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“Preserving historic De la Guerra Plaza is essential to Santa Barbara’s future. The proposal to eliminate the existing lawn from De la Guerra Plaza and to introduce non-traditional elements would change the plaza forever and lessen vital historic continuity and civic use.” John C. Woodward, Past Chair, SB City Historic Landmarks Commission

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What magazines, comic books, or newspapers did you enjoy growing up? Were there specific ones that got you excited about graphic design? I always loved reading through magazines such as Rolling Stone, Thrasher, Thrasher ESPN, ESPN Sports Illustrated Illustrated, and GQ. I really enjoyed the sports magazines’ layouts and how they featured all the athletes I’d looked up to growing up while diving into their life stories on how they achieved success.

You grew up in S.B. and went to college in San Jose. How did the change affect you? What made you want to move back? There’s no place like Santa Barbara. I really did enjoy my time in Northern California and loved San Jose State, but once the pandemic came into play and classes became remote, I thought, “Oh, why not stay back home for a week or two until COVID disappears,” and we all know what that turned into.

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What’s something you do to be with friends? Do you have any sports or games that you play to be with other people? You can catch me with my friends at the Mission Rose Garden or the beach playing some spike ball on a nice sunny day or just enjoying any of the amazing restaurants we have here in town. I love football and fantasy football! I am a two-time fantasy football league champ — 2019 and 2021.

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ice President Kamala Harris touched down on the Vandenberg Space Force Base on Monday to meet with Rep. Salud Carbajal, Senator Alex Padilla, and members of the Space Force—and to formally announce the United States’ commitment “not to adopt destructive direct ascent, anti-satellite missile testing,” largely in reaction to Russia’s November test that resulted in more than 1,600 identified pieces of debris. “We are the first nation to make such a commitment,” Harris said. “And today, on behalf of the United States of America, I call on all nations to join us.” Her speech lingered on the security risk posed by anti-satellite missile testing. “A piece of space debris the size of a basketball, which travels at thouVEEP AT VANDY: VP Kamala Harris’s speech at Vandenberg Space Force Base on sands of miles per hour, would destroy a satellite,” she said. “Even a piece Monday lingered on the security risk posed by Russia’s anti-satellite missile testing. of debris as small as a grain of sand could cause serious damage.” This announcement doesn’t seem to be the final frontier in U.S.’s space strategy, as Harris reiterated that the Biden administration is one of the six candidates that are being considered for [STARCOM’s “focused on writing new rules of the road” in the fast-growing sector. permanent base],” Rep. Carbajal told the Independent. “I believe that Local leaders are hoping the global space economy’s estimated we are strategically poised to be selected because of our proximity to growth spurt—expected to reach $1 trillion market size by 2030—will the aerospace industry, our world-class universities, and just the local find footing in the North County. “Vandenberg Space Force Base is quality of life.” —Caitlin Kelley

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Council Creates Housing Crisis Task Force Ad Hoc Committee to Work with Community Leaders to Address Rising Rent, Lack of Housing

RENT VENT: Above, graphic designer Adriana Arriaga displays a poster she created for Tuesday’s city council meeting on the growing housing crisis. by Ryan P. Cruz upporters and opponents to a 2 percent rent cap came to Tuesday’s City Council meeting expecting a showdown, with tenant advocates and property owners all providing passionate public comment in a packed City Hall chambers. But instead of a split vote on the scope of work for a proposed $200,000 study exploring how a rent control ordinance would work in Santa Barbara, the council unanimously agreed to abandon the outside consultant altogether and create a “housing crisis task force” to address the rising rents and lack of housing. “The reality is, it’s only getting worse,” said

Councilmember Oscar Gutierrez, who suggested the ad hoc committee after hearing hours of testimony during the meeting. Gutierrez represents the Westside district, which recently had to redraw its boundaries after Census data showed Latinos leaving the area since 2010. “We are in a housing crisis, and we have to do something about it.” The housing crisis task force, he said, would be a way to create “some type of plan or program to deal with our housing crisis,” including a rent cap, rent registry, or voucher program. The committee would also work with community organizations, property owners, and renters to find out what type of rent control, if any, would work for Santa Barbara. Councilmembers Kristen Sneddon and Meagan Harmon both supported the ad hoc committee — and said they would pass a rent control ordinance today if they could — but disagreed on whether the study should be abandoned. “I would fully support a task force, but not instead of this study,” Sneddon said. She recommended that they continue with the study, which had already been moved forward twice, and worried that a lack of real data would only delay an ordinance that could help people now. “We are losing members of our Latino community—our Census tells us that, our district boundaries tell us that, and it is rapid,” she said “This is a crisis for long-term generations of people in this community.”

