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THURSDAY, APRIL 21 | 5:30 PM Parallel Stories partners with the Santa Barbara Symphony to explore the shared language of art and music with a special performance, inspired by SBMA’s exhibition Through Vincent’s Eyes: Van Gogh and His Sources. This unique and intimate “conversation” between art forms is introduced by Nir Kabaretti, Music & Artistic Director of the Santa Barbara Symphony, followed by a recital of music Van Gogh would have listened to and been influenced by, performed by the internationally acclaimed Silver-Garburg Piano Duo and paired with select images from the exhibition.

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by Nick Welsh he vast majority of city residents have little direct experience or firsthand knowledge about how complaints filed by citizens against the city police department are currently handled, but more than half of those polled in a recent survey expressed confidence that the results would be more trustworthy and transparent if the city had a police oversight board to review the process. Based on a survey of 1,040 city residents—and eight 90-minute focus groups involving 56 residents—pollsters with the Center for Court Innovation found that 37 percent trusted the outcomes of the Santa Barbara Police Department’s internal complaint process and another 29 percent disagreed. Thirty-five percent professed not to know enough to have an opinion. But 50 percent said they’d have more trust in the outcomes if the city had an office of police oversight to oversee complaints of police misconduct. Fifty-six percent reported they’d have more trust in policing in general with such a board; 60 percent said they’d think the process was more transparent; and 62 percent said that the department was more transparent. “This is 20 percent higher in perception from the existing process,” stated Elise White, deputy research director of the Center for Court Innovation, which conducted the polling and focus group sessions on behalf of the city’s Community Formation Commission, the ad hoc body appointed by the City Council in the wake of George Floyd’s murder by police to explore the creation of a police review board. The political winds have shifted dramatically since the formation commission was first created at the instigation of Healing Justice and others roused to action by the Black Lives Matter movement. When the commission’s final proposal — still in the process of evolution—makes its way to the City Council for review and possible adoption later this month, it will likely encounter some significant resistance over sticker shock and scope of authorities. Interim Police

Chief Bernard Melekian went emphatically on record supporting some form of police oversight two weeks ago but expressed his opposition to the draft plan then under consideration by the formation commission. The poll results have come out since then, and the commission—while still not taking final action—appears poised to make significant changes to their initial proposal. Perhaps the most contentious and polarizing issue has been the role former law enforcement officers would be allowed to play. Earlier this year, the commission twice voted to exclude—both by 6-to-5 votes—any current or former law enforcement officers from service eligibility on the oversight board. In addition, they voted to exclude any immediate relatives of current police department employees from service as well. Eighty-four percent of the poll respondents stated they believed the oversight board should represent the full spectrum of the city’s diversity, especially when it came to groups “experiencing historically challenging relationships with police.” Strikingly, 65 percent of the respondents believed that those with law enforcement backgrounds should be allowed to serve on the commission. Of those, 23 percent believed there should be a period of at least five years since prospective commission candidates last served. Even more striking, 68 percent favored excluding family members of people with law enforcement background. The thinking there, White explained at a formation commission last week, was that such individuals had all the possible bias and baggage of someone with law enforcement experience but none of the actual expertise. The issue has proved intractable among members of the 11-member commission as well. After two particularly passionate debates last week, the commission voted 5-to-5 (with one abstention) on a proposal that would allow those with law enforcement backgrounds—in counties outside of Santa Barbara County and who have been retired at least five years—to serve. Reflecting just how split the commission is on this matter, it’s telling that the commissioner who abstained,

Rachel Johnson, had voted both in favor and against excluding those with law enforcement backgrounds in the two prior straw votes. (Straw votes are non-binding but are useful for gauging the inclination of a given body or a given subject.) Speaking at some length in favor of allowing former cops to serve was the commission’s only former cop, Louis Reynaud, an African American and director of UCSB’s University Center and Events Center. “I don’t think anyone here has had more run-ins with the police than me,” Reynaud declared. In fact, he was pulled over by Santa Barbara police officers his first day in Santa Barbara. Reynaud spent six years as a cop in Oakland, he said, trying to reform a department that he said elicited 50 complaints a day as opposed to the 20 per year filed against Santa Barbara officers. “Obviously, I lost that battle,” he said. “I get the plight.” While working patrol in Oakland, he said, the “I got the crap beat out of me” complaint was an everyday occurrence. In Santa Barbara, he said, most of the complaints are of the bad-attitude variety. Reynaud argued that true police reform can happen only if there is reform of the police culture; that can happen, he said, only when trust is extended between the community and its police officers. By excluding those with law-enforcement experience, Reynaud argued, the commission was effectively saying, “‘We want their trust, but we’re not willing to trust.’ ” Reynaud said he’d spoken with members of many police review boards throughout the state; even those with the ability to enforce discipline and subpoenas, he said, “have no effect on police culture” unless there’s an element of trust. Equally adamant in making the opposite argument was Rich Sander, one of the three now running S.B. ACT, a nonprofit agency that attempts to better coordinate the multiplicity of nonprofits and government agencies trying to get homeless people off the streets. “The police department does not need its voice raised,” he declared. “It’s not the one being marginalized.”

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AT ODDS: Community Formation Commission members Louis Reynaud (left) and Rich Sander disagree over whether former cops like Reynaud should be allowed on the city’s police review board.

S.B. resident Adam Brown (pictured), 61, died after suffering an unknown medical emergency while kitesurfing near Leadbetter Beach on 4/7. Brown was reportedly found unresponsive in the water near Leadbetter Beach by nearby kiteboarders, who flagged down the Condor Express whale-watching boat to take Brown aboard. Other people on the boat performed CPR and contacted the Harbor Patrol as they brought ashore Brown, who was transported to Cottage Hospital but pronounced dead shortly after. There will be a paddle-out in his honor on 4/24 at 1 p.m.

The County Education Office awarded five honorary high school diplomas on 4/7 to war veterans unable to complete their high school educations due to their military service. The five graduates honored in the “Operation Recognition” ceremony were Vietnam vet Guadalupe Lopez (pictured), Korean War vet Modesto T. Cardenas, and World War II vets Marcos Ramirez Carrillo, Shukichi Hokedo, and Jesus Torres Jr. Lopez was the only graduate to attend the ceremony, the other four having passed away, though their family members accepted the diploma on their loved ones’ behalf. Full story at independent .com/operation-recognition. Electric bikes will be available for free rides in S.B. from 4/22-4/24 in honor of Earth Day. These rideshares are offered through a partnership between Bosch eBike Systems and BCycle. On Earth Day weekend, interested riders can access the free ride pass using the BCycle app and selecting “Bosch Earth Day Pass.” The free pass grants riders unlimited 60-minute trips all weekend, while rides longer than 60 minutes will accrue usage fees.

ENVIRONMENT Shortly before missing the state-mandated 4/1 deadline to open Hollister Ranch and its fabled beaches and surf breaks to the public, the Coastal Commission decided it first needs an environmental impact report to determine what might happen when hundreds of surfers and beachgoers arrive at a place unprepared for them. In a report to state

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or mothers and fathers confronted with a child’s sudden ache or fever, a new online tool from Sansum Clinic could help them decide if the symptom requires a doctor’s visit right away or could be handled at home. Sansum’s Symptom Checker is available for free online, and it walks a parent through some key instructions on first identifying the part of the body involved, and then various symptoms common to the area. By clicking on the most likely symptom, parents are guided to narrow down on the problem and its potential severity. The responses lead to recommendations for care in the home, to get help if certain other conditions appear, or to call for help immediately. Much of the information is common sense to experienced parents, but the Symptom Checker gives helpful details, such as what to do if a symptom doesn’t go away in a certain number of days and dosage charts for over-the-counter medications by the child’s weight. “We receive many calls to our department from parents looking for this type of dosing information, which is often not listed on the

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medication packaging,” said Sansum pediatrician Dr. Saida Hamdani. “So we wanted to share an accurate source.” In the first month after the Symptom Checker went live, Santa Barbara users looked for information on colds and coughs, ear problems, vomiting, and suspected COVID, Sansum reported. First-aid instructions are also offered, as well as suggestions for discipline issues and sleep problems. Actual doctor’s advice is always better but not always readily available. Sansum emphasized that the Symptom Checker is not an actual replacement for such advice, a real diagnosis, or treatment options, but that it could prove helpful after hours or on the weekends. —Jean Yamamura INDEPENDENT.COM

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POLITICS Proponents attempting to recall S.B. Superior Court Judge Donna Geck have been cleared to gather the 12,683 valid signatures needed to set the recall before S.B. County voters. The recall was started by Aurelie Rose, who believes the judge has been unfair during family custody hearings. Rose has until 9/12 to qualify the recall for the ballot. After the elections office verifies the signatures of registered county voters, the issue next would go to the Board of Supervisors, who would “call” the election.

EDUCATION According to mid-year progress report released by S.B. Unified, most elementary and secondary students have performed at or exceeded standards in reading but are not meeting the standard for math proficiency. The report also states less than 10 percent of incoming high school freshman will be behind for the next school year, and that as of 4/1, 24 percent of the student population has been chronically absent, categorized as missing more than 10 percent of school days, in the 2021-22 school year, compared to 4 percent the school year prior and 11 percent the two school years before that. Full story at independent.com/mid-year-progress. n

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hen Santa Barbara moved to district elections in 2015, each district was drawn with painstaking care to ensure each would reflect the community that lived there while maintaining two “majority minority” voting districts and an even distribution of population. But when the latest census survey results came back, the city was confronted with a problem: The Latino population, particularly in the Westside’s 3rd District, had started to fade since 2010, rendering the current boundaries obsolete and outside the law. Enter the Independent Redistricting Commission, made up of retired judges Melinda Johnson, Elizabeth Allen White, and Abraham Khan and charged with the tricky task of drawing a new map that would still have two ethnic-minority voting districts and fix the problem of an 18.5 percent population deviation. After seven months of public hearings and coordination between the commissioners, city staff, and community members, a map was selected that was drawn by the District Election Committee using the collected input from these hearings. The map, called the “Communities of Interest” map, was unanimously approved by the City Council on Tuesday. “The map itself is very similar to what our current districts are,” said Brandon Beaudette, senior assistant to the city administrator. He was one of five city staff members who worked with the commissioners, along with Deputy District Attorney Michelle SosaAcosta. Beaudette said the “number one” priority for the new map was to bring the population deviation back below 10 percent. With the approved map, the deviation is at 7.4 percent.

Councilmember Kristen Sneddon sat in on all six public hearing of the redistricting commission and pointed to the combined effort of all involved to keep the integrity of each district— keeping East Beach in the Eastside District, Harding School and the Westside Boys and Girls Club on the Westside, and community groups like Eucalyptus Hill and the Upper East Association together. But most of all, she said, the trend of Latinos leaving the city should be taken into account as city issues come before the council in the future. “I think what became clear in this process was the loss of our Latino community across the board,” Sneddon said, “and how difficult it was to create districts that honored our loss there.” These changes mostly affected the Westside’s District 3, which had to be adjusted to meet the minimum 50 percent ethnic-minority voting-age population, now stretching to include the area near Modoc and across the freeway along Castillo. While the Latino voting population is down to 43.4 percent, the district is right at 50 percent after factoring in Black, Asian, and Native American voters. Overall, the Eastside’s District 1 is still 63.9 percent Latinos of all ages, and has the highest percentage of Spanish-speakers, with 56 percent of the population speaking Spanish at home, versus 40 percent who speak English. It is also the youngest, with 28 percent of its population under the age of 19, and 38 percent of households with at least one child. Still, Sneddon said, the city should do what it can to protect its Latino population, “so we’re not in a situation in the next 10 years where it’s impossible to form majority-minority districts.” —Ryan P. Cruz

NEWS of the WEEK CONT’D Poll Shows Support for Police Review Board The oversight board, he said, is designed to give people a voice who are not comfortable with the police, who he said already have a guaranteed seat at the table of any police review board because they’ll have an officer assigned as departmental liaison. “What specific lived experience does this person bring other than creating an unsafe dynamic within the group?” Sander asked. Sander reached out to Reynaud, saying he valued his experience and has never meant to slight his value. Being a police officer, he said, “is an honored position.” As a result, people defer to officers, giving their opinions greater weight. “I weigh it more in my own mind,” he said. “That’s part of our society.” While the commission has yet to finalize its vote, it’s clearly headed toward a compromise that would allow police officers at least one seat at the table, though

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without making any guarantees they’d occupy it. Likewise, the commissioners seem intent on reducing the number of commissioners from the 11 initially proposed to seven with two alternates. In addition — and perhaps most crucially — the commissioners have agreed to reduce the number of staff members needed to conduct the auditing and monitoring function of the proposed Office of Police Oversight from two to one. And that one, it appears, might be a contract employee, at least for the first five years. Currently, there’s considerable political heartburn among councilmembers over the $600,000 price tag a two-person office would cost. With a budget deficit of $3 million to $5 million and public employee unions clamoring for raises, even the most police-reform-minded of councilmembers are expressing second thoughts. n

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TOILET TO TAP: The Montecito Sanitary District, (above), and the Montecito Water District have commissioned a $440,000 study on the best way to recycle the community’s wastewater for irrigation or drinking.

eginning in 2016, when Montecito was under rationing and a group of wealthy residents started funding a shakeup of the water board, the challengers running for office promised to start water recycling in the drought. Over three election cycles — in 2016, 2018, and 2020 — the candidates promised “greater use of recycled wastewater for landscaping.” Backed by $256,000 in donations, they swept nine of 10 seats on the Water and Sanitary District boards. But recycled water is still not on the drawing board in the thirsty community of one-acre lots, large estates, and luxury golf courses. Instead, the Montecito water and sanitary districts are splitting the $440,000 cost of a yearlong water recycling study—the second such study in four years—to find out if their neighbors can help them treat their wastewater supply so that it can be reused for irrigation or for drinking. Specifically, they want to know whether Montecito’s treated wastewater could someday

be pumped directly into Santa Barbara’s drinking water reservoirs or injected into the Carpinteria Valley groundwater basin. Both options would be years away. The state is not expected to approve any pumping of recycled water into city reservoirs until 2035. The Carpinteria water and sanitary districts are designing a $35 million advanced wastewater treatment plant, but it will not be operational until the end of 2025, at the earliest; it would take years more to build a pipeline from Montecito to the valley. For the shorter term, the study will examine how Montecito could supply its biggest water customers with non-potable recycled water for irrigation. Santa Barbara and Goleta have been recycling water in this fashion for more than 25 years. The recycling study is being conducted by Carollo Engineers, a national firm with headquarters in Walnut Creek, California. It is expected to be made public by the end of this year. —Melinda Burns

