current knowledge of University policies and procedures of Accounting, Travel, Human Resources, Academic Personnel, Graduate Division, Purchasing and Business Services on all fund sources. Demonstrates flexibility in learning, interpreting, and adapting new policies and procedures. Demonstrates effective organizational skills. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree in a related area and/or equivalent experience/training. 1‑3 years of proficiency in the use of spreadsheet and database software. 1‑3 years of working knowledge of financial processes. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check. $24.61‑$25.77/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 33163

GENERAL MANAGER

THE CLUB & GUEST HOUSE The General Manager will have the necessary management skills to quickly assess, develop and execute planned adjustments and goals for the Club operations as it emerges from the pandemic. This assessment includes a complete review of all operating practices. The General Manager will provide cohesive and collaborative leadership, build consensus, promote trust, and provide guidance as a coach to develop staff. The General Manager receives broad guidelines and specific timelines concerning work categories including: budgeted hours, cleaning standards, customer service standards, expense management policies, accounting functions, staff training and development. The General Manager will be expected to independently prioritize tasks under these guidelines, which will frequently require independent problem solving and decision making. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality Management (or similar) with 5 or more years of progressive leadership experience in hospitality management; or equivalent combination of education and experience. In‑depth operating knowledge of all hotel operations and procedures. Working knowledge of the efforts of a full‑service dining and catering operation. Strong service orientation with the ability to effectively manage multiple priorities. Ability to foster a teamwork environment and encourage staff in their professional development in a culture of service and attention

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to clients. Experience with and commitment to exceptional guest services. Excellent analytical skills to organize data and material to draw appropriate conclusions and make recommendations for solutions. Notes: Satisfactory conviction history background check. The position requires occasional evening and weekend work. $67,500 ‑ $104,600/ yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 4/8/22. Apply online at https:// jobs.ucsb.edu. Job # 33327

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. Salary commensurate with experience. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #33056

INSURANCE ADVISOR GROUNDSKEEPER

TRANSPORTATION & PARKING SERVICES Cultivates planted areas; plants, fertilizes and maintains shrubs, small trees, lawns and other ground covers; may operate irrigation systems manually and by automatic controls. Uses a variety of hand and powered tools and equipment, including lawn mowers, edgers, line trimmers, hedge trimmers, blowers, and vacuums. Cleans grounds and walks of litter; empties trash receptacles; maintains and makes minor repairs to tools, irrigation and drainage systems. Req: Minimum of three years experience in grounds maintenance. Must be able to follow oral/written instructions. Ability to perform minor repairs on small equipment. Some knowledge of irrigation and drip systems. Experience with the use of tractors, small lawn mowers, edgers, power sweepers, roto‑tillers and chainsaws. Will be working with a diverse student body and staff. Demonstrated ability to work effectively with others as a team. Must have effective communication skills. Notes: Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull‑Notice Program. Satisfactory conviction history background check. $18.38 ‑ $21.55/hr. M‑F, 5:30am ‑ 1:30pm. 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 by law. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 33199

IMMUNIZATION COMPLIANCE COORDINATOR

STUDENT HEALTH Assists UCSB students with their entry immunization requirements and documentation, for compliance. Using a multi‑function compliance module in our EMR to identify through specific reports those students and steps needed to accomplish full entry compliance for UC enrollment and registration. Utilizes substantial customer service experience and demonstrates knowledge of immunization schedules and dosage requirements, based on Center for Disease Control, The Public Health Department, University of the President, and Student Health guidelines. Reqs: High School Diploma or equivalent training/experience. Desirable: Experience working with customer services in a health‑related field. Notes: Must successfully complete and pass the background check before employment and date of hire. To comply with Santa Barbara County Public Health Department Health Officer Order, this position must

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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 the referral request information and documentation, processing itemized billing statements, determining eligibility to waive, and updating computer records. Manages the billing component of Student Health EMR system. Analyzes problems and potential problems with the systems 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. 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. $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. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #32756

IT INFRASTRUCTURE ADMINISTRATOR

BREN SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & MANAGEMENT Performs a full range of moderate to complex IT infrastructure and system administration duties. Designs, maintains, and implements network/server level hardware, mixed (Windows, Linux, OSX) server environments, enterprise backup, cloud computing, and virtualization services. Responsible for the implementation, verification, and execution of failover, and disaster recovery solutions and scenarios. Proposes, identifies, and

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implements moderately complex desktop hardware and software solutions in support of desktop and computing lab users. Responsible for administering, and troubleshooting a full range of user accounts from a variety of departmental and interdepartmental services. Provides input on the computing needs for a facility of moderate size and makes recommendations for the purchase of new computer hardware, software, and application of services and emerging technologies. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience and/or training. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check. Ability to work outside the regular 8 ‑ 5 schedule as required. Ability to respond to after hours calls. $67,500 ‑$90,000/yr. Salary commensurate with experience and internal equity. 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 4/18/22. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 33604