Harmon wanted it to be clear that the ad hoc committee would have a stated goal toward a rent cap ordinance, which the city has been exploring for years. “The residents of this city are counting on us,” she said. All seven members of the council, including Mayor Randy Rowse, expressed support for tenants, and all agreed that the task force would be a step in the right direction without, as Rowse said, excluding “any one idea.” Councilmember Alejandra Gutierrez has faced a wave of criticism in recent months—including a “rent control vigil” held last week outside City Hall, where attendees raised signs asking if she was “valiente,” the brave; or “vendida,” a sellout. On Tuesday, members of the Central Coast Alliance for United Sustainable Economy (CAUSE) and the Santa Barbara Tenants Union (SBTU) showed up again to speak on the issue. Gutierrez addressed the comments and the harassment she said she received as the council’s swing vote on rent control. “I do want to make it very clear that I’ve never been opposed to rent control,” she said. ”I’ve never said that I was against rent control.” On the pushback she’s received from the community, she said that “harassing or making comments to the one Latina on council is not the way,” and added she has never made decisions based on “emotions or political pressure.” She finished by addressing the valiente/ vendida questions, saying in Spanish that she was brave, because it takes courage to do the right thing even when people will get CONT’D ON PAGE 9 

NEWS BRIEFS COMMUNITY Arthur Rupe, an S.B.–based philanthropist, oil tycoon, and pioneering R&B music producer and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer who helped launch Little Richard’s career, died this week of natural causes at age 104. Rupe and his third wife, Dorothy Rupe, moved to S.B. in the early 1990s. Her struggles with Alzheimer’s — and his to find her treatment and care — helped inspire the direction of his philanthropy, which including giving away about $5 million a year through the Arthur N. Rupe Foundation. Full story at independent.com/arthur-rupe. Francisco González — Los Lobos founding member, onetime S.B. resident, owner of Goleta-born business Guadalupe Custom Strings, and musical historian — died in late March at age 68 from cancer. In 1973, González teamed up with fellow Garfield High School student Cesar Rojas, who, along with David Hidalgo, Louie Pérez, and Conrad Lozano, formed what he termed “just another band for East L.A.”— still America’s premier Chicano rock band. González is survived by his two children and his wife, former UCSB professor Yolanda Broyles-González. Full story at independent.com/francisco-gonzalez.

COURTS & CRIME Pierre Haobsh — the man convicted last year of the 2016 triple murder of S.B. herbalist Dr. Henry Han; Han’s wife, Jennie Yu; and their 5-year-old daughter, Emily Han — was sentenced to three consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole followed by three more terms of 25-to-life, to be served consecutively, for the added enhancements of multiple murders and murder for financial gain. Haobsh, who plans to appeal the verdict, must also pay $10,000 in fines, and another $25,000 to the California Victim Compensation Board. Full story at independent.com/ haobsh-sentenced.

ENVIRONMENT With the DA’s Office still investigating who didn’t do what and when in connection with a 2020 oil spill that released 450-6,000 gallons of oil into Montecito’s Toro Canyon Creek, county supervisors on 4/19 approved a $450,000 contract to hire the outside law firm of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP to provide advice on environmental law and compliance matters. The legal budget exceeds the $428,567 that Public Works officials said had been spent cleaning up the mess at a supervisors’ meeting last August. Full story at independent.com/toro.

COUNTY The Board of Supervisors voted 4/19 to award $230,000 in grants for work in support of racial equity, which Supervisor Steve Lavagnino said was a way “to give volume to some of the voices that have been silenced in the past.” The six recipients were vetted out of a group of 16 by a volunteer grantmaking group at the Fund for Santa Barbara and include the NAACP of Lompoc and Santa Maria, the Comité Guelaguetza, S.B.’s MLK committee, Gateway Educational Services, and Healing Justice S.B. Full story at independent.com/racial-equity-grants. n