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E PLURIBUS WHAT? By the time Tuesday afternoon rolled into Tuesday night, Santa Barbara City Councilmember Mike Jordan had become the dog chasing its tail. He was looking for ankles to bite and cages to rattle. Even on a chirpy day, Jordan can be a coarse-grain-sandpaper type of guy. But after listening to what seemed like five hours of reports detailing how City Hall spent $5.6 million on homelessness-related services last year, Jordan was betraying signs of existential leakage. Commenting on the statistically

engorged brain vomit just inflicted on the council, Jordan threw up his hands. “If you’re coming away from this with a grasp on it,” he groused, “you’re doing better than me.” The reports showed real progress was being made. An abundance of numbers was included to back it up. But Jordan — a recent convert to the cause — found himself struggling mightily with doubt. One presenter had described the conversion of the Rose Garden Inn into a homeless motel as “transformational.” Not once, in fact, but twice. But $2.3 million later, only 12 of the 63 Rose Garden guests served got into housing; 47, famously, were released back to the streets. Jordan and Councilmember Eric Friedman not only hatched the Rose Garden plan but also rammed it through as an emergency response needed to stop people in homeless encampments from burning down the town. Measured strictly in terms of number of people housed, that comes to nearly $200,000 per per-

son. Flashing a grimace that was meant to be

a grin, Jordan expressed his deep and abiding ambivalence. He was struggling, he said, with whether the glass was half empty or half full. Friedman opined there was a hole at the bottom of the glass. Jordan, admittedly, is a Johnny-come-lately to the struggle here. But I’ve been impressed that a self-described “grumpy, old white guy” would throw himself with such heedless abandon into the fray, blending his characteristic impatience and exasperation with enthusiasm, pragmatism, and compassion. The issue of homelessness has been bedeviling city councils here since the late 1950s, when a Christian socialist business tycoon — who owned a foot-powder company whose product allegedly cooled one’s burning feet — proposed building a permanent concrete shower and bath house for the old coots still living in “Hobo Jungle” shacks where the zoo presently stands. Joining him in this effort was a city cop named Noah “Stormy” Cloud who worked closely with the local juvenile delinquents. At a council meeting, one councilmember challenged Cloud, wondering whether such a project wouldn’t draw outsiders to Santa Barbara. Cloud answered these people were very much Santa Barbarans. Sixty years later and the terms of the debate have changed not one syllable. Officer Cloud would be named person of the year by the Junior Chamber of Commerce and then quickly leave town. The foot powder

magnate would be hit by a car while crossing the street and never get up. Not long after, the zoo would be built. But we live in more dire times. Back then, there were maybe 60 shacks down in the jungle. Once a year, the city’s mayor, Jack Rickard, would officially meet with the mayor of the Hobo Jungle. Today, Santa Barbara’s homeless population is now counted in hundreds and thousands. A new variant of methamphetamine — easier to produce, much cheaper, and much more dangerous — is now searing the neurotransmitters of its users, inducing a more lasting and violent psychosis among its users. Where do they all come from? Bad homes? Bad chemicals? Bad decisions? Bad luck? Undoubtedly. In the past 30 years, the greased pole of life has only gotten steeper and greasier. Once upon a time, your home was your castle. Now, for many, it’s their cars. These people should not be regarded as the worm in the apple; they should be seen instead as the canary in the coal mine. To the extent we erase them from the picture postcards of what Santa Barbara ought to look like, we do so at our peril. Still, we have to do something. Councilmembers Jordan and Kristen Sneddon described the three recent deaths of homeless women on the streets as a “humanitarian crisis.” But measuring success can be nigh-impossible. Emily Koval, majordomo with CityNet, the nonprofit City Hall paid $4 million to wage an aggro outreach campaign with homeless peo-

ple, said it took 13 months to get just one person from the streets and into housing. This entailed no fewer than 168 interactions and 94 hours of haranguing, case managing, pleading, cajoling, and opening doors. In this case, the client had been on the street 16 years, was checking himself into the ER six times a month, and had amassed 951 contacts with law enforcement over a five-year period. Since CityNet got on the scene, the council was told, his ER visits have dropped 83 percent. His number of contacts with the cops is down to two. City Hall doesn’t have a mental-health department. It doesn’t have a social services department. It doesn’t have a sustainable funding stream to pay for such services. But it does have the largest percentage of homeless people living within its jurisdictions. To that end, councilmembers Jordan, Friedman, and Sneddon appointed themselves to an ad hoc committee to look into possibly passing a sales tax or bed tax increase to help create a steady, reliable funding stream that can be used to leverage even more revenues. They will also scream, shout, and otherwise demand more mental-health beds from the County of Santa Barbara, which does, in fact, have a mentalhealth department. They will also scream, shout, and otherwise insert themselves into the cash flow controlled by the county supervisors, not to mention more of the same regarding the creation of a South County “Solutions Court” for homeless people on the wrong side of the law with addiction problems. When despair is measured in miles and salvation in centimeters, there’s only one thing to —Nick Welsh do. Just keep walking.

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hat is Sacramento worried about? Such efforts to meddle in our local elections, like Mollie Culver’s lawsuit attempting to disqualify Christy Lozano, candidate for Superintendent of County Schools. The mean-spirited lawsuit handled by a Sacramento law firm was settled in favor of Democracy. Christy Lozano will remain on the ballot. For the first time in 35 years, there is a challenge to the direction of the Santa Barbara County schools. Now I see why no one would run against Laura Capps for 2nd District County Supervisor, they were too afraid. Full disclosure, I’m a Democrat, so don’t go there! Regardless of which side of the fence you’re on, this has just gone too far. Sadly, this tampering from Sacramento created undeserved distractions for both candidates—Christy Lozano and Susan Salcido. They are both qualified and hard-working with good intentions. True democracy is rooted in freedom and in the choice to change things that are not working. Promoting candidates and voting protects this. You can’t move forward without looking back. Winston Churchill said it well: “However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.” Outcomes show most of our schools fall below average level for state and federal scores in math and English. Why? In her whistleblower YouTube video, Lozano exposed supplemental background materials that teachers used to teach in our schools. Why is it password-protected? Parents have the right to see what is being promoted and taught to their kids. Lozano advocates for transparency and accountability. Earlier this year, San Francisco voters unhappy with the direction of public schools recalled three school board members. Will it be a year of change —Rosanne Crawford, S.B. for our schools?

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ver the last three years, the Santa Barbara Unified School District has seen an uptick in pushback from a group formed by concerned parents called Fair Education, and more recently, one called Neighborhood Schools. Unfortunately, the dialogue is not civil, and the discourse aggressively attempts to turn back the district’s progress. Although veiled as an attempt to “close the achievement gap,” it’s a fear campaign to turn back the clock on progress by

deterring districts from adopting Ethnic Studies, Gender Studies, Dual Immersion, and comprehensive sexual education. If this doesn’t scare you, it should. Nationally, right-wing groups have stepped up efforts to decrease the teaching of Critical Race Theory by eliciting fear. A recent study by UCLA Institute for Democracy, Education, and Access found that over 900 school districts, representing 35 percent of all K-12 students have experienced actions to ban Critical Race Theory. Think of Texas’s latest state law to limit the teaching of Black History or Virginia’s Executive Order banning the teaching of the history of people of color in that state. Even locally, two years ago a group of concerned parents took an aggressive assault on comprehensive sexual education and attempted to stop the immersion program at McKinley. Most recently, they attempted to break the school district into seven regions to dilute the voting power of people of color. What’s even more disappointing are the impacts of these aggressive tactics on youth. As adults, it’s imperative that we create safe spaces for youth to voice their thoughts. Instead, youth are faced with ageist and intimidating comments, as well as harassment when advocating for their own education. Organizations like Future Leaders of America are imperative, especially as we continue to see extremist groups impede education equity throughout the nation. Under the leadership of Superintendent Maldonado, our school district has made great efforts to bridge the academic achievement gap despite an aggressive attempt to stop progress. More than ever it is important to engage and support the district’s effort to elevate the voices of marginalized people in the classroom and in history books. And more importantly, to learn our history, so it doesn’t repeat itself. —Gloria Soto, Executive Director, Future Leaders of America

For the Record ¶ It turns out that Supervisor Steve Lavagnino has run unopposed three times, not the two times stated in last week’s Angry Poodle Barbecue. Also, in last week’s cover story on artist Harmonia Rosales, a letter was mistakenly omitted from her Instagram handle. You can follow her @honeiee.

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in a better place now – “no more pain for my little brother, he was a good kid and man. He lived his own life as best he could.” Rest in peace, dear Kevin.

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It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of our son Kevin. On April 2, he died in his sleep from a drug-overdose. Kevin was born September 29, 1963, at Santa Monica Hospital. He moved to Santa Barbara with his family when he was one year old. Kevin lived a normal California boy’s life for his first 20 years. As a youngster, he played for the Santa Barbara Patrons’ Tennis Assn., belonged to the Goleta Boys Club and played YFL football. He attended Mountain View Elementary School and Goleta Valley Junior High where he set a track record in 1978. He attended Dos Pueblos High School, 1979-1982, and played on the Varsity Tennis Team, and, for two years, was the no. 1 player. He surfed with his brother and friends at Campus Point, Goleta Beach. Kevin loved his Santa Barbara home and his friends. He loved animals, his cat Bruin, dog Snoopy. and tortoise Yertle. He never forgot his high school girlfriend Melody. He competed in sports with his brother Brad who stated that “Kevin excelled in tennis, surfing, football, baseball, track, ping pong, snow and water skiing and fishing. He was an incredible athlete – one of a kind”. As a family, we backpacked the Eastern Sierras, took our boat to Mexico, travelled by camper van to Alaska seeing the beautiful natural sights along the way. At age 20, Kevin developed the devastating mental illness, Schizophrenia, and his life changed. He struggled with the demon symptoms of the illness, and in addition, had a dual diagnosis, addictions to drugs and alcohol. He loved to listen to his favorite CDs including Led Zeppelin, Stykes and Black Sabbath. Kevin leaves behind his loving sister, Kimberlee (Matthew), brother Bradley, nieces Melanie, Teresa and Alana and cousins in Boston and Ireland, and early childhood friends and his mother, Judy, and father, Monte (Leonard). Our deepest gratitude to the tireless workers at the Santa Barbara County Mental Health Department and the Santa Maria County Health, Supportive Services, who supported Kevin throughout these many years. Also thanks to the Sheriff ’s Department for the kind visit and support. Thanks to the many friends who have expressed their love. As his brother and sister say, Kevin is 14

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Nancy June (Krabbe) Harrington, 87, of Santa Barbara, California passed away peacefully on March 31, 2022 surrounded by her loving family. Born on April 24, 1934 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin she was the daughter of the late Herman Joseph and Agnes Rose (Zavitski) Krabbe. Nancy was predeceased by her husband of 40 years, Thomas Earl Harrington who died August 25,1997. Nancy is also predeceased by her two sisters and brother, Mary Christine (Baivier) Haughtelin, Audrey Agnes (Baivier) McQuestion and William Irvin Baivier. Nancy is survived by her six children, their spouses and her six grandchildren: Thomas Joseph and Nina (Wyatt) Harrington and their children Brian Charles, Erin Rose and Marcine Elizabeth Rae of South Burlington, Vermont; Michael Patrick and Kerry (Weisgerber) Harrington and their daughter Olivia Cailin of Santa Barbara; Steven James Harrington of Santa Barbara; Daniel John Harrington of Santa Barbara; MaryAnn (Harrington) Duffy and her children James Thomas and Cailin Rose of Southold, New York; Christopher Earl Harrington Pryor and son-in-law, Jacques F. Harrington Pryor of Santa Barbara. She also leaves behind her god-daughter Erin M. McQuestion, her brother-in-law, Michael J. Harrington, and sistersin-law, Sr. Ann Harrington, BVM (St. Remi) and Marion “PeeWee” Harrington, as well as an extended Wisconsin family of nieces and nephews and friends. From a young age, Nancy enjoyed travel and adventure. In 1952 after graduating from Shorewood High School in Wisconsin Nancy worked as ranch hand for a summer in Durango, Colorado where she developed an avid interest in horseback riding. Later that year she returned home and enrolled at the University of Wisconsin before transferring to Marquette University. In September 1954, Nancy and her dear friend Didi Mancheski traveled south for an adventure that lasted nearly two years. It began in Mexico where they attended Mexico City College before moving to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Nancy

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was employed by a local bottled gas company and spent free time learning Calypso dance, sailing to nearby islands and exploring local dive sites. After departing St. Thomas and after a six-week sojourn in Puerto Rico, Nancy returned to Wisconsin where she met her future husband, Thomas E. Harrington. In September 1957, Nancy and Tom married. Nancy’s life became happily centered around family and it was her culinary skills combined with an insistence on regular family dinners that were formative in developing the bond her family now shares. Nancy and Tom relocated from Wisconsin to California in 1973 when Tom was transferred along with his best friend, Tom Sebastian and other Milwaukee Delco Electronics employees. Nancy chose a home nestled in the foothills of Santa Barbara where they embraced the Southern California lifestyle and where Nancy became enamored of Southwest art and architecture. In 1990, the home was lost in the Santa Barbara fire, but Nancy, with her new-found passion, designed a showcase Pueblo-style residence that was built by her sons. To furnish the house, Nancy and Tom traveled to Arizona, New Mexico and Mexico to purchase traditional southwestern-style fixtures, handcrafted ceramic tiles, metal and art work. Nancy decorated flawlessly creating a unique and elegant home, both comfortable and welcoming. She derived great pleasure from hosting family, friends and neighbors and was happiest engaged in lively conversation, heart-felt laughter and raucous joy, moments that are among the fondest memories her children hold. After her children were grown Nancy worked for Pacific Coast Airlines and thus began to travel frequently, often with her children. With a talent for writing, Nancy became a regular contributor to the airline’s in-flight magazine. Nancy also enjoyed knitting and gifting gorgeous sweaters, blankets and even coats to friends and family. She was an avid reader and loved to study finance, investing and real-estate. In her final ten years, she was cared for by her son Dan whose kindness and humor provided companionship and comfort until her death. The family wishes to thank Nancy’s beloved childhood friend, Didi Mancheski of Darien, CT, for her love and support, Nancy’s caregivers, especially Jacques Harrington Pryor and Karen Vargas who for the last eight years managed Nancy’s care with patience, kindness and compassion, the Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital emergency room staff and MICU doctors and nursing staff for their professional expertise delivered with empathetic concern for Nancy’s well-being. A celebration of her life will take place in the summer.

Emily Throckmorton 8/4/1977 - 3/31/2022

Throckmorton, and Phil Evans and Louise Alexander. She was deeply loved and will be missed every day. Details for a memorial service in Kansas City will be announced at a future date.

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Our beloved mom and grandmother, Linda, passed away peacefully at her home in Santa Barbara at the age of 81. Emily Louise Throckmorton, an artist, fashion designer and entrepreneur who defined herself as “Mommy to the best human being I’ve ever met,” died unexpectedly of heart failure on March 31, 2022. She was 44. Emily grew up in Leawood, Kan., a suburb of Kansas City, where she excelled in everything from the broad jump to her award-winning arts and crafts. She graduated from Shawnee Mission East High School in Prairie Village, Kan., in 1995 and received her Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy from the University of Kansas at Lawrence in 2000. As a footwear designer for the Bally fashion house in Switzerland, she traveled around the world, and later joined Deckers Outdoors Corp. in Santa Barbara, where she designed an UGG boot that was cited by Oprah Winfrey as a must-have holiday item. Emily started several businesses in Santa Barbara, including as a personal chef, a jewelry designer, and as a special events hair and makeup artist. She ran marathons, composed piano ditties and created works of art on the canvas, in the garden and in the kitchen. She was happily independent, fiercely loyal and could do hilariously accurate impressions – but only of people whom she knew would appreciate the joke. Emily’s 9-year-old son, Zack, was the most important person in her life. She adored him and spoke frequently about how proud she was of his kindness and many talents. Emily was a devoted daughter, sister and friend and would travel anywhere to be with those she loved, including to her family’s cottage on Lake Michigan, around the Caribbean, and to see relatives in Portland, Ore., and Washington D.C. Emily is survived by her son, Zackary Daniel Kvancz of Santa Barbara, Calif.; her parents, Dan and Debby Throckmorton of Leawood, Kan.; her brother James Throckmorton, sister-in-law Meghan Throckmorton and niece Eloise Throckmorton, of Kansas City, Mo.; former husbands Alex Mentha and Scott Kvancz; several aunts and uncles, and scads of cousins. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, E. Lee and Mary

Gordon Douglas Guy, better known as Gord, Gordy, Gordo, or Gordon, went to join his parents, Marney and Doug Guy, on March 15, 2022. Although his battle with Cancer was very short, he chose to accept the outcome with grace and dignity, the way he lived his life. Born in Honolulu June 25, 1951, Gordon graduated from Kalani High School in 1970. He got into the restaurant business at Chuck’s Steak House Hawaii Kai, and went from dishwasher to Manager in 2 years. In 1975 he moved to Las Vegas to work with friends, in 1980 Gordon moved to Lubbock, Texas, to open and Manage the first Elephant Bar and Restaurant under David Nancarrow’s guidance. Over the next 28 years he opened most of the Elephant Bars in Several states. In 1984, Gordon found a new way to live his life that actually saved his life, His foundation was solid, his acceptance was sincere, and he managed to “pay it forward” many ways. In 2013, Gordon was hired as the Executive Director of Santa Barbara New House. “If you love your work it is not a job”’. Gordon found his dream work where he walked his talk and loved his life’s endeavors. Gordon was never too busy for anyone. He worked for the “Good of the Whole’. He was involved in the Community of Santa Barbara in many ways and will be missed by all he knew. Gordon will be sorely missed by his sisters, Wendy (Steve) Goodenow of Honolulu and Julie (Peter) Vandervoort of Mexico, his Niece Sarhana (Steve) Livingston of Virginia, a close companion, Lily, in Los Angeles, and many dearly loved associates at New House. Anyone wishing to remember Gordon, and honor his work with the Community, can make a donation directly to this Santa Barbara New House link. www. sbnewhouse.org On Sunday, April 24, we will gather at 200pm at The Veterans Hall in Santa Barbara to share stories and to honor and remember Gordon’s Life.