J‑1 SCHOLAR EMPLOYMENT‑BASED VISA SPECIALIST

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS Responsible for maintaining all aspects of the J‑1 Exchange Visitor Program, and for assisting as needed with employment‑based visa processing for the H‑1B, TN, E3, U.S. Permanent Resident, and dependent statuses. Maintains a broad, functional understanding of federal immigration‑related agencies (USCIS, ICE, CBP), immigration laws and regulations, and university policies. Serves as the primary J‑1 contact for academic departments, organized research units, national research centers and the UC systemwide Education Abroad Program Office for the hosting and/or hiring of non‑U.S. citizens in academic and certain staff titles. Advises J‑1 scholars and dependents concerning immigration laws and regulations, and completes federally required SEVIS‑event reporting. Counsels foreign nationals, academic departments, faculty, and staff on non‑immigrant and immigrant visa statuses, and assists foreign nationals in planning complex, long‑range visa strategies to obtain and maintain employment permission and/or legal U.S. immigration status. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in a related area and/or equivalent combination of education and experience. Skills in advising and counseling, including cultural sensitivity, specifically of people from other countries and English‑as‑a‑second‑language speakers. Strong communication and interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with all levels of staff and international scholars, both verbally and in writing. Notes: Satisfactory conviction history background check. Must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States to be authorized to use the Department of Homeland Security’s Student Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) database. May work occasional evenings and weekends. $55,600 ‑ $66,000/yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 4/13. Apply online at https:// jobs.ucsb.edu Job #33461

MATH INSTRUCTOR

CAMPUS LEARNING ASST SERVICES Instructs undergraduates in small tutorial groups in mathematics that parallel university classes, assists students in individual one‑to‑one sessions, provides individual instructions during office hours (60%). Develops and updates course curriculum and study materials, attends course lectures, and incorporates technology support (30%). Maintains student attendance records and work assignments, provides student and departmental evaluations and mentors student staff (10%). Reqs: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience with tutoring others in this relative field of study. Experience designing course curriculum. Note: Satisfactory completion of a background check. $24.62 ‑ $24.90/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 4/13. Apply online at https:// jobs.ucsb.edu Job #33454

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

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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. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 32884

PROGRAM SPECIALIST

EDUCATION ABROAD PROGRAM Serves as the primary operating liaison between the University of California Education Abroad Program, Systemwide Office (UCEAP) and (a) UC Study Center staff worldwide; (b) Study Abroad offices on the UC campuses, and (c) UC students participating in UCEAP. Directly responsible for all operational and logistical activities pertaining to an assigned portfolio within the more than 5,500 UCEAP program participants each year, in over 40 countries worldwide. Collaborates with all program teams to develop and integrate best practices and provide backup support. Works to ensure these processes are as advanced and efficient as possible. Maintains primary responsibility for communicating policies pertaining to all operational aspects of students’ programs (applications, visa requirements, housing, on‑site logistics, non‑academic health accommodations and disability issues, host institution acceptance) to the staff abroad, campus offices, UCEAP staff, and students on UCEAP. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience and/ or training. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check. $51,400‑$64,999/yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 4/18/22. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu Job # 32622

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, and 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 programs, and cloud‑based software. Note: Satisfactory conviction history

SR CUSTODIAN

RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS Under the supervision of the Custodial Supervisor or Residence Hall Manager, performs duties in accordance with established standards and instruction, for university‑owned Residence Halls, Apartments, and Dining Facilities. May be required to work schedules other than Mon through Fri, 7:30am to 4:30pm to meet the operational needs of the unit and to cover seven‑day service. May be required to perform other duties as assigned to meet the operational needs of the department. 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. Satisfactory conviction history background check. $20.74 ‑ $22.44/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 4/18/22. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu Job # 33718

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 residents 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 the 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

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EMPLOYMENT 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 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 #33164

STUDENT AFFAIRS COORDINATOR

FEMINIST STUDIES Responsible for coordinating all graduate, undergraduate, and Doctoral Emphasis Program services for the department including advising, supporting curriculum changes, and classroom scheduling. Coordinates graduate recruitment, admissions, and orientation. Responsible for the hiring, fee remission, and payroll of all student positions. Coordinates the selection process for fellowships, Teaching Assistants, and student awards. Serves as liaison for Graduate Division and Office of the Registrar. Provides daily academic advising to undergraduate and graduate students and makes referrals, as appropriate, to other services such as counseling or social services. Reports to Business Officer, Department Chair, and Director of Graduate Studies on budgetary matters regarding TA allocations, recruitment funds, and fellowship commitments. Maintains records for all graduate and undergraduate student degrees in progress and all teaching evaluations. Edits, writes and consults with Chair and Business Officer on written publications for the graduate program as well as departmental brochures and the website. Develops and implements procedures to ensure efficient flow and retrieval of information. Serves as a resource for Chair, Business Officer, and Director of Graduate Studies on University policies and procedures. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience and/or training. 1‑3 years previous advising experience. Notes: Satisfactory conviction history background check. May require occasional evening and weekend work based on operational needs of the department. $24.61‑ $26.82/ hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 32901

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DS academic employees, including lecturers, teaching assistants and undergraduate learning assistants in UCPath. Serves as resource for and advises DS Initiative Director on academic personnel policies including procedures covering academic recruitment, appointment, and advancement; compensation and salary administration; labor contracts; visa procurement; benefits; payroll. Provides administrative support for program coordination. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area and/ or equivalent experience/training. Note: This position is currently funded for 1.5 years from the start date pending further funding. Satisfactory completion of conviction history background check. $24.61‑$25.00/ 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. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 33237

LETTERS & SCIENCES ACADEMIC ADVISING The Transfer Academic Advisor reports to the Assistant Dean for Advising Outreach and Special Populations and plays an important role in the work of the College of Letters and Science advising team. Provides transformational and strategic leadership and supervision of a team of academic advisors in a manner that supports and complements L&S advising model. This position also works collaboratively with the Directors of Transfer Center to create a welcoming and supportive environment for transfer students, carries out the vision for the College, and works synergistically with the Division of Undergraduate Education, faculty and academic leaders of the University’s educational programs, and the University in its entirety. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent training and/or experience. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check. $55,600 ‑ $65,000/yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 4/13/22. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu Job #33459

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