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City Workers Push for Raise

fter hosting a spirited rally outside City Hall on Tuesday, Santa Barbara city workers wearing purple T-shirts bearing the insignia of Service Employees International Union Local 620 thronged the council chambers for the grand opening of the Santa Barbara City Council budget deliberations. One after the next, city workers termed the administration’s offer of a 3 percent raise—over two years—“a slap in the face” and demanded respect for keeping the streets cleaned, the ‘BE FAIR’: City workers rallied outside City Hall ahead of spigots flowing, and the wastewater Tuesday’s budget talks. system functioning. With Santa Barbara’s excruciating cost jurisdictions, such as the City of Goleta. of housing coupled with an inflation rate of One prominent worker for the city’s water 8.5 percent, some said they find themselves department stated in the past six months, forced to decide between paying their util- seven of her colleagues had taken jobs elseity bills and buying groceries. Union orga- where “They didn’t go to places like Texas nizers said they were pushing for wage or Oregon.” increases of 8 percent. Councilmembers now find themselves The words “challenging” and “tough” caught in a fiscal crossfire between memwere thrown around with considerable bers of the union who helped get many of frequency during Tuesday’s budget talks, them elected and escalating costs of benwith the costs of operating City Hall’s efits and pensions. According to the pro1,074-person machine projected to out- posed budget, they confront a structural strip the anticipated increase in revenues deficit of $3.8 million out of general budget expected over the next few years. During of $186 million. Bjork’s plan is to cut $1 million in spendthe prior two years, City Hall saved money by keeping positions vacant; employees ing—mostly by keeping certain positions would often find themselves doing the vacant—take $1.3 million from reserves, work of two or three. Going forward, City and accrue the rest from vacant positions Administrator Rebecca Bjork vowed “not that prove difficult to fill. Union activists to balance the budget on the backs of posi- counter that City Hall has $30 million sittions” anymore. If a position was worth ting in a bank account just earning interest. doing, she said, it would be filled. Over the next few weeks, the use and abuse Many speakers noted how City Hall is of city reserves will get thoroughly debated. losing experienced skilled workers to other —Nick Welsh

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nything involving the confluence of elected officials and furry critters tends to engender an outsized political heat, and Santa Barbara County’s plan to recoup the cost of providing animal care services—from roadkill cleanup to shelter services—proved no exception. Supporters of dogs, cats, and bunny rabbits showed up at the county Board of Supervisors’ meeting Tuesday and lobbied for a much more gradual plan—to be phased in over five years—to charge the county’s unincorporated areas and eight cities with an annual $950,000 for their share of the care that the county’s Animal Services Department provides. Had the supervisors insisted on a more aggressive timeline for full cost recovery, the fear was that the City of Santa Barbara, in particular, might balk at the extra $200,000 and bolt from a countywide system of care that’s grown more frayed and fragile during the past two COVID-infused years. In that time, pet ownership skyrocketed, as did many of the attendant problems that go with poor pets and poor people. One of the county’s three animal shelters was

shut down; the other two now operate by appointment only, making the adoption of abandoned strays more problematic. More recently, the current director of animal care, Angela Walters Yates, just announced her resignation, and the Santa Barbara Humane Society, embroiled in its own controversy over leadership and service, has reportedly expressed interest in competing to provide some of the services the county now does. County supervisors were persuaded that a sudden price increase might spook participating cities into thinking they could do better and cheaper on their own. If one of the big-ticket cities — like Santa Barbara or Santa Maria — were to go solo, the house of cards upon which the county’s whole system of animal care depends might collapse. Or, as supervisor Das Williams put it, “We want to provide services to people who are barely there.” If the county doesn’t, he predicted, “The animals will suffer.” To that end, the supervisors voted to phase in the higher charges over five years. —Nick Welsh

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Lee MacMillan’s Family Donates $30K to Mental Wellness Center he family of Lee MacMillan, a social media star who took her own life on March 26, 2021, donated $30,000 to the Mental Wellness Center of Santa Barbara, to be put toward mental-health programs aimed at advocating for young people. MacMillan died after being struck by a train on a section of the tracks near State and Hollister Road in Noleta. She had been open about her struggles with depression, speaking candidly on her social media accounts about seeking help and support. MacMillan was most well-known for her “van life” travel lifestyle, and many also knew her through the joint Instagram account she shared with her then-boyfriend, Max Bidstrup, dubbed @MaxandLee, which chronicled the couple’s adventures with their dog, Occy. Prior to her death, MacMillan had been on the receiving end of online harassment and cyberbullying. Much of the online harassment came after her relationship with Bidstrup ended. “Life is more complex than a single social media post,” read the statement announcing MacMillan’s death on the Instagram account @SpeakUpForLee. “Things are complicated. Don’t believe what you see online. Get out into the world and talk to your loved ones.” Annmarie Cameron, CEO of the Mental Wellness Center of Santa Barbara, said many young people who participate in the youth advocacy programs were moved by MacMillan’s death and her struggles with being an online presence. “People are vulnerable online,” Cameron said. “Especially young women who try to portray positivity and perfection.” The $30,000 donated by the MacMillan family will mostly go toward two youth programs run out of the center, Cameron said, including Mental Health Matters, a program that aims to introduce basic facts and vocabulary about mental health to students from 6th to 9th grade; and The Wellness Connections Council, a high school leadership program that engages students on the impacts of mental health and encourages students to reach out and