obituaries Soledad Ramirez Morelos

On February 15, 2020 the Angels came and called our beautiful Soledad Ramirez Morelos and took her by the hand. She leaves behind her loving husband Dennis Morelos, her two brothers Juan Manuel Ramirez, and Tony Ramirez, her three sisters Trina Nevarez, Chuy Herrera, and Monica Falcon, and numerous nieces, nephews, and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jesus and Oliva Ramirez, and her sister Teresa Guevara. Solie (or Chole) as she was affectionately known, was born in Pueblo Nuevo, Guanajuato, Mexico and came to Santa Barbara in 1955 with her family when she was seven months old. The youngest of seven children, she grew up with a strong work ethic, unwavering faith and an unshakable sense of loyalty to family and friends. She remained a lifelong Santa Barbara resident and was a proud “Once a Don, always a Don” graduate of the Santa Barbara High School Class of 1973. She attended Santa Barbara City College where she put herself through nursing school, while simultaneously working full time and taking care of her mother. After graduating from Santa Barbara City College she worked as a nurse at St. Francis Hospital of Santa Barbara and other medical facilities in the Santa Barbara area where she lovingly cared for patients for over 35 years. After ending her career in nursing, she applied her organizing energy to charitable activities with Town & Country Women’s Club, the Braille Institute, The Liberty Program, The Food Bank, Casa Esperanza, Santa Barbara High School Alumni Association, Ridley-Tree Cancer Center and various Church groups. While Solie was known for her extraordinary ability to embrace and juggle charitable efforts, church activities, and family obligations; she also enjoyed a good party and loved hosting. Additionally, she loved walking, shopping, cooking, baking and was always up for any challenge in the kitchen. She could master anything and everything. Solie’s generous spirit and infectious laugh touched the lives of many family members,

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friends and co workers. Though she had no children of her own, her nurturing nature made her something of a traffic cop, the favorite cool Aunt, party planner extraordinaire, confidante to young and old, cheerleader, and constant source of warmth and kindness to her extended family. She was selfless and generous and always placing others needs above her own, without ever asking for anything in return. Always willing to lend an ear, or a shoulder to cry on, providing sympathetic opinions were her special gift. Solie first met Dennis Morelos when she was eighteen years old and he had just finished a four-year tour of duty with the US Navy during the height of the Vietnam War. On that day, she told a friend who was there “I’m going to marry Dennis someday” – and she did, 29 years later, true to her word as always. In 2001, Solie married the love of her life, Dennis, and their wedding celebration was lovingly and joyously attended by 500 guests! It proved to be a merger of families as much as a marriage, as Dennis added his thirteen brothers and sisters and Solie added her five brothers and sisters and both added extended family members to the union. In their retirement, Solie and Dennis loved to travel – and travel they did. From California to Dollywood, New York to Graceland, and numerous trips throughout the United States and the World. Unforgettable vacations included Europe, Mexico, Canada, Alaska, and cruises to the Panama Canal and the Mediterranean. She had an insatiable sense of curiosity and always up for a new adventure. Our dear sweet Solie, we will miss your presence and while it leaves a hole in our hearts that will never be filled, we will always sense your spirit, hear your voice in the wind, and feel your loving touch like the sun. This isn’t good-bye, rather it’s until we meet again. May God rest your beautiful soul. We will love you and miss you every day of our lives. Service to be held at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, rosery at 7;00 pm on April 25, funeral mass at 10:00 am on April 26, in lieu of flowers please give to Santa Barbara High School Alumni Association or Ridley Tree Cancer Center.

Rudolf Mosel

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On Thursday April 7th, 2022, Rudolf (Rudi) Mosel, a loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away in his home at the age of 90. Rudi was born on March 19, 1932 in Geesthacht, Germany to the late Annie Vossen and Heinrich Johann Mosel. In 1955, Rudi sailed to the United States with his mother and his sister, Heidi Scott, in search of better opportunities. He joined the U.S. Army and was soon based in Nuremberg, Germany where he met the love of his life, Rosel. They married in 1957 before he brought her home to Santa Barbara to start their life together. In 1958, Rudi started his own business, Goleta Plumbing and Heating, which was later taken over by his son Gary in 1994 to carry on the family legacy. Rudi and Rosel loved to travel the world together and made it to almost every country after establishing their family. Being a big family man, they loved taking everyone on family vacations. As an avid fisherman and seafood lover, he loved taking his two sons on fishing trips to Alaska and would always indulge delicious oysters whenever he had the chance. He loved writing, researching history, and to be involved in a good intellectual conversation. Rudi was always telling his best jokes, where he would start laughing before he even made it to the punchline. Rudi is preceded in death by his two sons Norbert (Norby) Mosel and Gary (Geggy) Mosel and survived by his loving wife Rosemarie (Rosel) Mosel, daughter Heidi Mosel-Riedo, son in-law Douglas Riedo, Granddaughter Heather Rosemarie Riedo, Grandson Sawyer Mosel, and son in-law Marco Silva. His 90 years of life were filled with happiness, love, humor and adventure. He will be extremely missed by everyone who knew him, but nothing will be able to fill the void he has left behind. A planned celebration of life will be forth coming.

Lloyd Michael Malear, after suffering a long illness, passed away on March 16, 2022 at the age of 60, surrounded by loved ones. Lloyd was born on January 30, 1962, in Pontiac Michigan to Albert and Wanda Malear. He grew up in the small nearby town of Ortonville Michigan on one of the many lakes where he spent endless days swimming in the summer, ice skating in the winter, and playing with his brother Wes and the many neighborhood kids. He played baseball and football in school and had many friends. When he was 17 his parents sold their home in Michigan and moved to Arizona, but he wisely chose to come to Santa Barbara and live with his sister Jenny. He finished his last year of high school at Santa Barbara High and started a job with a local architect allowing him to exercise his natural talent and creativity. He became a premier designer who designed many beautiful highend custom homes built in Santa Barbara. In 1985 he met his wife Jocelyn Elizabeth (Betsy) Reynolds Malear, who was from Berkeley, but was in Santa Barbara visiting her sister. It was an instant love and they didn’t have to endure their long-distance relationship very long when Betsy moved to Santa Barbara to be with him. They married in 1987, and have two children, Daniel and Leah. If you knew Lloyd, you couldn’t miss his incredible wit and sense of humor. He could always make you laugh with his unique view on anything and fun practical jokes. He was a great organizer and planned many fun events for his family, friends, and coworkers. There were multiple dance parties, croquet games, bocce ball games, white elephant holiday parties, office racquetball tournaments and Sunday afternoon football get-togethers, when he would frequently invoke his infamous curse, “It’s not over until the Lions lose.” Lloyd was athletic and played in the local softball league and was also a top racquetball player and participated in many local tournaments. Lloyd had a passion for music and collected all genres. To get one of his surprise mix CDs was always a treat, as he would introduce you to something he knew you would like, but hadn’t heard before. Each Christmas he would send out his Holiday CD, and

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you felt lucky to be on that list of recipients. If you were fortunate enough to work with him, he brought that music to the office where you could request any song and he would always have it. He would also DJ parties for friends and family and jokingly called himself LLCoolOyd. He was loved by so many and, even though his suffering has ended, our hearts are deeply broken that he is gone. His generous smile and sweet caring nature will lift our hearts whenever he is remembered. Lloyd is survived by his wife Betsy Malear, son Dan Malear, daughter Leah Malear (Madison), sisters Jenny Marshall (Jim), Catherine Malear, Gayle Malear and Karen Partin (Jim), brother Wes Malear (Sandy), and many nieces and nephews. He will be missed by all. A celebration of life ceremony will be held May 1st at the Mission Rose Garden from 2-4pm.

Adam Brown

1/13/1961 - 4/7/2022

Adam, a Santa Barbara native, departed following a kite surfing accident. Paddle-out at Leadbetter Beach Sun, April 24, 1 pm. Full obituary to follow.

Terry D. Arca

3/6/1942 - 3/6/2022

Born: March 6, 1942 and left this world March 6, 2022 in Tacoma, Washington. It is with a very heavy heart to announce Terry’s passing. He was genuinely generous and always had a kind word to say about everyone he knew. He loved his family, his grandchildren and his friends like no other. Terry was always so proud that he served on the Santa Barbara Police Dept. and worked as the assistant to the District Attorney. We will all cherish the memories that he gave us and he will be missed immensely. Dance in the Light, Terry, “King of Hearts 1960”, We love you….

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obituaries Catherine Emma Frustere 1933 - 2022

It is a fine line to walk between down-to-earth humor and dignified discretion, but Catherine Frustere danced that line with ease. She lived somewhere between finely tailored suits during the work week and denim pants and an apron on the weekend. Her ability to remind her bosses of upcoming family birthdays, anniversaries, and graduations was the legendary mark of a professional who protected the dignity of her boss at work and tactfully reminded them of obligations at home. She was sometimes asked to make the appropriate personal gift purchases to celebrate those events, and she did so happily. She was the “concierge of executive assistants”. She began as an executive secretary for James Dominic Jordano at the age of 17, to cover for her sister, Norma, during Norma’s first pregnancy. She did not stop working until she was 79 years-old, ending her career at Sansum Clinic. Catherine was born at St. Francis Hospital in 1933. She was a later-in-life surprise for her mother and father, Madeline and Candido Caudera, and joined with her adoring older siblings, Charles and Norma. She first married Clyde Hendricks in 1961 and was divorced in 1978. After the divorce, she reconnected with one of her earliest suitors and subsequently married Henry Frustere in 1981 to the delight of her family. The most important things to Catherine were family, birthday parties, sneaking treats to dogs and cats, baking treats for her personal physicians and dentists and for her co-workers, and eating dark chocolate. We remember her punctuality in sending notes of congratulations, birthday cards, and presents, and remember her admonition to cash the check as soon as you get it so her checkbook reconciliation would not be missing an entry! Her steps were quick, her mind was quicker, and she did not suffer fools gladly. She was a devoted member of the Old Mission Parish and had a particular fondness for the Monastery of the Poor Clares. 16

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Her baked goods and donations often arrived on their doorstep, and her frequent letters were a comforting source of contact for the cloistered sisters. She requested no services and the family asks you to remember her when you write a note to cheer another, bake a tray of yummy cookies, savor a dark chocolate candy, or cash a gift check in a timely manner! Also, you may honor her memory with a donation to the Santa Barbara Humane Society, the Monastery of the Poor Clares of Santa Barbara, or the Ridley-Tree Cancer Center.

Eleanor Van Cott

10/17/1923 - 4/3/2022

Eleanor was born October 17, 1923 in New York, to Albert and Anna McKay, joining her older brother, also named Albert, and in time was joined by younger sister Evelyn. Although the family knew challenging times during the Great Depression in Queens where Eleanor grew up, she developed a love of New York City which would stay with her for life. Eleanor passed peacefully from this world in the early morning hours of April 3, 2022, at home. She will be missed by many. She is predeceased by her parents and both siblings, her husbandWalter, and nieces Rosemary Cisco and Donna Amoroso (Jojo Abinales). She is survived by nieces Jeanne McKay and Eileen Kaplan (Arthur); nephews William McKay, Alan McKay (Maggie), and Douglas Amoroso (Michelle). She is also survived by grandnieces Carolee McKay Trimberger (Ryan), Angela Amoroso Abinales, Elizabeth Mary Stebner (William), Emmeline Rose Kaplan and grandnephews Nick McKay (Caroline), Colin Amoroso and Devo Amoroso. Eleanor entered the work force around World War II. Her first job was in the Manhattan Trust Department of Bankers Trust Company (now Deutsche Bank). She later moved to Fiduciary Trust Company. While in New York, Eleanor worked nearly seven years for Joseph Trachman, a nationally known estate tax attorney.

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During this time she met her future husband Walter Van Cott. Together they explored the city’s bookstores and jazz record shops on their long walks around Manhattan. They were both big fans of the Yankees and this love too lasted a lifetime. After a brief time in San Antonio, Texas, Eleanor and Walter moved to Santa Barbara. Eleanor continued her work in law firms beginning with Schramm, Raddue & Seed until 1977, then transferred to the new law firm of Seed Mackall. Eleanor also served as the Executive Vice President and as a Board member of the Alice Tweed Tuohy Foundation for many years. Apart from the demands and achievements of her career, Eleanor contributed much to the town of Santa Barbara. She founded and served as the first President of the Santa Barbara Associates, a group of career women joined to share professional experience and support with each other. She was also a founder and first President of GALS (Gather at Lunch and Study) and a member of RITA (Research Issues and Take Action). Eleanor served on the board of the Santa Barbara Historical Museum and on the board of the University Club. She was the recipient of the Woman of the Year Award from the Women’s Economic Ventures organization as well as receiving other awards and tributes. Sincere thanks are owed to the organizations Visiting Angels, and Visiting Nurses/Hospice for their kind and professional care in Eleanor’s declining years. Eleanor made many friends among these caregivers. Eleanor was also blessed with the assistance given her by her long-time friend Evie Sullivan. Those wishing to make donations in remembrance of Eleanor may wish to consider the Santa Barbara Associates, P.O. Box 613, Santa Barbara, CA 93105; or the Santa Barbara Historical Museum, 136 East De la Guerra Street, Santa Barbara, CA. 93101; or to a charity of their choice. There will be a memorial service Thursday, April 28, from 3:00 to 5:00 for Eleanor at the University Club of Santa Barbara, 1332 Santa Barbara Street, Santa Barbara. Please RSVP to (805) 9661601 ext. 110, or to membership@ sbhistorical.org.

. Judith Elizabeth Lewis

10/30/1943 - 4/6/2022

Longtime Santa Barbara resident Judy Elizabeth Lewis passed away peacefully on April 6, 2022 surrounded by her family. Judy was born in Santa Ana Ca and raised in the Anaheim area. Judy met Warren Lewis and they were married on September 26,1961. They celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary last year. Judy and Warren visited Santa Barbara and decided it was a great area to raise their three sons, David, Richard, and Bill. The family moved and called Goleta their home in 1969. In the 1970’s, the Lewis family were active members of the United University Methodist church in Isla Vista. There Judy volunteered to help with the Sunday school program. Judy along with other members worked to form the Isla Vista Youth Project which continues to this day. Judy went on to attend Santa Barbara City College and received her Associates degree in Early Childhood Education and Fine Arts. Judy and Warren opened their home and hosted many foreign exchange students and visiting professors representing fifteen different countries. You could find Judy painting on the weekends where she sold her watercolor paintings of flowers, local landscapes and local beach scenes. Judy was a member of the Santa Barbara Arts and Crafts show on Cabrillo Blvd for forty years. Judy retired October 11,2018 from showing her art work. For more than ten years Judy was a dedicated employee of Robinsons May Department store and retired from Macys. Judy will be remembered for her smile and love of everyone she met and her awesome hugs. Judy is survived by her husband Warren, her younger brother Bud Tinker, son David and wife Esther, son Richard and wife Bernadette, son Bill. Her grandchildren Kevin and wife Elizabeth, Emmanuelle, Diego, Eddie, Julia and great granddaughter Penelope along with many nieces and nephews. Judy is preceded in death by her brother Skip Tinker. A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, April 15, 2022 at 11 a.m. at Welch-Ryder-Haider Funeral Chapel, 450 Ward Drive in Santa Barbara. (Chapel is not the downtown location). Grave site ceremony immediately following at Goleta Cemetery at 44 San Antonio Rd in Santa Barbara.

Reception to follow at Tuckers Grove Park, Area 3. Magic Penny – song by Malvina Reynolds Love is something if you give it away Give it away, give it away Love is something if you give it away You end up having more. It’s just like a magic penny, Hold it tight and you won’t have any, Lend it, spend it, and you’ll have so many, They’ll roll all over the floor, For love is something if you give it away Give it away, give it away, Love is something if you give it away, You end up having more. The song Magic Penny was sung by Judy with many children throughout her life. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to charities of your choice.

James Milton Manning 1938 - 2022

James Milton Manning, age 83, died peacefully at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, CA with his family by his side. Known to family and friends as Milton, he was born August 17, 1938 to Newman and Elvera Manning in Coalinga, CA. The family moved to Ventura County where his father worked as a ranch foreman. Milton had many fond memories of growing up on the ranch with his brother Floyd. Milton graduated from Oxnard High School in 1956, Ventura College in 1958 and attended Cal State Long Beach. He worked as a Prototype Machinist in the aerospace industry for several companies in Ventura County, including Raytheon at Point Mugu. Milton married Mary Jean Schmitt in 1962 and they relocated to Goleta in 1966 when he accepted a position at Raytheon. In 1973 Milton went to work for Burroughs in Goleta as a Manufacturing Engineer and later at Delco as a Mechanical Engineer, from 1981 until his retirement in 1995. During his retirement he enjoyed playing golf and traveling with his family. Milton is survived by his wife, Mary Jean; daughters Laura and Susan; in-laws Lois Manning, Shirley Schmitt, Donna Schmitt (Bob Liner); nieces Michele Mueller (Pete), Tammy Paxton (Fred); and nephews Craig Manning, Eric Schmitt, Rob and Randy Vreeland.

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Is It Staff, Politics, or Money That Caused the Munger Dorm Scandal?

BY DICK FLACKS

he Munger dormzilla scandal, combined with the

fall flood of unhoused UC Santa Barbara students, spotlighted the cascading housing crisis in the university. It’s an issue I’ve been involved with for more than a decade—a tale of hope and frustration, a mystery tale that deserves greater public telling and response. A few years after I retired after almost 50 years as a sociology professor, UCSB announced its plan to gradually increase student enrollment from the 20,000 cap established some decades earlier to 25,000 by 2025. UCSB is the only UC campus in the coastal zone — meaning that campus development must be approved by the California Coastal Commission, and that means there’s an opportunity for local government and citizens to challenge campus growth and development. Starting in 2008, campus administrators put forward a draft Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) indicating how the campus growth would be accommodated. Regarding housing, it came to include detailed plans specifying sites and sketching design concepts for all the housing UCSB promised. Such drafts often elicit negative scrutiny, but environmental groups and local governments had much less criticism than usual. The new plans, in Chancellor Henry Yang’s administration, were far more responsive to likely community concerns than earlier ones had been. As the various groups studied the draft plans and identified concerns, Chancellor Yang encouraged campus planners to negotiate with the environmental coalition called Sustainable University Now (SUN), which I chair. We were concerned that the draft plan assumed that private autos would continue to be the primary means for campus access, that water conservation wasn’t adequately provided, and that climate change wasn’t foregrounded. We were excited, however, by the fact that the plan provided for campus housing for the entire enrollment increase —and pledged to provide housing on campus property for more than 1,800 faculty families. We were excited because these housing plans would reduce the impact of campus growth on the region’s housing market and result in a much better jobs/housing balance. The promised employee hous-

ing — planned to be below market price — would be a historic employer contribution to reducing the area housing crisis. SUN and UCSB reached a legally binding agreement that reduced automobiles and established major commitments in energy and water conservation. SUN representatives were invited to join some campus planning committees. UCSB promised to be transparent with SUN about its effort to meet the stated goals. And UCSB agreed to enable current faculty —as well as those newly recruited—to be accommodated. Both the City of Goleta and Santa Barbara County reached similar agreements with the campus — and the final LRDP, hammered out with the Coastal Commission, was approved in 2014. UCSB in many ways has done well in living up to the sustainability and environmental provisions of the LRDP. But not when it comes to housing. Instead, the housing plans have been delayed or derailed, as follows: In 2015, Charles Munger made a $200 million offer to construct a campus dorm to house most of the 5,000 students to be added to the campus population. This offer led UCSB to put aside the LRDP’s sketches and plans to build several dorms over 15 years. In 2017, the Legislature used budgetary pressures to get the whole UC system to greatly accelerate the growth of the student body. UC Berkeley, for example, enrolled 10,000 students more than it had planned. UCSB reached the 25,000 cap in 2019 rather than 2025. If enrollment growth had kept to the original plan, UCSB’s delay in dorm development because of the Munger project might have had a minor effect. But accelerated campus growth contributed to a perfect storm by the beginning of this academic year. Hundreds of UCSB students, unable to find a place to live, ending up sleeping in cars or housed in motels or in overcrowded rentals. Despite its agreement with SUN to put three students each in no more than 500 dorm rooms, designed to hold two, UCSB currently has about 2,000 tripled dorm rooms. A faculty housing project to provide 540 for-sale and rental apartments was conceived around 2005 in partnership with a private developer. Called Ocean Road, the projCOURTESY

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ect was delayed, then relaunched in 2019, but apparently no agreement with a developer has been reached. Ocean Road would represent less than a third of the promised 1,840 units of faculty/staff housing. UCSB’s pledge to supply affordable housing on its own campus was integral to its case for population growth, as it would not only ease the local housing burden but reduce the number of commuters. As a long-time faculty member, I was proud the university was making that promise. UCSB says more faculty housing is not yet needed because only a few hundred new hires have been made. But new hires will be required to meet the needs that growth has created and to replace hundreds of faculty and staff who have retired or left. UCSB hasn’t come to grips with the fact that newly recruited young faculty simply can’t afford to live here even as renters. And there’s a shortage of affordable housing for grad students, especially those with families, who are crucial for the instruction and research life of the campus and whose training is a fundamental reason for the university’s reason for being.

What Happened?

UCSB needs the housing it planned. So why have the plans remained unfulfilled? SUN has tried to get answers — to no avail. Other UC campuses may lack open space for housing. That’s not the UCSB problem. Other campuses face community resistance to student housing in surrounding neighborhoods. Not UCSB. In fact, Goleta is suing UCSB for its impact on the city’s housing and its failure to live up to its housing promises. No surprise that financing must have a lot to do with the matter. A billionaire philanthropist willing to finance a huge dormitory project undoubtedly seemed a godsend, if UCSB’s capacity for indebtedness was limited. Private developers to build and manage employee housing might solve problems of short staffing in campus planning. In the pre-recession ’90s, privatizing public assets was really fashionable and seemed politically smart. In fact, for decades, public higher education leaders have bought into the perspective that its costs should increasingly be born by tuition-paying students and corporate contractors. The Munger Hall project illustrates how the appearance of philanthropic beneficence can be coupled to the selling out of the university’s ability to decide its future and serve its students. The Legislature forced a big expansion of UC enrollment but hasn’t provided the budget absolutely needed to instruct and house the student body. Students struggle to get the courses they need to graduate. There’s a faculty shortage as well as a housing shortage. There are signs that the tide could turn — but the turning depends a lot on citizen action. The Munger Hall scandal and this year’s student housing mess have awakened public awareness. The Legislature is considering a major effort to fund campus housing development after decades of neglect. If UCSB were to be transparent and forthcoming about its housing dilemmas and plans, and if state representatives and politicians were to commit to reinvestment rather than privatization, the community benefit to our region would be real. Maybe pressure from students and faculty and from the wider community will hasten that day. Dick Flacks is emeritus professor of sociology at UCSB and co-chair of S.B. County Action Network.

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Catching Up with Calle Milpas From the Bowl to the Beach, Businesses Keep It Real on The Eastside’s Main Street

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by Ryan P. Cruz, Camille Garcia, and Tyler Hayden

OLD SOUL: The buildings of Milpas all hold their own deep history, but what does the future hold?

COVER STORY ilpas Street, or “Calle Milpas,”

has long been the backbone of Santa Barbara’s Eastside. Stretching a mile and a half from the Santa Barbara Bowl at the end of Anapamu Street to the 101 freeway, then another quarter mile south to East Beach, Milpas serves as the Eastside community hub, where residents gather and hundreds of junior high and high-school students walk to and from school each day. “Living in the Eastside, Milpas Street has always been our downtown,” said City Councilmember Alejandra Gutierrez, who was born in and represents the Eastside’s District 1. “That’s where all the businesses have been, where families get their food, and where friends meet.” Milpas has its own culture and its own unique feel. It has traditionally been the city’s lowrider hotspot and home to the Santa Barbara Eastside Society’s Milpas Holiday Parade and Trick or Treat on Milpas Celebration. Each year, the business owners pitch in together to string up Christmas lights in December, a tradition kept by Taqueria El Bajio owner Santos Guzman. It’s also an authentic slice of home for those who have landed in Santa Barbara from south of the border. “Milpas represents

home, and it gives many of us that come from Mexican roots a little piece of Mexico,” Gutierrez said. The street has its own history — which community historian and @ChicanoCultureSB founder Michael Montenegro explores in “A Cultural History of the Eastside and Milpas” on Independent .com — complete with its own urban legends. There’s the story of Bossie the Cow, the plaster bovine statue that stood atop of the iconic “streamline moderne”–style Live Oak Dairy building — now Bossie’s Kitchen — on Milpas and Canon Perdido since 1937. Bossie became an unofficial mascot for the nearby Santa Barbara High School, and each year she would get another layer of gold paint from the graduating class. The sometimesgolden cow was also the subject of a number of high-school rivalry hijinks, with Santa Barbara’s crosstown rivals climbing up to give Bossie their own personal decorations. In August 2020, with 80 years’ worth of paint weighing her down, Bossie took a tumble. Some thought it was a prank gone too far, but the Santa Barbara High School teacher who climbed up each year to paint the names of the graduates later said it was more likely that her legs, already rusted through under the layers of paint, finally gave way. C O N T I N U E D >>>

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The Santa Barbara Bowl, which serves as an entryway from the lush Riviera to the flatlands of Milpas, was built in eight months using $77,000 of Works Progress Administration money. The brainchild of the first Old Spanish Days El Presidente Sam Stanwood, the Bowl broke ground in December 1935 and was carved out of the hillside and finished in time for the first day of Fiesta in August 1936. Milpas also has its own success stories. La Super-Rica, Santa Barbara’s turquoise taqueria, has landed on some big-time “best taco” lists, with foodies from across the world flocking to get a taste. Dave’s Dogs was a mobile cart at first, set up outside a body shop on evenings and weekends. Owner David Reynoso now boasts two locations, including the spot right across from Bossie’s on Milpas and Canon Perdido, former home of Sal’s Pizza. Over the years, Milpas has evolved several times. Sal’s Pizza is gone, as is local favorite Pollo Norteño. Newcomers have come onto the scene, like The Shop Kitchen, Wingman Rodeo, and Sprouts. It’s created a uniquely

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COVER STORY “corridor” — preferred among the cityplanning types and real estate developers — carries a sour taste to the locals that spend their days on the street. “It’s ‘Calle Milpas,’ not ‘the Milpas Corridor,’ ” said George Trujillo, owner of Classic Barber Shop on the corner of Milpas and Bond. Trujillo says despite some new businesses coming in, he doesn’t think that Milpas will ever lose its authenticity. “I don’t think it will ever get a full grasp on it and change it, ’cause the neighborhood is here,” he said. “Some change is good, but you gotta work with the community to make the change happen; you can’t just throw it upon them.” The business community is also directly tied into the local Eastside community. “Milpas businesses have always been the go-to for people in the Eastside to go for help to raise money for a family loss, or a loved one needing medical attention. The businesses have also always given back to donate to the local schools,” Councilmember Gutierrez said. The City of Santa Barbara is hoping to get a grant for improvements on Milpas that would widen sidewalks, add new flashers, and make the crosswalks safer for pedestrians. Transportation Manager

Jessica Grant is working with the community to put together an application for the next grant cycle in 2022, after the city was denied funding for the project in 2020. “It’s a very important street for the Eastside community,” Grant said. She added that given the amount of people who walk and bike daily in the area, the $10 million project should be a “top priority” for the city. The application will be submitted in June, and Grant said that although the process is highly competitive, the city will be asking for half the amount as in 2020 and have scaled down the project from a “large-level” to “medium-level” project. City Council is in the position to make the application more appealing, she said, by pledging to contribute a percentage out of the city’s budget. These improvements and the revitalization of the economy after the pandemic have the future wide open for Santa Barbara’s Eastside main street, but it’s safe to say that the businesses there now deserve the same attention, and spending dollars, as the downtown spots. For now, we have compiled a short list of some of the great businesses you can find on Milpas. —Ryan P. Cruz

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ASHLEY’S DOLLAR husband, Edgar, in 1985, and she now spends almost every day working in her store. On her days off, she heads to do her shopping in downtown Los Angeles, where she says she knows everybody who has everything she could need. In March 2020, she was back in Guatemala when the country’s borders were closed due to the pandemic lockdown and was stranded for nearly three weeks until the U.S. sent two planes to bring Americans back home. She said despite that setback, 2021 was actually her busiest year. People still came to Ashley’s Dollar to get what they needed. The shop is at 216 North Milpas Street, next to Trader Joe’s, and is open seven days a week, 7 a.m.-8 p.m. —RPC RYAN P CRUZ

Sandra Hernandez remembers the exact day she opened her store on Milpas Street: November 8, 1995. Hernandez loves her store as a mother loves a child, and she knows every item on every shelf in her colorful and eclectic neighborhood dollar shop. Even when she goes on vacation, she says she can’t wait to get back. “I don’t want to retire ’cause I’ll miss my store,” she said. Its walls are lined with Mexican snacks, home goods, clothes — almost anything you could think of — and if she doesn’t have it this week, she’ll make sure to have it for you next time. “It’s fun for me, cause people say, ‘Do you have this?’ And I say, ‘No, but I can bring it next week.’ ” She moved to Santa Barbara from Guatemala with her

ONE-STOP SHOP: Manager Sandra Hernandez can find almost anything her customers would need.

KEEPING THE LEGACY: Capitol Hardware looks to expand operations this year.

Call it good luck, smart business, or, as CEO Alan Bleecker says, “God’s providence,” but things are about to come full circle for Capitol Hardware. The Milpas Street company, which supplies highend kitchen and bathroom fixtures to builders and homeowners, is reclaiming half of the trade it gave up nearly 40 years ago when Santa Barbara Plumbing Supplies opened down the road. Bleecker recently bought the plumbing shop and will combine their operations as Capitol Hardware moves to the location in the next six months and 83 units of badly needed apartments are built at its existing property. “It’s a win for everyone,” he said. Bleecker’s father-in-law, Gordon Reisig, was a manager at Santa Barbara Bank & Trust when, in 1972, he exchanged his suit and tie for a T-shirt and pair of work shorts and bought the hardware store at 711 North Milpas Street. “He loved working with his hands, working with people, and he wanted to do his own thing,” explained Bleecker, a Santa Cruz native who met Reisig’s daughter at Biola University. After graduating, Bleeker worked at the shop, sweeping floors and doing inventory before, years later, he became the big cheese himself. In 2000, he partnered with his brother-in-law, Jay Bjorndahl, whose careful and deliberate personality complements Bleecker’s high energy and quick decisions. “We make a good team,” Bleecker said. Reisig passed away in November, and Bleecker hopes the upcoming move will help further the family’s business legacy. “We built the business up, and we want to keep it up,” he said. The fact that Capitol Hardware will soon transform into new housing — something Santa Barbara is starving for — is also a coincidence that borders on the divine as homelessness has been an issue near and dear to Bleecker’s heart for many years. Capitol Hardware is open Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. —Tyler Hayden

One of the oldest operating barber shops in Santa Barbara, Classic Barber Shop now sits on the corner of Milpas and Bond, where it has been since 1944. The spot was previously known as Joe’s Barber Shop, then Scott’s before that, and its origins can be traced across the street, where it was originally opened in 1929. When George Trujillo took over in 1998, he decided to pay homage to the “classics” with a new name. “It’s an old classic shop, and I like classic cars, so I kind of implemented both of them and called it Classic Barber Shop,” he said. The small shop, with its checkered floor, is oldschool incarnate and one of the few places where you can get a scissor cut from a barber who’s been in the trade for decades. The prices, like the vibe, remain unchanged for years, despite a trend that has seen haircuts reach an average of $40 in other shops. Trujillo says he disagrees with the add-ons, massages, and extra charges for appointments. “I don’t understand that,” he said. “We’ve always been fair-priced, and we’ve always been able to make it.” Trujillo owns the shop, as well as the two houses connected to the property, which he purchased later in 2010. He says the income from those properties and a new candy business has allowed him to keep prices low. He sees everybody from neighborhood kids to Montecito regulars to NBA superstars — who will remain unnamed — pop in for a clean, affordable cut. He says he has cut “generations of hair,” with parents bringing their kids years later. Now with his other business, 805 Classic Michelada, taking off, he is passing the barbershop on to his son, manager Raymond Trujillo. “I’m still here every day. I’ll guide him, but I let him make all the decisions,” he said. He can be found there almost every day, scissors in hand and chatting up another customer, enjoying the view from the panoramic shop window, which he says is like his own TV screen where he sees it all. Classic Barber Shop is at 519 North Milpas Street and open every day except Sunday, 7 a.m.-8 p.m. —RPC INGRID BOSTROM

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izes letterman’s jackets for local high-school athletes and is one of a few shops in the state that sell official match balls and professionallevel cleats, which Villagomez said have changed drastically in the past few years with the popularity of stars Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, and Neymar. They had to close for a few months during the pandemic after being deemed a nonessential business, Villagomez said, forcing him to take some time off for the first time in his working life. “I wasn’t used to that,” he said. “All we could do was prepare for when we did come back, so that’s what we did,” he said. When the shop opened back up, he said that a renewed interest in outdoor activity led to a boom in business, and they were able to get the league back full-time. Aggressive Soccer is open weekdays 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Saturdays 9 a.m.-7 p.m., and Sundays 9 a.m.-4 p.m. —RPC

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Santa Barbara’s Eastside is home to a large Latino population, which carries with it a strong soccer culture. Aggressive Soccer is one of two soccer shops on Milpas and has been operated by the Villagomez family on the corner of Milpas and Canon Perdido streets for more than 13 years. Manager Erik Villagomez took over from his father, Armando, in 2016 and runs the Santa Barbara location along with their Oxnard shop. Aggressive Soccer also runs an adult soccer league, Santa Barbara Central Coast Soccer League, with more than 20 teams playing every weekend. “I enjoy providing that service to the community, as far as them being able to play soccer,” Villagomez said, “to keep soccer going and keep the community going.” The shop provides everything a soccer player, coach, or referee could need, down to the uniforms and paint for the field. The shop also custom-