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connect with others. The center reached out to the family after MacMillan’s death, Cameron said, and the family expressed a desire to take the tragedy and turn it into something positive, including through donating to organizations that educate and support those suffering from mental illnesses. “Talking openly about these things gives people an opportunity to say, ‘That happens to me too,’ ” Cameron said. Dawson Kelly has participated in both Mental Health Matters and the Wellness Connection Council and also serves as the student representative on the Santa Barbara School Board. Kelly said participating in these groups has broadened his understanding of emotions and helped him gain more empathy for others. “Fear comes from me not understanding why people are the way they are,” Kelly said. “[The programs] have helped me reduce ‘unknown fear.’ ” Kelly said since he began attending the Wellness Council in his freshman year, the council has averaged an attendance rate of about 20-30 students for each meeting. Now as a junior at San Marcos, he said he’s noticed a “shift in the conversation” surrounding mental health. “I saw how important it is to be educated on this,” Kelly said. “We need mandatory mental health education in schools.” —Jun Starkey

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including “further discussion on rent cap and rent registry.” If the task force suggests a rent control ordinance, it’s still unclear whether the council would have enough votes to move forward. All seven expressed empathy with renters, but several of the councilmembers were still hesitant to support any form of rent control. “If I thought for a moment that this kind of ordinance going forward would help that situation, I’d be right in there,” Mayor Rowse said, “But I don’t think it does; in fact, I think it has the opposite n effect.”

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END ALZ: After Tony Gonzales’s diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer’s, he and his wife, Kori Gonzales, have become advocates with the Alzheimer’s Association’s Central Coast Chapter. by Ryan P. Cruz anta Maria resident Tony Gonzales had spent much of his life multitasking and fast-talking. For more than 20 years, Gonzales was known as “The Chief,” a popular radio personality, before taking on other executive positions in real estate and banking. Through each of his jobs, Gonzales would be on the go — taking meetings, fielding emails, and making moves—and he prided himself in taking on all these responsibilities at once. When he reached his mid-forties, he and his wife, Kori Gonzalez, started to notice some small “slips” in his ability to multitask, subtle at first but soon impossible to ignore. “I thought I was stressed and too tired,” he said, “I kept telling my wife, ‘Something else is wrong.’” After dozens of doctors’ appointments spanning months, Gonzales learned what was happening—early-onset Alzheimer’s. “In the beginning, that was the hardest part,” he said, describing what he called a “fight against medical staff ” who seemed hesitant to attribute his symptoms as dementia-related. Gonzales said he had a feeling, due to a family history of dementia, though he said his family—like many other Hispanic families—had a tendency to brush off the disease or else hide the symptoms. “It was kind of like a secret,” he said, “something to be embarrassed about.” With the diagnosis, the Gonzales family had to rethink their future as one of more than six million Americans with the disease. Tony and Kori had planned on growing old together, retiring and spending more time walking, reading, or exercising. With Tony now living on borrowed time, the future became the present: Tony retired, and Kori took time off as a special education teacher to tackle his diagnosis head-on, and the two made significant life and health changes, including Tony losing 142 pounds in less than a year. The family became advocates with the