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Though not technically on Milpas, the hole-in-the-wall Deux Bakery is just about 100 feet off the street on Reddick and provides the Eastside community with some of the best baked goods available. The spot opened when owners Wendy and Maurice Fleming’s daughter, Crista, opened her restaurant, Scarlett Begonia. “She said, ‘I want you to be my pastry chef. Will you do that until I can afford one?’” Now, nearly a decade later, Wendy is still providing the pastries for Scarlett Begonia’s now-booming business. Their signature cinnamon rolls are by far the favorite and were the work of months of reworking the recipe using a secret ingredient: mashed potatoes. Crista wanted something “healthy and organic,” and Wendy had the idea for a potato bun. “We started doing real mashed potatoes, and it didn’t work out at first,” she said. After a few months, they found the perfect

dough for “nice, soft” cinnamon rolls. The rolls were featured by Food Network legend Alton Brown on the show The Best Thing I Ever Ate, and Wendy eventually found the space on Reddick and turned it into an industrial bakery. She took a three-week “intense baking course” with a master chef and built on her decades’ worth of bread-baking experience at home. “I have a sourdough starter that is probably 30 years old,” she said. People walking by would pop in, drawn by the smell of freshly baked goods, and eventually, she decided to open a storefront for real. “With word of mouth, we just got busy,” she said. “We really like it. I love the people here. Everybody’s so nice,” she said. The bakery now sells their signature cinnamon rolls, breads, and pastries four days a week at 824 Reddick Street, WednesdaySaturday 6:30 a.m.-3 p.m. See deux bakery.com. —RPC

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Opened in 2000, Milpas Motors has long been providing eye candy for gearheads driving by the corner of Milpas and De la Guerra, with a seemingly endless supply of classic and foreign cars rotating on display. The location—formerly an industrial manufacturing space for Steve Handelman, who runs a studio nearby—was a bit of a risk, owner Steve Hartman said, since there wasn’t an obvious demand for a car dealership in the area. But after some thought, he said, he had a good feeling. “I stood on that corner for about an hour and a half, and I just watched. There’s an incredible amount of traffic on this corner; I just knew it would work.” Hartman was in his thirties at the time, and even though he had never been in the “car business,” he decided to take the spot. “I was just a car enthusiast,” Hartman said. His inventory — a revolving door of 24

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classic muscle cars, retro imports, and sometimes a whole row of Porsche 911 Carreras—reflects what a “real car” is in his mind. “Everybody’s interpretation of what makes a nice car is different,” he said. “Pretty much everything here appeals to me on some level.” He’s created a car lover’s haven for himself: his clean white showroom packed with vintage auto memorabilia; his desk just a few feet away from a ’70s-era Dodge Charger; and the shop dog, Teddy, bouncing around the office. He said he would take it any day over selling “new toasters” at a big-box dealership. Milpas Motors is located at 725 North Milpas Street and open every day except Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. See milpasmotors.com. —RPC

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It was 1981, and Bob Schoppe was figuring out his next move. He was living in San Jose, where he grew up, and surfing in Santa Cruz when a friend at Brooks Institute of Photography suggested he check out Santa Barbara. Schoppe was working at an equipment rental yard and heard about a similar shop on Milpas Street, so he headed south “with a month’s worth of rent and not much else” to try his luck. He put in an application and was hired the next week. Over the next two NOT THE BIG BOX: “We’re not Home Depot,” said GM Bob Shoppe. decades, Schoppe would earn his way up the ladder from yardman to biggest and best inventory anywhere in Santa Milpas Rental’s general manager, ultimately Barbara, good for the homeowner embarking buying the business from the family of its on a weekend project or a contractor needing a late founder, Pete Smaniotto, and running it big piece of gear. Schoppe trains his employees alongside Smaniotto’s niece, Carol. Schoppe to greet and help customers as soon as they credits Carol for being “the rock” in those arrive at the yard— “We’re not Home Depot,” early years by helping him stay organized as he said—and makes it a point to stay involved he grew the company and started a family. in day-to-day operations. Maybe one day he’ll take a step back and “She was always so reliable and so honest,” he said. Schoppe’s wife, Theresa; son, Jus- pick up a hobby, Schoppe said. But for now, he’s tin; and daughter, Megan, all now run the happy to keep the family business humming yard and its satellite location on upper State along with three generations of Schoppes at Street, and he even brought his dad on board. the helm. “This has been my life,” he said. With 14 employees and more than 200 Milpas Rental is at 6 North Milpas Street pieces of equipment—everything from lawn and 4321 State Street and open Monday-Frimowers to air compressors to heavy-duty day, 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. See milpasrentals.com. tractors and trailers— Milpas Rental has the —TH

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If you’re from Guanajuato, México, “el bajio” might sound familiar to you. At least that’s what Taqueria El Bajio owners Santos and Gloria Guzman were aiming for when they established their Mexican-food restaurant at 129 N. Milpas Street. Both from Guanajuato, the Guzmans wanted to bring a little piece of home to Santa Barbara, so they named their eatery after the Guanajuato International Airport, popularly known as “El Bajío.” “We opened [the restaurant] on October 16, 1996, at the same location we have today. At that time, there were not a lot of Mexican restaurants around, so it was pretty good business for the Eastside neighborhood,” Santos said. “And then El Bajio started to get more [customers], from Montecito, from the Riviera. Thanks, honestly, to my wife, because she’s a very good cook. So we’ve been keeping the business together, and we make a good team.” For Santos, the true magic lies in their recipes, which he and Gloria developed and perfected more than 15 years before opening the restaurant. Savory tacos dorados, menudo, caldo de pollo, caldo de res, gorditas, chile rellenos, and tasty beef tacos are some of their most popular dishes, all containing “our own touch, our own flavors.” “You have to trust in what you’re doing,” Santos said, “and if I’m not serving good food, I don’t feel like a professional.” Gloria and Santos are in the restaurant seven days a week, and their four daughters are also well-versed in the operations. The family’s commitment to the business can be felt in every detail, from the thoughtful recipes to the stellar service and spotless dine-in experience. Over the years, people from all over the world have come to eat at El Bajio, Santos said, after hearing

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recommendations or seeing it mentioned in various magazines. Business isn’t always easy, he added, but overall it’s been pretty good. What’s been the highest marker of success? Happy, returning customers. “Everybody’s always looking for money. But in this case, for the restaurant, what I’m looking for is the satisfaction of the customers,” Santos said. “I feel very fortunate to have a lot of friends in Santa Barbara due to El Bajio, to have this opportunity to show people here that we exist with an original menu from Mexico. “I feel like I’m dreaming.” —CG

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Tacos Pipeye thrives in the middle of the Milpas Street hustle and bustle. The smell of savory taco meats, fresh onions with cilantro, and corn tortillas hechas a mano, lure hungry passersby to its open doors. The staff ’s friendly greetings provide confirmation: If you’re hungry, you’ve come to the right place. Owner Felipe Mariscal and his wife, Hortencia Mariscal, started Tacos Pipeye as a food truck outside Prestige Car Wash on Milpas in 2013, later moving to its regular location in the Big Brand Tire & Service parking lot. “At the beginning, [Hortencia] was the only cook, so she is responsible for the recipes and the flavors that have always tasted so good,” Felipe said. “And we got a good response—the people loved [our food]! So we said, ‘If people like it, let’s not change anything.’ ” Originally from Guadalajara and Morelos, Mexico, Felipe and Hortencia weren’t sure how successful they’d be in the local restaurant business. After gaining a loyal clientele through their truck, they still felt anxious four years ago, on opening day of their triangularshaped brick-and-mortar location, across from Trader Joe’s. But to their surprise and delight, the family was greeted on opening day by a long line of hungry customers stretching down the block. “You couldn’t even walk [on the sidewalk],” Felipe said with a smile. Tacos Pipeye has turned into a thriving family business, with son Mauricio Garces, born and raised on Santa Barbara’s Eastside, working full-time alongside his parents and several other employees. “We’re so happy and grateful; it’s like a dream,” Hortencia said. “And the intention is always to grow more—poco a poco.” Tacos Pipeye is located at 217 North Milpas Street and is open Tuesday-Saturday 9 a.m.-9 p.m., and Sunday 8 a.m.-8 p.m. —CG

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TRY THAI: Your Place has helped introduce Thai food to locals for nearly 40 years.

parents arrived and opened Your Place. He first worked as the restaurant’s busboy and worked his way up in the ranks until he and his four sisters fully took over the restaurant after their parents passed away a few years ago. They’ve continued using the same family recipes and décor to keep things consistent and delicious for their multi-generational customers. It’s this continuity that, along with the food, has kept many Eastsiders coming back to the restaurant as kids, teen s, and eventually as adults with their own families. “Some people come here saying that they came here when they were a student at UCSB, or they had their first date here at the restaurant,” Lertchareonyong said. “We have customers bring their kids in and then they say to us, ‘You know, my parents used to take me here when I was little, too!’ So, we’ve seen several generations of customers, and it’s been really nice.” —CG INGRID BOSTROM PHOTOS

For nearly 40 years, Kris Lertchareonyong and his family have watched Milpas Street’s evolution through the windows of their business, Your Place Thai Restaurant. As the restaurant’s owners and operators, the family has witnessed numerous businesses come and go along the bustling thoroughfare since 1983, when they first opened Your Place at 22 North Milpas, Ste. A, where it’s always been. “My parents told me that when they first opened the restaurant, Thai food [in Santa Barbara] wasn’t that popular yet,” Lertchareonyong said. “People didn’t eat a lot of it because they thought it was too spicy.” But Your Place helped expand local taste palates and cravings, and today it’s a classic Milpas staple for traditional, cooked-from-scratch Thai cuisine. Spicy drunken noodles, green and yellow curries, and Tom Kha soup with seafood are just a few of the most popular dishes Santa Barbara locals have been ordering at Your Place over the years. “We still do things the old-fashioned way: Every dish we make, we cook from scratch,” Lertchareonyong said. “I notice with new restaurants, sometimes they have pre-made sauce they use because it’s easier to train [cooks] that way. But sometimes if you do that, you end up with everything tasting so similar; if you cook things from scratch, it’s gonna be different.” Lertchareonyong came to Santa Barbara from Bangkok, Thailand, when he was 15, four years after his

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Father Gregory Boyle The Power of Extravagant Tenderness

Mon, Apr 18 / 7:30 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall FREE (registration required) / Includes an at-home viewing option Father Gregory Boyle, founder of the largest gang intervention and rehabilitation program in the world, will challenge our preconceptions and invite us to treat others with acceptance and tenderness.

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Michael Steele The Political Scene According to Steele Thu, Apr 21 (note new date) / 7:30 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall Tickets start at $20 / FREE for UCSB students Includes an at-home viewing option

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THURSDAY 4/14 4/14: Chaucer’s Book-Signing: Jeff Shelton Area architect Jeff Shelton will talk about and sign copies of his book, The Fig District, which recounts the stories behind the celebrated downtown S.B. buildings that exist within walking distance of each other and his office. 6-7pm. Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State St. Free. Call (805) 682-6787.

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4/14: S.B. Public Market 8th Anniversary Happy Hour Enjoy live music from Chris Fossek and specials and discounts from eateries such as Empty Bowl Noodle Bar, Valley to the Sea Winery, and Matty’s Hot Chicken, and enter to win a huge SBPM gift bundle valued at more than $800 on the Instagram account. 5-7pm. S.B. Public Market, 38 W. Victoria St. Free. Call (805) 770-7702.

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4/14-4/17, 4/20: Ensemble Theatre Company Presents American Son American Son by Christopher

Carpinteria: 800 block of Linden Ave., 3-6:30pm

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anxiously await news of their son, who may have been picked up by the police. The play shows through April 24. Thu., Wed.: 7:30pm; Fri.: 8pm; Sat.: 4 and 8pm; Sun.: 2pm; Wed.: Pre-show talk: 6:45pm. The New Vic, 33 W. Victoria St. $25-$62. Call (805) 965-5400 or email boxoffice@etcsb. org. Read more on p. 45.

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Goleta: Camino Real Marketplace, 10am-2pm

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Montecito: 1100 and 1200 blocks of Coast Village Rd., 8-11:15am

Old Town S.B.: 500-600 blocks of State St., 3-7pm

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Solvang: Copenhagen Dr. and 1st St., 2:30-6:30pm

Downtown S.B.: Corner of Santa Barbara and Cota sts., 8am-1pm

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4/14-4/16, 4/20: The Theatre Group at SBCC Presents The Wolves

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The Wolves by Sarah DeLappe chronicles six Saturday mornings in the lives of a soccer team somewhere in suburban America as they prepare for games and deal with love, loss, and identity in ways that real teenagers do. The play shows through April 23. Thu.-Fri., Wed: 7:30pm; Sat.: 2 and 7:30pm. Jurkowitz Theatre, SBCC West Campus, 969 Cliff Dr. $14-$26. Call (805) 965-5935. Read more on p. 45.

SATURDAY Rain or shine, meet local fishermen on the Harbor’s commercial pier, and buy fresh fish (filleted or whole), live crab, abalone, sea urchins, and more. 117 Harbor Wy., 6-11am. Call (805) 259-7476.

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4/14: UCSB Presents Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater This

4/15-4/16: Rite of Spring by Meredith Cabaniss of Selah Dance Area

groundbreaking company will perform 2018’s Lazarus by Rennie Harrian and the 1960s masterpiece Revelations by Alvin Ailey. 8pm. The Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. Students: free; GA: $51-$131. Call (805) 893-3535. artsandlectures.ucsb.edu COURTESY

Demos-Brown is a nail-biting story that takes place in real time in the waiting room of a Miami police station, where parents of an African-American teenager

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dance artist and graduate student in UCSB’s Department of Theater and Dance Meredith Cabaniss will present this program featuring a contemporary adaptation of Le Sacre du Printemps by Russian composer Igor Stravinsky and performances by dance artists from throughout Southern California. 7pm. Hatlen Theater, UCSB. $17-$18. Call (805) 893-2064. theaterdance.ucsb.edu

SATURDAY 4/16 4/16: Greg Adams and East Bay Soul Take in a night of funk, soul, jazz, and

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Exhibit Openings: Whales Are Superheroes! Visit the museum through July 31 for the three-dimensional art and sound experience A Whale of a Tale and the exhibit Wonder of Whales: Two Artists’ Perspectives, which showcases whales and marine life in a variety of media from area artists John Baran and Kelly Clause, along with the exhibit of whale- and ocean-related artwork produced in SBMM-led school art and science classes, Whales Are Superheroes! Saving the Planet One CO2 Molecule at a Time. The new permanent exhibit, Whales are Superheroes!, uses creative graphics, text, images, and drone footage to illustrate how whales help maintain the health of the ocean. Visit the website for times. S.B. Maritime Museum, 113 Harbor Way, Ste. 190. Free-$8. Call (805) 962-8404 or email info@sbmm.org. sbmm.org

R&B with Emmy-nominated founding member of Tower of Power and trumpeter Greg Adams and his band, East Bay Soul. Drinks and snacks will be available for purchase. 6pm. Kalyra Winery, 343 N. Refugio Rd., Santa Ynez. $27. solvangtheaterfest.org

Shows on Tap 4/14-4/15, 4/17, 4/19-4/20: SOhO Restaurant & Music Club Thu.: Crumb, 9pm. $30. Ages 18+. Fri.: Area 51, 8:30pm. $10. Ages 21+. Sun.: S.B. Acoustic Presents Sean McGowan and Pierre Bensusan, 7:30pm. $22. Tue: Christina Apostolopoulos, Lynn Cardona, 7:30pm. $15. Wed.: A Reggae Party with Rastan, The Kicks, 8pm. $10. Ages 21+. 1221 State St. Call (805) 962-7776. sohosb.com/events

4/14, 4/16: M.Special Brewing Co. (S.B.) Thu.: Sara and Charles. Sat.: Ace Gonzalez and the Surfilm Sound. 6-8pm. 634 State St. Free. Call

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mspecialbrewco.com 4/15-4/17: Maverick Saloon Fri.: Jim Messina, 8-10pm. $40. Sat.: Sam Mitchell, 1-5pm; Tex Pistols, 8:3011:30pm. Sun.: Teddy Spanke, noon4pm. 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. Free-$5. Ages 21+. Call (805) 686-4785.

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Tom Ball and Kenny Sultan. 1:304:30pm. 5995 Stagecoach Rd. Free. Call (805) 967-0066.

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4/16-4/17: Island Brewing Co. Sat.: The Rincons. Sun.: Jayden Secor. 6-9pm. 5049 6th St., Carpinteria. Free. Call (805) 745-8272.