Alzheimer’s Association’s Central Coast Chapter and began to push for accessibility for those dealing with the disease—especially for the Hispanic community, which research shows will be up to 1.5 times more likely to be affected by the disease in the next 20 years. Currently, the disease is the third leading cause of death in the state, behind only heart disease and cancer. “This is a very costly disease,” Kori said, “we are learning more and more how devastating this is for families.” One of the toughest issues, she said, was dealing with medical costs. Some families are forced to sell their homes, and some, especially those with early-onset, have to wade through a lot of bureaucracy in order to get the assistance they need. “That’s what angers me with insurance and doctors,” Tony said, “If I’ve got 10 years left, I’m losing memories that are never coming back.” The paperwork, he said, is also difficult for those with Alzheimer’s. “The process of the paperwork … sometimes I can’t even tell what day it is, and they want me to do it in one day.” Tony has always been a “glass half full” type of guy, and he and Kori have learned to enjoy new hobbies together. Where he used to find joy in executive life—“I love a good spreadsheet,” he said—now he finds peace in coloring books and puzzles or reminiscing by watching old TV and movies on YouTube. “It’s comforting, like a blanket,” he said. Kori has always been “a rock,” he said, but with this diagnosis, she has been forced to step up for him and for herself. She joined him in his diet and life changes, and she reached out for counseling so she could be there for Tony and their children. “I said, ‘Okay, I might be the only parent they have, so I have to do everything in my power to be as healthy as I can in mind, body, and spirit,’ ” she said. “When you’re dealing with a life-and-death circumstance, it completely changes the way you look at life and it completely changes your value; it’s really the

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people in our life that are the treasures.” Leigh Cashman, a Santa Barbara resident who serves on the board for the Alzheimer’s Association Central Coast Chapter and is also part of the Alzheimer’s Women’s Initiative committee, got involved with advocacy after losing her father to the disease in the mid-2000s. For her father, like with the Gonzales family, it took two years of doctors’ visits until they diagnosed his mild cognitive impairment. Cashman called the process “extremely frustrating” and said that “it just made sense” to get involved. Since then, she has sat in on meetings with state and local leaders, from Lois Capps to Representative Salud Carbajal to celebrity advocates like Maria Shriver—who earned the Alzheimer’s Association’s first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017 for using her voice to bring much-needed attention to women, brain health, and Alzheimer’s prevention. With the big names also comes more funding; the National Institutes of Health is expected to have spent $3.2 billion on Alzheimer’s research in 2021. This funding is important, Cashman said, because research may be on the brink of something big, with at least one drug earning accelerated FDA approval in 2021.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has been “a champion,” she says, and State Senator Monique Limón has been “instrumental” in pushing legislation forward. “She is an absolute rock star and a huge champion for Alzheimer’s and dementia issues,” said Nina Moussavi, the regional Public Policy and Advocacy Manager for the Alzheimer’s Association. Limón’s State Bill 861 is one of three pieces of dementia-related legislation passed in 2021, along with Assembly Bills 1618 and 2583. The assembly bills improve “public health response to Alzheimer’s” and provide law enforcement with more training for dealing with dementia; Limón’s state bill expands access to dementia care, “breaking down the barriers,” Moussavi said, for those who have struggled to receive care. This would include providing help through groups like the Promotores Network, which provides care and support to the Latino community in Santa Barbara County. These three bills are among the wave of dementia-related legislation being passed across the country, including at least nine state bills from Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, and Washington. For more information, visit the Alzheimer’s Association Central Coast Chapter at alz .org/cacentralcoast. n

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anta Barbara transit agencies—from bus to train to airplane — are agreeing that masking, while preferable, is no longer mandatory. It feels as if the COVID-19 pandemic is finally winding down, after two years, thousands of illnesses, and 681 deaths in Santa Barbara County. Both county and state public health departments, however, are reporting slight increases in cases, a fact that has two mitigating elements. First, with so much home-based selftesting ongoing, it’s likely that cases are going undercounted. Second is that fact that rapidly changing variants and reporting issues make the hospital bed count a better statistic of disease. So far, in both the county and the state, that number is decreasing. The research so far indicates although the variant currently going around, the Omicron BA.2, is more transmissible and responsible for infecting non-vaccinated folks, it has not been as deadly for most people, said Dr. Henning Ansorg, the County of Santa Barbara’s health officer. This is widely reported as due to the availability of vaccines that work against the variant, as well as the number of people who survived the illness and are less affected by Omicron. An average of about 58 new cases were reported this month, but case spikes of

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123 and 289 were recorded in late March and early April. These were due to backlogged data reporting, Ansorg explained. The more reliable metric of hospitalization showed a low of four patients in the county last week and eight on April 19. No COVID patients have been under intensive care for the past week, a feat Santa Barbara hasn’t seen since May 2021. The CDC COVID Data Tracker, which Ansorg cited as the best source for information currently, is “green” for the county, indicating a “low” level of coronavirus based on hospital admissions (1.2 per 100,000 population), percent of hospital beds with COVID patients (0.9 percent), and case rate (27.77 per 100,000 persons). Deaths are still being attributed to coronavirus, however, at a rate of about two per week this month. Ansorg noted that Omicron has proved deadly for mostly the vulnerable people with chronic disease, or those who are elderly, immunosuppressed, or unvaccinated. —Jean Yamamura

Student Leadership Group Responds to Backlash

Students Learn About Growing Right-Wing Presence at Public Meetings mel took this interaction to mean the group did not care about differing opinions. “This [Future Leaders of America] thing is a joke,” Hammel said at the January 25 meeting. “It’s scripted writing for all these kids who can’t express their own HAMMEL TIME: Parent and former Goleta school board candidate Greg Hammel thoughts.” speaks at the April 12 Santa Barbara Unified school board meeting. Students who spoke said they were taken aback and did not iniby Jun Starkey fter students from Future Leaders of tially know how to process the comments America (FLA) were ridiculed and made toward them. Somar Samaan Aparicio, harassed for their participation in a few a sophomore at San Marcos High School, and Santa Barbara Unified School Board Emily Pineda, a junior at Santa Barbara High meetings, FLA and members of the UCLA School, both spoke during the January 25 Chicano Studies Research Center held a meeting and said it was incredibly hurtful to forum earlier this April to discuss the history have parents and teachers imply they couldn’t of right-wing antagonism in school board think for themselves. “If adults are attackrooms across America. ing children without trying to find common During a January 25 school board meet- ground, they’re just creating doomsday sceing, students from FLA spoke in favor of a narios,” Samman Aparicio said. redistricting map they had worked with the On April 8, FLA and the UCLA Chicano Central Coast Alliance United for a Stable Studies Research Center held a forum disEconomy (CAUSE) to create, which did more cussing the history of the politicization of to consolidate majority Latine populated school board meetings in hopes of providing areas than the other maps submitted. perspective to students who felt attacked and Following a few students’ comments, threatened during the school board meetings. members of the public began speculating The presentation, created by Dr. John that the students were given scripts and Rogers at UCLA, addressed a collection of didn’t truly believe what they were saying. studies referred to as the “Conflict CamAmong the speakers were Superintendent paign.” The Conflict Campaign focuses on of Schools candidate Christy Lozano and the rise of critical race theory discussions in former Goleta School Board candidate Greg school board meetings, and in the media, Hammel. Lozano accused FLA of solicit- and how well-known Republicans have ing students to speak at the board meeting encouraged their constituents to demand in exchange for community service hours. critical race theory, and anything remotely “Kids, you did a good job. It’s just too bad related to it, be banned from public schools. they’re using you for political activities,” This encouragement has led to much more Lozano said. “What do kids know about politically charged school board meetredistricting?” ings across the country, though the study acknowledges that much of the information circulating around critical race theory, and any instruction meant to educate on racial disparities, is Hammel had previously interacted with often incorrect or exaggerated. FLA when he joined one of the group’s Pineda said she spent a few hours draftZoom meetings on January 21. Hammel told ing her comment for the January 25 school the Independent he joined with his son, who board meeting. After having some time needed community service hours, and was to process the comments directed at her kicked out after 10 minutes. FLA organiz- and fellow FLA members, she ultimately ers and students have a different account decided not to take them to heart. “We have of this interaction, stating Hammel repeat- our own voice,” she said. “After many years edly disrupted the meeting with “incoher- of being disrespected by adults, I’ve learned ent rants” and didn’t answer when the group not to take it personally.” n asked if he was in the right meeting. HamCOU RTESY

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chiefs — ago, Santa Barbara city police hung out around certain spots famous for their breakfast burritos, like Super Cucas on the Westside, favored by recent arrivals from Mexico. As customers pulled out of the challenging parking lot at Cucas, some would find themselves pulled over by city police. Maybe there was a taillight issue. Many were undocumented and didn’t have driver’s licenses. Pursuant to state law, their cars were

impounded and towed off to the nearest cityapproved tow yard. It was a veritable police rodeo. The police chief at the time, Cam Sanchez, emphatically denied any targeting was going on. Just as emphatically, he defended the practice. It complied with state law, he said. And it made the roads safer. Leading the charge against this practice was an unlikely crusader, the smart and ornery Russell Trenholme, a retired Midwest college professor turned eyeglass-franchise mogul who was lucky enough to retire to Santa Barbara. Being a former college professor endowed with gobs of dough, Trenholme issued a report denouncing the practice. Based on the existing rules and regulations, Trenholme charged, it took 30 days and $2,000 for impoundees to get their cars out of hock. For otherwise law-abiding working stiffs, this amounted to cruel and unusual punishment, Trenholme objected, for the crime of eating a hearty breakfast.