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4/15-4/16: M.Special Brewing Co. (Goleta) Fri.: Hoodlum Friends. Sat.: The Mends. 6-8pm. 6860 Cortona Dr., Ste. C, Goleta. Free. Call (805) 9686500. mspecialbrewco.com

4/16: Night Lizard Brewing Co. Sat.: Porch Critter. 7:30-10:30pm. 607 State St. Free. Call (805) 770-2956. tinyurl.com/PorchCritter

4/15: Pali Wine Co. Live music.

4/18: The Red Piano Milo Sledge,

6-8pm. 116 E. Yanonali St., Ste. A-1. Free. Ages 21+. Call (805) 560-7254.

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Delta by the Beach. 7pm. 519 State St. Free. Ages 21+. Call (805) 358-1439.

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Great Egg Hunt at Elings

Park Bring the kids for face-painting, bounce houses, music by Bonnie, visits from the Easter Bunny, and more than 19,000 candy-filled eggs to find. There will be three timed starts. Ages 0-3: 10am; ages 4-6: 10:30am; ages 7+: 11am. Elings Park, 1298 Las Positas Rd. Free (parking: $10). Call (805) 569-5611 or email info@elingspark.org. elingspark.org

4/16: Easter Eve Full Moon Sunset Nature Hike Ojai author and naturalist Lanny Kaufer will lead a 1.5-mile walk with gradual elevation to watch the sunset and moonrise. On the way up, learn about valuable edible and medicinal plants. You will receive a confirmation with directions to the trailhead and items to bring. 6-8:30pm. Ojai. $35. Call (805) 646-6281. herbwalks.com

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SUNDAY 4/17 4/17: S.B. Acoustic Presents Jazz Guitarist Sean McGowan and Guitarist Pierre Bensusan This double concert will present fingerstyle jazz guitarist Sean McGowan as he combines diverse influences with unconventional techniques, followed by French-Algerian acoustic-guitar virtuoso Pierre Bensusan. 7:30pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $22. Call (805) 962-7776. sohosb.com/events

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TUESDAY 4/19 4/19: Rooted S.B. Virtual Presentation: All Things Oral Health: Tips for Overall Wellness Join virtually to learn about your oral microbiome, saliva, foods to eat/avoid for dental health, the importance of proper chewing, and good oral posture with Dr. Daniela Cadavid and Dr. John Feusier. A Q&A will follow the presentation. 5:30pm. Free. Call (805) 893-8000 or email hello@rootedsantabarbara.org.

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4/19: Sheku Kanneh-Mason & Isata Kanneh-Mason UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Britain’s breakout stars Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello) and Isata Kanneh-Mason (piano) in a special recital where the sibling duo will astound with their tight-knit communication, exuberance, and humility. 7pm. Campbell Hall, UCSB. Students: $10; GA: $35-$50. Call (805) 893-3535.

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4/20: Ventech Presents Is Recycling a Lie? The New Paradigm for a Circular Economy Join to learn how companies and organizations are taking responsibility for the full life cycle of their products and finding innovative ways to change their products from taking a one-way trip to the landfill through a movement called Circular Economy. 5-8pm. Cabrillo Pavilion, 1118 E. Cabrillo Blvd. Students: $15; GA: $30-$40. Call (805) 500-6940 or email info@ventech.org. ventech.org/circular-economy

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For the last three decades we have relied on the concepts of “eco-efficiency” and “win-win” to make businesses and households more sustainable. Geyer will explain why this was destined to fail and introduce a new approach to finally reconcile human prosperity with a healthy environment. 4:00 PM Tuesday, April 19, 2022 UCSB Library Pacific View Room (8th Floor, Ocean Side)

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ith the unofficial cannabis holiday of April 20 — better known as 4/20 — coming up on Wednesday, it seems like a good time to check in with Pacific Stone, one of Santa Barbara County’s most successful cannabis brands. Founded by the Van Wingerden family in 2015, this greenhouse-based operation in Carpinteria quickly rose to prominence in the California legal cannabis market. Their indicahybrid flower Wedding Cake currently sits at positions two (for the 3.5-gram package) and four (for 7 grams)

There’s also a new 14-gram pouch that allows customers to purchase two different strains while complying with the state’s oneounce purchasing limit. The high-end flowers come in glass containers and represent an effort of Pacific Stone to participate in that segment of the cannabis market. While the company has long been known for providing excellent quality and consistency at a high-value price point, these new offerings under the label “High End Collection” represent only the best hand-trimmed buds chosen from each batch. Strains available in this offering include Wedding Cake Indica, Kush Mints Hybrid, Fruit Bubblegum Sativa, and others. With their new Diamond Infused Pre-Rolls, Pacific Stone enters one of the hottest new product fields in cannabis. To make these pre-rolls, the company takes premium flowers like their 805 Glue Hybrid and Blue Dream Sativa and then sprinkles the ground herb with highly concentrated crystals of THCa blended with cannabis terpenes. These small, sugar-like granules are one of the most highly concentrated form of THC currently available. Diamond-infused pre-rolls are safe, legal, and an excellent solution for people seeking a more potent cannabis experience without sacrificing the particular terpene effects of the strain they ordinarily prefer. With these products, it’s possible to capture the same pain-relieving or anxiety-reducing outcomes while consuming less cannabis. Pacific Stone products are available in Santa Barbara at the Farmacy, Coastal, Beyond/Hello, and at most dispensaries statewide. For more information, visit pacificstonebrand.com.

Cannabis Company Optimizes Technology, Maintains Large Market Share by Charles Donelan on industry analyst Headset’s list of top-selling flowers in the state. In a November 2021 press release, Pacific Stone reported winning three categories — Top Selling Flower, Top Selling Pre-roll, and Fastest Growing Pre-roll — in another annual industry ranking, the LeafLink List. On a recent rainy Monday morning, Pacific Stone CEO Skip Motsenbocker was at one of the company’s facilities. He and SVP for marketing Angela Cheng described some of the new products Pacific Stone will be shipping in time for 4/20/22. After a fascinating tour of the farm, which included seeing hundreds of the company’s new, state-of-the-art odor-control devices, each bigger than your refrigerator and costing as much as a new Honda Civic, we sat down in the conference room. That’s where I heard about new diamond-infused pre-rolls and a “high-end” flower collection, each of which caters to a specific niche in the expanding and multifaceted cannabis market. 32

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At OnePlant, the cannabis dispensary chain with eight stores throughout California, including Goleta and Lompoc, April is 4/20 month. For example, on Thursday, April 14, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., the Goleta store is offering a deal on Raw Garden carts where if you buy one, the second one is only $1. At a minimum, that’s a $29 savings on these popular cartridges from a trusted Santa Ynez Valley source. For more information, and to keep on top of what the next promotional deals will be, visit oneplant.life. — CD

Raw Garden’s Pre-Rolls Earlier this month, Raw Garden — which grows cannabis all around Santa Barbara County — jumped into the “infused preroll” category, with joints that are loaded with fresh flower as well as “micronized live resin crushed diamonds.” These are all hand-rolled in-house with no garbage, not even trim, involved. They don’t even twist the tip, so you can still see the weed inside. Three-packs are $18. See rawgarden.farm. — Matt Kettmann COURTESY

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C Santa Barbara students from Professor Pradeep Sen’s Intro to Video Game Development class showcased their games outside the University Center two weeks ago on eight computers set up around the building entrance, all available for the public to play. Sen’s students, made up of computer engineering and computer science majors, produced a total of 18 games for this course, as part of UCSB’s newly developed Gaucho Game Lab Program. This was the first game showcase since the course began in 2020. “A lot of people don’t know about our program,” Sen said. “But we want to gradually have people find out about game development at UCSB.” The showcase encourages students to work harder at polishing their games, Sen said, and emphasizes the importance of learning software engineering skills to make real-world products, even if the students don’t go into game development. Sen also said the Gaucho Game Lab Program could be helpful for high school students who may not know what they want to major in for college but are familiar with video games. “[The program] could be a way to get them interested in computing,” he said. The showcase is also a chance for students to present their projects, which are usually only seen by their professors. Robert Gee, a third-year computer science student at UCSB, said he was glad to be able to share his quarter-long project with other students and see them have fun playing his game. Gee’s video game, Vegan’s Revenge, puts the player in the position of a farmer trying to defend his farm from an evil vegan scientist. The scientist has created plants to destroy the animal farming industry, and the player controls farm animals to fight back against the plants. The inspiration behind the story was a vegan high school friend, but Gee said

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Jason Dunne, a third-year computer science major, is another student that participated in the Gaucho Game Lab Program this past quarter. Dunne’s video game, Soldier One, is a multiplayer first-person shooter where players have been cloned by a mad scientist and must fight their clones to win. Dunne’s video game — which was an idea that came to him in the shower one day, he said — was inspired by the game Quake. Although he doesn’t necessarily plan to work in game development, Dunne is glad to have learned so much about game design through this program. Gee said his experience in this course with professor Sen was a very positive one, and he hopes people interested in game design look into taking it in the future. “It was really fun being able to come up with my own idea and bring that to life,” Gee said. “That’s not something you get to do in a lot of CS classes here … so I thought that was really fun.”

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or more than 10 years, Janet Reineck and her freefloating World Dance for Humanity troupe have hosted the gyrating flash mob that gathers in the Sunken Garden at the County Courthouse to dance to Michael Jackson’s monster hit “Thriller.” Every year, Reineck’s Thriller-thon draws 100-300 performers of all sizes, skills, and stripes. But since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, Reineck has been all about Ukraine, all the time. Or as she put it, “I can’t not think about Ukraine all the time, every day. I can’t think about anything else.” To this end, Reineck and her dancing co-conspirators have raised $60,000 in small donations to send to Ukraine for food, gas, and medical supplies. An anonymous Ukrainian here in town promised to match this amount by $50,000, making the total raised to date $110,000. According to Reineck, her silent angel has offered to make one more match. Reineck, who in a previous incarnation worked as a humanitarian aid worker building schools and drilling wells in Kosovo, said she’s giving the money to the pastor of the Ukrainian United Evangelical Baptist Church, who in turn wires the money to Ukraine. There, in-country volunteers load up their cars with supplies and get them distributed where they are needed the most. On the way back, these volunteers pick up women and children fleeing Ukraine and take them to refugee outposts in Poland, Hungary, and Romania. Three of these volunteers, Reineck said, have been killed by Russian snipers. Every penny the group raises, she stressed, goes directly to Ukrainian relief efforts. Reineck’s dance organization is strictly volunteer, she said. Technically speaking, Reineck runs a dance school. During COVID, she said, classes stayed open via Zoom five days a week. The Sunday before last, about 30 of her dancers—almost all women who range in age from 30 to 90—visited the Ukrainian Baptist Church in Goleta. In visits past, they danced in the church parking lot. This past week, they joined in song with the congregation. Santa Barbara, she said, has a Ukrainian community 400 to 500 strong.

At the first pro-Ukrainian rally held at the County Courthouse, her World Dance dancers—dressed in yellow and blue—gave a performance. Last Thursday, they gathered on State Street and broke into dancing flash mobs for 1st Thursday. On Saturday—like all Saturdays since the war’s inception—they gathered in Paseo Nuevo to provide dancing accompaniment to the weekly bake sale held there to raise funds for Ukraine. Reineck is not remotely Ukrainian, but for her, the war hits home nonetheless. She spent eight years in Kosovo during the 1990s when tensions between the Albanians and Serbs boiled over into genocidal violence by the Serbs. Reineck was doing research at the time for the PhD she got in anthropology from UC Berkeley and likewise for her master’s degree in dance ethnography. She worked for Oxfam as well. With a pedigree like that, it’s not surprising the Serbs suspected Reineck was a CIA operative. She was told in no uncertain terms to leave the country. “I felt all this very personally,” she stated. That history, she said, informs the urgency of her work on behalf of Ukraine. The dance troupe almost from the start has raised funds for international relief. Reineck said the group raised $25,000 for Rwanda over the years. After getting expelled from Kosovo, Reineck moved to Santa Barbara, where her parents—who had met while attending Santa Barbara College on the Riviera during World War II—had retired. She got a gig with Direct Relief for five years, another with the Natural Disaster Search Dog Foundation. She’s now retired. But not really. Since 2010, she’s thrown her considerable energy into her dance classes. Every day, she said, there’s new music. And every day, the classes focus on some world event. “If there’s a volcano going off in Peru, we dance for it; if there are workers striking in Poland, we dance for that, too,” she said. In the meantime, the fundraising efforts of World Dance for Humanity are still ongoing. Her anonymous Ukrainian benefactor has extended his offer of a onetime match for any funds raised by Easter. The need, she said, has only grown more immediate. n

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have often thought that if you want to get to know someone better, have them cook you a meal. From the food they choose to how they set the table, you will get insight into who they are and where they come from. You may already know the Seigel-Boettners. Maybe your child was lucky enough to have Lynn as a teacher at Cold Spring or Vieja Valley, or John at Santa Barbara Middle School. Or perhaps you read about them here in the Independent. Lynn was a Local Hero in 2009 for her work on Food Not Lawns, and John was profiled two years ago for starting a local chapter of Cycling Without Age. However, if you live on the Mesa, I bet you know their house. It is nearly impossible not to notice the purple, turquoise, and yellow home, accented with Dave Shelton’s whimsical ironwork, nestled in among fruit trees and herb gardens. And then, if you look a little closer, you will see the porch, where the brightly mosaicked pizza oven seems to sparkle and beckon even on a foggy day. John and Lynn have lived here for 24 years. When I visited their home, I was astonished to see how many food-producing trees and plants are growing abundantly on their standard Mesa-sized lot. Lynn told me, “By visiting neighbors’ gardens, we learned what would grow well in our unique Mesa microclimate. We have a few varieties of figs, lemons, oranges, tangerines, apples, bananas, guavas, pears, mulberries, and grapes. We grow avocados, sapote, pomegranates, passion fruits, and persimmons, and lots of herbs, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, beans, and other seasonal vegetables.” When the wood-fired pizza oven came along 13 years ago, they enlisted their friend, tile artist Tami Macala (allcrackedupmosaics.com), to transform the utilitarian hive into a work of art. John, a Santa Barbara native, loves to cook and has an inquisitive nature, so it wasn’t long before he was making THE INDEPENDENT 2022Barbara INDEPENDENT.COM 22 | Gatherings | April 14, APRIL 2022 |14, Santa Independent

pizza dough and experimenting with toppings. The pizza porch soon became home to what the Seigel-Boettners like to call the Italian Laundromat (a humorous reference to The French Laundry). John and Lynn are not the only food growers in the neighborhood. “We have always traded fruits and vegetables,” John said. “Then that grew into sharing breads and baked goods. Often when we cross paths on a walk or a bike ride, instead of “How are you?” we ask, “How are your tomatoes?” As one of those neighbors Gregore Morin put it, “Sharing is what gardens and gardeners do.” On a recent evening at the SeigelBoettners’, neighbors brought their own homegrown dishes to complement John’s pizzas. Sisters Ellen Stoddard and Andi Varon, as well as Gregore and his wife, Jennifer RabeMorin, walked over and were greeted by the rainbow picnic table lit with votives, and a centerpiece of crimson pomegranates and peppers from the garden. Straw flowers from the farmers’ market were casually tossed in a large, red, enameled mug. Everyone was handed a La Luz Spritz— a tasty aperitif made with Amaro Angeleno (amaro.la/angeleno). Ellen Stoddard brought a brimming salad bowl that looked like a work of art. It was full of freshly picked vegetables, including a variety of lettuces, lunchbox sweet peppers, Oregon snow peas, Nantes carrots, Aladdin’s Lamp tomatoes, Big Beef tomatoes, Haas avocados, and green onions. She dressed it all with her favorite Il Fustino (ilfustino .com) vinaigrette— blackberry and basil.

When I asked Ellen what she shares with neighbors, she replied, “We share seeds, seedlings, garden produce, food we’ve prepared, garden successes and failures, garden advice (wanted or not), meals, camaraderie, and friendship.” Jennifer and Gregore are jewelers, and the attention to detail that is required of their profession is clearly evident in the spectacular antipasto platter they brought to share. They make their own goat cheese and made two for the evening: one

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I love a good dessert, and this one was not only delicious but was also presented beautifully. John took passion fruit from their yard and made a panna cotta, then used the hollowed-out fruit for serving. As with each preceding course, John paired a wine from a local winery. The last glass of the evening was filled with Limoncello di la Luz, a digestive made from lemons grown— you guessed it — right there in the front yard. It was an idyllic end to an incredible gathering. John Seigel-Boettner said it best. “With a fire lit, candles on the table, and food in the front yard, it is not hard to get to know our neighbors.” And homemade wood-fired pizza doesn’t hurt.

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Recipes NATURALLY LEAVENED PIZZA DOUGH Leaven In medium bowl, combine: 50 grams mature starter add 100 grams water and stir add 100 grams pizza flour and stir cover and let rise on counter for 12-14 hours

Dough In mixer bowl, combine: all your leaven 300 grams water stir add 500 grams pizza flour to mixing bowl of leaven and water mix for 1 minute, using paddle (not hook) on “stir” let rest for 5 minutes add 12 grams salt mix for 1 more minute on “stir” turn dough onto lightly oiled surface fold into smooth ball let rest 5 min. stretch and fold into tight ball repeat two more times (3 total) at 5-min. intervals place dough in lightly oiled container with room to rise, cover, and place in refrigerator dough can be used from 6 hours to 4 days later Making balls 3 hours prior to baking, pull dough from fridge make 4-250 gram balls and put in lightly oiled containers with lids let rise on counter before baking

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CRUSHED GARDEN TOMATOES INGREDIENTS Garden tomatoes

Directions Score bottom of each tomato with an X and boil in water until skin pulls away, about one minute. Transfer to a bowl of ice water and let cool. Peel and quarter tomatoes, then pulse in a food processor until crushed. Tomatoes can be frozen up to 6 months. If you don’t have fresh and vibrant local tomatoes, I use Bianco DiNapoli organic whole tomatoes (biancodinapoli.com), crush them by hand, add a dash of salt, and am ready to go. In taste tests with local pizzaiolos, Bianco DiNapolis are unanimously the best.

PASSIONFRUIT PANNA COTTA

Prep 15 mins. Cook 5 mins. Inactive 3 hours, 15 mins. Total 3 hours, 35 mins. Yields 6 servings. INGREDIENTS For the panna cotta: ½ cup of fresh passion fruit juice 2.5 tsp. Knox plain gelatin (1 packet) 2 cups cream 1 cup whole milk 1 vanilla bean zest from 1 lemon, preferably Meyer lemon ½ cup sugar 1 cup sheep’s-milk yogurt small bunch of fresh mint leaves For the passion fruit juice and topping: 12 passion fruit DIRECTIONS For the passion fruit: Cut tops off of passion fruit and scoop passion fruit into bowl. To get the most panna cotta per fruit, I try to make my top opening just large enough for a demitasse spoon. Place wire mesh sieve over another bowl. Scoop half the passion fruit into sieve and push with large spoon to squeeze juice. You want to get ½ cup of juice. Discard pressed seeds and pulp. Save rest of passion fruit for garnish. For the panna cotta: Put half a cup of passion fruit juice in a small bowl and sprinkle with Knox plain gelatin. Allow to soften for 15 minutes. Put cream, milk, vanilla (split bean, scrape seeds into mixture along with bean), lemon zest, and sugar in a heavy-bottomed sauce pan. Heat until mixture just starts to bubble at the edges of the pan. Do not allow to come to a full boil. Remove from heat, cover, and let steep for 15 minutes. After steeping, remove bean skin. Whisk passion fruit and gelatin mixture together, and then into the warm milk and cream mixture to dissolve. If your cream mixture has become too cool, you may need to warm it briefly to dissolve the gelatin mixture; just take care not to let it boil, as that breaks down the gelatin’s ability to firm up. Whisk in the yogurt and divide into cleaned passion fruit shells. Leave room at top for passion fruit topping. Pour extra panna cotta in ramekins. Allow to cool to room temperature, then cover each passion fruit and ramekin with a sheet of plastic wrap. (I place fruits in empty egg carton to keep them upright.) Refrigerate for at least 3 hours or overnight. For the garnish: Top each panna cotta with fruit, including the seeds. Add leaves of mint and serve.

CHRIS BIANCO’S FARINATA

DIRECTIONS One hour before making the farinata, set a pizza stone on a rack in the upper third of the oven and preheat it to its highest setting. Meanwhile, whisk together the chickpea flour and cold water in a large bowl until smooth. Let batter rest for 1 hour. (makes two 10-inch farinata) Add 2 tablespoons of the oil, the Parmigiano, salt, and 4 good turns of pepper, and whisk to combine. When the oven is hot, place a 10-inch ovenproof crepe pan, round griddle pan, or cast-iron frying pan on the pizza INGREDIENTS stone and heat for 10 minutes. 200 g chickpea flour Remove the pan from the oven and add enough olive oil to coat bottom and sides of pan, then add ½ of the onion and 12 sage leaves and return the pan to the oven for about 15 seconds. Working quickly, stir the batter and add half 560 ml cold water of it to the pan. The batter will sizzle and start to set almost immediately. Carefully return the pan to the pizza stone. If 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil using an oven with a built-in broiler, bake the farinata for 10-15 minutes (until it begins to brown on top), then turn the 2 tablespoons finely grated Parmigiano Reggiano oven setting to broil and cook for 1-3 minutes. If using an oven with a separate broiler, bake for 15 minutes, then transfer 2 teaspoons fine sea salt the pan to the broiler compartment, turn on the broiler, and cook for 1-2 minutes. The edges should be golden-brown freshly ground black pepper and crisp and the top flecked with golden spots. Slide the farinata onto a cutting board. ½ large red onion, thinly sliced; or 4 spring onions, thinly sliced Make second farinata in the same manner with the remaining batter and other ingredients, reheating the pan for 5 minutes and using a scant tablespoon of the remaining oil for each one. 24 fresh sage leaves Serve the farinata cut into wedges or strips, or torn apart however you want and finished with a drizzle of good olive oil and a grinding of black pepper. You can also top with pesto, tapenade, or mixture of crushed tomatoes, arugula, basil, garlic and extra-virgin olive oil. Notes: I do this in the pizza oven outside and in my old O’Keefe & Merritt inside. It’s something gluten-free that everyone loves. THE INDEPENDENT APRIL 14, 2022 INDEPENDENT.COM 44 | Gatherings | April 14, 2022 | Santa Barbara Independent

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Paradise Springs’ Bicoastal Blossoming Kirk Wiles Grows Winery from Virginia to Funk Zone ASHTON WORTHINGTON

The sailing’s been rather smooth since. Under decades ago, she left the family an old farm Margerum’s watch, Paradise Springs now proin Fairfax County, Virginia, on the Bull Run duces more than a dozen Santa Barbara County river, granted to their ancestors in 1716 by Lord wines each vintage, primarily Bordelaise varietFairfax himself. ies from Happy Canyon, Burgundians from the N MAN T T Sta. Rita Hills (including multiple Sanford & “We almost ended up losing the property to inheriE K T BY MAT tance taxes,” said Wiles. But his grandmother bailed Benedict bottlings), and a bit of Rhône. the family out, which triggered conversations between That’s on top of the two dozen wines that Wiles makes from his Virginia vineyards, now Wiles and his mom about the future of the farm. “She loved Virginia wine and wanted to turn it into a winery,” tallying more than 80 acres, with another 100 said Wiles, who was 23 years old at the time in 2005 and acres planned for a recently acquired Charlottesvowed to figure it out. “That’s when the journey started.” ville property. The popular grapes there are petit Seventeen years later, the family’s Paradise Springs manseng, viognier, chardonnay, petit verdot, cabernet franc, and tannat, which Wiles calls “a Winery is one of the biggest and most respected in that state, Wiles is the chair of the Virginia Wine Board, and rising star.” But blending is key in Virginia, espethe brand also makes wine from Santa Barbara County, cially for reds. “You get a lot of vintage variation, which they serve in a Funk Zone tasting room. Billed as so to be able to blend your strengths for locations the first bicoastal winery in America, Paradise Springs and vintages allows flexibility to create the best is the bridge between two wine regions that are steeped wine we can,” said Wiles. in history, awash in quality, and yet still fighting for Visitors to the Santa Barbara tasting room broader recognition. get to try a selection of Virginia wines, and vice “Virginia wine is a lot like the Santa Barbara region versa. “I try to send stuff that’s a little different in that there is still an underdog story,” said Wiles. “You and weird, things that people aren’t exposed to, have a lot of talented winemakers making some really like norton and tannat and vidal blanc and petit manseng,” said Wiles, who also loves wowing his great stuff, but there is still some experimentation hapVirginia fans with Sta. Rita Hills pinot. pening on what you plant and what wines you make, and a lot of market share to gain and recognition to He’s most surprised by how many connechappen.” tions exist between wine lovers in Virginia and CROSS-COUNTRY VINTNER: Kirk Wiles runs his family’s Paradise Springs Vineyard, Not that things started smoothly. Before Paradise which is based in Virginia but also makes wine from Santa Barbara County and owns Santa Barbara, as guests frequently remark how Springs could even plant vineyards, Wiles grappled in a tasting room in the Funk Zone. they’ve visited the other tasting room, 2,700 court for two years with Fairfax County over zoning miles away. “That means we’re doing something issues, even though state law about “farm wineries” right in Virginia, but we’re doing something right superseded local control. “It’s not a great way to start a they ventured up to Santa Barbara to taste some wine, here too,” said Wiles. “Making that bridge is what I business,” said Wiles, but he was confident. “I knew we meeting with Greg Brewer at Melville and then Brewer- always wanted to do, to grow a brand from the grasswould win, and we did.” Clifton. Wiles realized that he could produce Santa Bar- roots and connect with the community. It’s really a Their plight got above-the-fold coverage on the front bara wines as well, particularly since Virginia struggles cool thing to see that blossom and have roots grow in page of the Washington Post. “Our story resonated to grow good pinot noir. “I firmly believe that, outside both locations.” because it was Big Government pushing the little guy of Burgundy, the Sta. Rita Hills is the greatest place in around. We had this old family farm, and we wanted the entire world to make pinot noir,” said Willes, who 210 State St.; (805) 690-3650; paradisespringsofsanta to share it,” said Wiles, and the attention helped. “We headed home from the trip with direct contact info for barbara.com opened with good fanfare and a lot of support.” two winemakers. It certainly didn’t hurt being the closest winery to “One was Doug Margerum, and I don’t even remember who the second one was,” laughed Wiles, who talked to Margerum on the phone for hours. “I could tell we Paradise Springs will be the first winery were cut from the same cloth and had the same wineto be featured in a new dinner series making philosophy. We hit it off as friends. I ended up hosted by Costa Kitchen & Bar at the Mar Monte Hotel signing a contract with Doug to make pinot and sauv on Thursday, April 21, at 6 p.m. The $125 tickets include blanc that year, without really having ever met him in person or tasted his wines, which is kinda cool.” five wines (four from S.B. plus a bourbon barrel-aged The next quest was to open a tasting room. Wiles Virginia port) and five courses, including crab salad, knew that the Funk Zone was the right place, as the bone marrow and beef tartare, lamb porterhouse, and steady foot traffic was just like the D.C. proximity panna cotta. See costasb.com. that powered the flagship operation. After more than two years of scouting for the right place, Wiles found metropolitan D.C. when they finally opened in 2010. the space on East Yanonali just off State Street that “We didn’t have to do a lot of gimmicky weddings and was once shared by Kalyra and Giessinger. “It’s cool to see what’s happened in the Funk events that others had to do to draw people far out in the country,” said Wiles. But three years later, they were sell- Zone,” said Wiles of the area’s shift from funkiness ing more wine than they could make from their Virginia to a more refined style. “I like to think we are part of vineyards. He explained, “We had our hands on every bit bringing some quality wine down there with a clean, VIRGINIA VINES: Paradise Springs is a leader in Virginia viticulture of quality fruit we could get.” modern, high-end buildout. It was new and fresh for and is the closest winery to the metro D.C. area. During a 2014 vacation with friends to Los Angeles, what was there at the time.”

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mented immigrants on the Lower Westside of Santa Barbara, I never saw a bottle of wine in the house. Like so many people of similar backgrounds, I simply assumed wine was not meant for us. Then I found myself working as a nanny in Montecito for just the sort of folks you might imagine would be drinking wine with meals. One evening, after putting their children to bed, I was invited to take part in a birthday toast. I was flattered by the invitation. Until then, I’d felt like an outsider peering in, but participating in the toast felt special, like a gesture of inclusion. Curious about the wine, I was shocked to learn from a quick Google search that the bottle cost more than $800. I was baffled. To me, it tasted like ordinary wine, so why would they spend the equivalent of two weeks of my childcare salary on one bottle? From that moment on, I was fascinated. What made wine so special, and what made that wine worth so much? I have a much better idea today. After living and working in the Napa Valley for nearly two years, I’m back in my hometown of S.B., working as a sommelier and food and wine writer. Being Mexican and Black has afforded me a unique perspective into the world of wine. I can’t help but see the undocumented folks working the vineyards who rarely taste the wines they help make, or those kitchen employees who never get to taste the pairings that they helped bring to life. I’m determined to use my experience and networks to change this for Black and Indigenous folx, other people of color, and queer and trans people (BIPOCQT) in our community. In Napa, I was part of a tasting group aimed at welcoming those who often felt excluded from learning about wine. My aim is to foster the same here in the Central Coast. With the help of mentors like renowned sommelier-winemaker Raj Parr, we’re going to start by removing some of the barriers of access to tasting, education, and community for BIPOCQT people in the food, drink, and hospitality industries.

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MY ROAD TO NAPA In 2019, I took my first wine education course with the Court of Master Sommeliers, intent on finding an entrylevel position in one of the tasting rooms in Santa Barbara’s Funk Zone. But after applying to nearly every tasting room, I received no response. Was I underqualified? Or was I trying to enter an industry heavily dependent on relationships at a time when I didn’t know anyone willing to take a chance on me? So, in March 2020, I took a leap of faith and quit my job watching children to move to California’s wine capital: Napa Valley. I wound up as a harvest intern at a winery in Sonoma, where I was the first and only Black cellar employee. This was nothing new for me — I’ve often been the only Black person, or, even more often, the only Black woman, in a workspace or classroom, an experience that goes back to elementary school, when my mom moved me from McKinley to Foothill in the 1st grade. After a few solitary weeks learning how wine was made, I decided to make friends at work. In an environment full of interns from all over, I couldn’t be the only one feeling lonely. My birthday was coming, so I posted a few flyers in both English and Spanish — half of the permanent crew spoke the latter — around the winery inviting everyone to my front yard for a socially distanced barbecue. In the weeks that followed, nobody even mentioned my flyer. I told myself it had been too soon. I’d only been there a couple of months, and people were still wary of COVID. But as I kept hearing the other interns make plans to taste with each other after work, I came to understand that I was not invited. I can’t say that the exclusion was due to race, as there were other factors that made me an outsider: I was older than many of the college-aged students, some of whom already knew each other. But I understood that the winery was not where I would find my community in Napa. That August, several large wildfires broke out north of

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Napa, turning blue skies orange and smoky. One night, I awoke in sheer panic to the unfamiliar sound of a windstorm. I reached for my phone, but the battery was dead, so I grabbed my keys and headed to the car, where the gas tank was nearly empty, and started searching for a news station. My head on the wheel, heart racing, I quickly racked my brain trying to figure out where to go. I had no friends, no place to feel safe, and my home was six hours away. I’d been through countless fire seasons in Santa Barbara, but this was different. I now understood what it felt like to be a stranger in a place where I knew no one. Feeling hopeless, I admitted to myself, “I need a friend in Napa, or I’m not going to make it.”

FORGING FRIENDSHIPS I met George Walker by chance one day while walking downtown from my rental. I marched right over, introduced myself, and told him we should be friends, explaining that he was the first Black person I’d seen since moving to Napa. George chuckled but eventually accepted an invitation to share a glass on my porch. It was the first of many. Though he was more advanced in his career — Walker is the GM of Wade Cellars, owned by NBA star Dwyane Wade — we’d both moved to Napa to enter the wine industry. Walker introduced me to Daren Clark and Darwin Acosta, who were interning at wineries after years of restaurant work. We bonded over being Black in a historically white industry, and we came up with the idea to start a BIPOCcentered tasting group over many late nights. Little did we know that on the other side of the country, this concept was already happening, thanks to Atlanta-based sommelier Tahiirah Habibi. In 2017, Habibi founded The Hue Society with a mission “to curate a community that facilitates education

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and economic access to wine through culturally relevant experiences. No experience or assimilation required.” In practice, that means hosting monthly wine tastings for members with wine that’s either been donated or purchased at cost through membership dues (for those who can afford them). With the support of Habibi and our chapter mentor, the Indigenous wine writer Elaine Chukan Brown, we launched The Hue Society’s first California chapter in February 2021. It was much-needed, especially during COVID, which presented additional challenges to people of color, who are statistically more likely to work in restaurants, retail, hospitality, and other service industries. People of color were also more likely to be unemployed during the pandemic, and restaurants were hit hardest, sometimes with entire teams being let go. The social isolation was intense, but The Hue Society became our silver lining. We stayed in touch virtually through our monthly tastings and happy hours.

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This past February marked the one-year anniversary for our group, officially called The Hue Society Northern Cali Iris Rideau Chapter, named after the Black woman who founded Rideau Winery in the Santa Ynez Valley. We began with 10 members and now have more than 40, including many from Santa Barbara County, like Simonne Mitchelson of Natural Action Wine Club, winemakers Tara Gomez and Mireia Taribo of Camins 2 Dreams, and myself. We recently began incorporating quarterly in-person tastings in addition to our virtual gatherings, and many have found employment opportunities through The Hue Society network.

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100% of registration fees and pledges benefit the Ridley-Tree Cancer Center’s breast cancer research & support programs IMPROVING ACCESS: The author is working to start a Central Coast chapter of The Hue Society, which aims to improve access to wine tasting and education for people of color, the queer community, and other marginalized backgrounds.

I can see that the same support is needed for the wineinterested BIPOCQT community here in the Central Coast. Being part of this tasting group played a monumental role in getting me where I am today, but people of color in Santa Barbara County shouldn’t have to leave town to find diversity and inclusion when it comes to enjoying and learning about wine. By sharing a glass together at The Hue Society Central Coast tastings, let’s demystify wine and make it accessible for all. We are still in the early stages, but I am inviting anyone in the food/beverage/hospitality industry who is Black, Indigenous, POC, queer, or trans to contact me for details on how to get involved in leadership roles for the Central Coast chapter of The Hue Society to cover Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties. Anyone who identifies as belonging to any underrepresented, underserved, or marginalized community is also invited to join our chapter. Those who don’t identify with any of those categories are more than welcome to apply as donors, sponsors, or hosts for future tastings. Together, we can be part of the change we wish to see.

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Denisse Salinas announced that their craft donut shop, Hook & Press, is moving to a new location at 15 East Figueroa Street in the La Arcada Plaza (formerly Jeannine’s Bakery), which reader Steve C. tells me is scheduled to open this weekend. “We’re beyond thrilled for our shop’s new home in the impossibly charming La Arcada Plaza and look forward to creating a warm, welcoming environment for our community in the iconic former home of Jeannine’s Bakery, a longtime favorite spot of ours,” says Salinas. Hook & Press launched in late 2018 inside of Mosaic Locale, a coop retail space on State Street, with production occurring in a shared off-site kitchen. “Moving into a full-access kitchen in our own space will allow us to expand our hours of operation, increase production, and evolve our menu, providing the opportunity to become the donut shop we have always envisioned,” says Burnett. CRYSTAL BALL KNOWS ALL: After intense concentration

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· Chick-fil-A, 4765 Calle Real, Goleta (currently IHOP) · Corazón Comedor, 29 E. Victoria St. (formerly Ca’ Dario Pizzeria) · Drift Hotel and Restaurant, 524 State St. (formerly Scientology) · The Dutch Garden, 4203 State St. (reopening) · Everytable, 1001 State St. (formerly Saks Fifth Avenue) · Handlebar Coffee, 836 E. Anapamu St. · Hook & Press Donuts, 15 E. Figueroa St. (formerly Jeannine’s Bakery) · IHOP, 7127 Hollister Ave., Goleta (formerly Itsuki) · Jersey Mike’s Subs, Turnpike Center · Kin Bakeshop, Turnpike Center · Kitchen 530, 530 State St. (formerly Samy’s Camera) · L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele, 1032 State St. (formerly Embermill) · Local, 1187 Coast Village Rd. (formerly Khao Kaeng) · Lighthouse Coffee, 401 E. Haley St. (currently Low Pigeon Coffee Roasters) · Lighthouse Coffee, Turnpike Center · Mangione’s Italian Ice, 1222 State St. (formerly Spoon) · Mariscos Tita’s, Goleta · Mattei’s Tavern, 2350 Railway Ave., Los Olivos (reopening this summer) · Mokutan, 716 State St. (formerly Choppa Poke) · Pavilions, 1040 Coast Village Rd., Montecito (changing from Vons) · Pepe’s Mexican Restaurant, 254 Orange Ave., Goleta (reopening this winter) · Pure Vida Coffee Society, 801 Paseo Nuevo (formerly eBar Coffee) · Rare Society, 214 State St. (formerly Union Ale Brewing Co.) · Saint Bibiana Pizzeria, 17 W. Ortega St. (formerly Little Kitchen) · Sazon Latino, 1417 San Andres St. (formerly Su Casa) · SeaLegs, 5905 Sandspit Rd., Goleta (formerly Beachside Bar-Café) · Shalhoob’s is in discussions to open at 5112 Hollister Ave., Goleta (formerly Woody’s BBQ) · SocialEats, 6521 Pardall Rd., Isla Vista · Silvers Omakase, Santa Barbara · Teddy’s on State, 3102 State St. (formerly Yanni’s Greek & American Deli) · We Want the Funk, 210 Gray Ave. · Unnamed sushi place, 1759 S. Jameson Ln., Montecito (at Rosewood Miramar) · Unnamed taco place, 3771 State St. (formerly Dunkin’ Donuts) · Unnamed tap room, 5690 Calle Real, Goleta (formerly Outback Steakhouse) · Unnamed tap room, Turnpike Center · Unnamed, 505 State St. (formerly Crazy Jim’s Tacos y Más)

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n evening of glamour and mystery boasting an outstanding cast drawn from the music industry’s elite roster of top dancers and choreographers, When the Lights Go Out is the product of Kerrilee Gore’s rampant imagination. After taking several years off from presenting performances to have two beautiful children with her husband, Depeche Mode’s Martin Gore, and then delayed but not denied by the pandemic, Gore returns in a new space, with more collaborators and more surprises in store than ever. When the Lights Go Out offers something the 805 could use more of — an immersive cabaret experience populated by professional actors, dancers, and aerialists that’s driven by the dark, twisted fantasies of a rock sensibility. This Thursday, April 14, When the Lights Go Out begins a three-weekend run at a new space in Ventura known as the WonderHouse. Written, creative directed, and executive produced by Kerrilee Gore, this edition of the show involves a stellar group of co-creators, including director/ choreographers Jason and Valeree Young and producer/WonderHouse host Gregg Curtis. Located in an industrial park in the Montalvo section of Ventura, WonderHouse offers three crucial elements that will enhance the overall experience. It has the flexibility necessary to accommodate the cabaret seating for the show’s immer-

sive aspects, the technology required by its soundtrack and film projections, and the elaborate rigging that will keep its highflying aerialists safe. The title, When the Lights Go Out, carries multiple meanings. It’s about theater and the flight of imagination that occurs every time the house lights drop before a performance, and it’s also a reference to what happens in the bedroom, whether that’s sleep and dreams or something more active. But for Gore, who has been working on and revising this story through several versions since 2012, its primary significance is emotional and, some would say, spiritual. Each act represents how the lights can go out in a person’s life as they reach a breaking point and head to a place of refuge that’s often a dark side. The setting of many of these scenes of desperation, the appropriately named Broken Dreams Motel, belongs to Leo, a badboy antihero played by Leo Gallo. Leo’s talent for luring others, especially women, into compromising situations provides the impetus for several of the show’s musical numbers. For example, his secret deal with Josephine (Chanel Pepper), a lost soul clinging to an obscure cult, results in a spectacular aerial dance sequence. In this dream world, runaways, showgirls, and German spies share an uncanny ability to break into song or dance and even fly. If all this seems a bit much, it is, and

that’s the idea. When the Lights Go Out amplifies the intensity of its soundtrack in vivid images and scenarios. Songs include David Bowie’s “I’m Afraid of Americans,” “Goin’ Out West” by Tom Waits, and The Normals’ 1978 proto-industrial synth classic “Warm Leatherette.” Live drumming pushes these already hard-rocking tunes into overdrive — the sonic equivalent of the characters’ mental states. With this intensity comes beauty. Virtually everyone involved has experience at the highest levels of rock touring choreography. Jason and Valeree Young have been supervising choreographers on several of Madonna’s tours, which are the gold standard for arena-level dance performances. Here’s a great video of the two of them talking about how they did the Rebel Heart tour with Madonna in 2015 when Valeree served as Madge’s stand-in for all of the many complex rehearsals. One of the things that the couple emphasized when I spoke with them last week about this show was how much time they’ve had to rehearse. If you have any interest in what goes into the making of stage performances by the likes of Madonna, Britney Spears, and Ricky Martin, here’s your chance to see these talents in action. For tickets and information on When the Lights Go Out, visit whenthelightsgoout .ticketsauce.com/e/when-the-lights-go-out. —Charles Donelan

Revolver Pizza has built a following with craft-made sourdough crust pies and infinite playlists of vintage vinyl spilling out of the small shop on Santa Barbara’s Westside. As it turns out, the three men in charge — chef/owner Nick Bodden, chef Ron Allen, and general manager Carl Perry — also have a knack for eyecatching photography, as seen in their debut show at Elsie’s Tavern. Bodden, the shop owner and Long Island native, shows a keen eye with black-and-white photos brilliantly captured via his vintage Rolleiflex. Perry showcases his ability to deliver a vibe with “Cabin in the Woods,” taken deep in the Washington forest following a failed treasure hunt, plus a shot of a drunken bicyclist in New Orleans. Allen, the biker/chef, offers a ride along with him on his Harley as he finds hidden treasures around the city, turning silent streets into glowing compositions by playing with exposure and film development. The show opened on Thursday, April 7, and runs through Saturday, April 30, at Elsie’s Tavern, 117 W. De la Guerra Street. —Ryan P. Cruz

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Faig Ahmed: Collision, on view now through May 15 at the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, throws a digital wrench into the traditional looms on which Azerbaijan weaves its world-famous carpets. Inscribed by UNESCO in 2010 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, the classic art of Azerbaijani carpet-weaving embeds multiple strands of gender and racial identity into a seasonal practice that’s fundamental to the country’s social system. Men shear the sheep in spring, women spin and dye the wool in summer and autumn, and finally, women and girls perform the weaving in the long, cold winters. Each carpet carries a specific meaning in its design, often commemorating milestones such as the birth of a child, a marriage, or a funeral. Ahmed, based in Baku, has transformed these symbolic objects through digital technology, producing radical rugs that drip, unravel, and pool in spectacular, psychedelic ways. In “Gautama,” traditional rug patterns on the left and right sides of a horizontal carpet collapse and stream downward in the center to form a three-petaled swirling pool on the floor. Through this attention-grabbing disruption of what is ordinarily a static and highly organized rectangular design, Ahmed introduces elements of time and motion into the eternity of Azerbaijan tradition. In other recent pieces, such as “Nizami Ganjavi,” the vertical progression of the traditional carpet design dissolves as it descends, losing color and pattern until it becomes a cascade of white woolen froth. “Doubt” reprises the digital swerve of “Gautama” in a vertical orientation, and an earlier piece, “Door of Doors” from 2016, shows the artist on the verge of discovering this strikingly original creative passageway. Without a more intimate knowledge of Azerbaijan culture, it’s hard to know what these carpets mean in that context. One thing, though, is sure — the show’s title, Collision, succeeds in capturing the power of its visual impact. See sloma.org. —CD

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(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.

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(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.”

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(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.

SCORPIO

(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?

CAPRICORN

(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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Economics / Statistics Lab (65%). Develops and updates course curriculum and study materials, attends course lectures, and incorporates technology support (25%). Maintains student attendance records and work assignments, provides student and department 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. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb. edu Job #33423

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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Responsible for overseeing and managing front office administration, payroll and personnel administration, and the financial administration of extramural, matching, participant support, gift and unrestricted funds. Provides supervision, guidance and training to three administrative assistants and serves as an expert resource and back‑up. Responsible for, reconciling and analyzing financial reports, monitoring and analyzing expenditures and spending patterns, preparing cost projections, advising faculty, PIs and staff of proper university guidelines regarding financial matters, generating reports, and having signature authority for all departments and extramural funds. Works collaboratively with the Contracts and Grants Manager as necessary and serves as back‑up during absences and high‑volume periods. Responsible for managing all purchasing transactions on departmental, extramural, and gift funding. Maintains current knowledge of contact and grant policies of the University and funding agencies; university policies and procedures of Academic Personnel, Human Resources, Graduate Division, Accounting, Travel, Purchasing and Business Services on all fund sources. Demonstrates flexibility in learning, interpreting, and adapting new policies and procedures. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree in a related area and/or equivalent experience/ training. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check. $55,600 ‑ $83,400/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 4/22/22. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu Job # 33947

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‑F5:30am ‑ 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

HEALTH CARE FACILITATOR

HUMAN RESOURCES Develops and manages a program to assist faculty, staff, annuitants and their dependents with health care services delivery in accordance with UC Health Plan provisions. Plans, develops, implements, markets, administers and evaluates program services. Designs, delivers and implements educational programs and events. Advises Human Resources and UC Office of the President on barriers to delivery of quality health care services and makes recommendations for consideration in future contract negotiations and educational materials. Supervises the Emeriti/Retiree Coordinator position. Provides oversight of duties and conducts annual performance evaluations. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree in a related area and/or equivalent experience/training. At least one year of experience working with health insurance plans and presenting complex information in an easy‑to‑understand manner to individuals and large audiences. Organized, detail‑oriented, and team‑oriented, with a high level of problem‑solving and analytical skills. Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to deal with a diverse constituency. Working knowledge of databases and common applications such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check. $61,170‑$78,000/ 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 date begins 4/19/22. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #33794

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 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

INVOICE PROCESSOR

BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES Processes invoices for payment within the UCSB Procure‑to‑Pay System. Oversees the Procure‑to‑Pay invoice onboarding process for invoices received via mail, email or the invoice portal. Assists the Procure‑to‑Pay Systems Coordinator in systems analysis, testing and implementation. Reqs: High School Diploma High school diploma or equivalent experience. Basic knowledge of financial or accounting concepts, processes and procedures. Basic knowledge of financial data management and reporting systems. Proficiency in the use of spreadsheet and database software. Interpersonal skills, service orientation, active listening, critical thinking, attention to detail, ability to multitask in a high volume environment, effective verbal and written communication skills and organizational skills. Ability to function effectively as a member of a team. Ability to adapt to changing priorities. Basic knowledge and understanding of internal control practices and their impact on protecting University resources. Note: Satisfactory completion of a criminal 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. Application review begins 4/21/22. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu Job # 33185

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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

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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

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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. Tracks, maintains and monitors software licensing and hardware maintenance agreements. Documents procedures relating to the computing environment. 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. 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

J1 SCHOLAR & EMPLOYMENTBASED 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 with regard to 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 related area and/or equivalent combination of education and experience. Skills in advising and counseling, including cultural sensitivity, specifically pertaining to 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 in order 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. 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. 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 the date of hire. Mandated reporting requirements of Child Abuse and of Dependent Adult Abuse. To comply with Santa Barbara County Public Health Department Health Officer Order, this position must provide evidence of COVID‑19 vaccination and annual influenza vaccination or wear a surgical mask while working in patient care areas during the influenza season. Any HIPAA or FERPA violation is subject to disciplinary action. Student Health is closed between Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays. Salary commensurate with experience. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified

applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #32751

RECHARGE FINANCIAL ANALYST

PHYSICS DEPARTMENT Plays a key role in the efficient functioning of the Physics Department financial unit. The Financial Analyst analyzes, interprets and implements new and frequently changing campus and federal policies and procedures, 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 gathering and use of information across the financial unit. Provides administrative and back‑up 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. Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Must be able to work under the pressure of deadlines. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check. $24.62 ‑ $29.00/ hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 32884

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 Monday through Friday, 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

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work environment. $20.74 ‑ $22.44/ hr. Multiple positions and schedules are available. Notes: Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull‑Notice Program. Satisfactory conviction history background check. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for 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

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. Disposals of trash, may be required to drive a motorized vehicle with a 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

STUDENT SERVICES ADVISOR

COMPUTER SCIENCE Responsible for student affairs and academic personnel coordination for the Data Science (DS) Initiative. Develops and prepares program curriculum plans for each academic year and prepares temporary sub‑0 budget. Serves as the initial source of information, advises students regarding general and program information. Ensures grades are reported and develops and updates the Schedule of Classes and other publications. Requires knowledge of policy and procedures for undergraduate education. Serves as the departmental liaison with the Office of the Registrar on all matters pertaining to program courses grades and undergraduate records. Responsible for processing all employment transactions for DS academic employees, including lecturers, teaching assistants and undergraduate learning assistants in UCPath. Serves as a 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 a 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

TRANSFER ACADEMIC ADVISOR

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

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DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Responsible for all aspects of the Mechanical Engineering undergraduate programs. Serves as the initial source of information, advises pre‑major, major and prospective major students regarding general admissions information, monitors every aspect of progress towards degree, and counsels students as appropriate. Initiates, maintains and evaluates students’ academic records, processes all petitions, checks prerequisites, and performs other administrative tasks. Ensures grades are reported for both graduate and undergraduate students and updates the Schedule of Classes and other publications. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent training and/ or experience. Excellent verbal and writing skills including active listening. Strong organizational skills and ability to multitask, work under pressure, and adjust priorities when dealing with competing and complex tasks. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check. $24.61 ‑ $29.98hr. 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 # 33742

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