He requested Sanchez authorize a 20-minute grace period in which drivers could call a legally licensed friend or relative to drive the car away. But after talking the matter over with Sheriff Bill Brown and the California Highway Patrol, Sanchez declined. “The consensus countywide was that this was not going to be debated,” he stated. I dredge up this ancient history now because this Friday, the Santa Barbara City Council will hold a work session on a proposal to create a police oversight board. There are those who contend that the proposal is just another local solution in search of a national problem— woke-ism run amok —that does not exist in Santa Barbara. Since the murder of George Floyd two years ago, the political winds have shifted drastically away from the Great Reckoning that gave rise to this proposal. And at a time when City Hall is looking at a $3.8 million deficit, any oversight board —no matter how it’s constituted—will cost some money. For those councilmembers inclined to chuck this baby out with the bathwater, I’m saying remember Chief Sanchez’s words: “This was not going to be debated.” With all due respect to Chief Sanchez —a good guy and the only Latino to serve as police chief in the last two centuries —some things

need to be debated. And for such debates to be meaningful, they need to be given a meaningful platform. They need not rely on the gener-

osity of some wealthy and ornery progressive like Trenholme. As a matter of social policy, that’s akin to waiting for lightning to strike in order to light your campfire. That’s where the police oversight board comes in. It offers an avenue for the public to review how many complaints are filed against members of the department, the nature of these complaints, and their disposition. The good news, it turns out, is that there have been roughly 20 a year for the past five years; most are for cops with attitude. The number of times city police use force suggests that ours is an astonishingly restrained and disciplined department. But not until Black Lives Matter happened did those numbers start to be released. The latest iteration of the proposed new commission is far better than how it started out. There are still important details over which people of goodwill can, and do, disagree. I’m not here to quibble the details. I’m here to remind any councilmembers now having second thoughts of one thing: The push to rethink the function and delivery of law enforcement was taking place right here in Santa Barbara years before a knee was placed to the neck of George Floyd. I know because I attended more of these than I care to count. Often, they involved mental-health advocates howling in the wind about officers not being adequately trained and of people experiencing acute mental-health crises winding up

beaten, jailed, or even dead. Others involved high-stakes discussions by high-ranking government officials dissecting how it was that people of color seemed to wind up behind bars

so much more frequently their white counterparts. These discussions, while extremely invaluable, have not been engineered to engage the public. Typically, they take place in obscure rooms with low ceilings at meetings attended by über-insiders who answer to acronyms most people never heard of. This conversation needs to be expanded. It needs to have a permanent address. And it needs to be sanctioned by City Hall. And, no, this has nothing to do with “defunding” the police, perhaps the world’s most suicidally self-defeating slogan of all time. The simple fact is that cops have an impossible job. They are expected to deal on a daily basis with problems that can’t be solved with a gun, a badge, or a command-and-control voice. A billy club is not a magic wand. This is about creating an official public space to conduct a crucial conversation. Two years after Cam Sanchez shined on Russell Trenholme, the State Legislature along with then-governor Jerry Brown signed a bill allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses. Two years later, that

law went into effect. I have no idea how many cars got impounded during those intervening four years. And I can’t say for certain things would have played out differently if we’d had a police review board back then. But I am positive it would have been a much broader conversation. And I’m betting that a lot fewer people would have had to walk. —Nick Welsh

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e support the City of Santa Barbara’s General Unit in their fight for a fair contract. We value the vital public services that these workers are responsible for carrying out. We ask that the Santa Barbara City Council respect their work, as we do, by providing adequate pay and benefits so that these workers can afford to live in the community they serve. For too long, the lowest paid and most diverse workers at the city have not received an adequate cost of living increase. Given extraordinary inflation, there is an expectation for a significant wage increase for city workers to be part of the community that they work in and care about. City services are suffering due to inadequate wages and staffing levels, coupled with the cost of living in Santa Barbara. We are calling for a robust response that matches the scale of the crisis. Anything less is a misuse of public funds. Words of support are not enough; we demand action from City Council to keep City of Santa Barbara workers local.

—S.B. Teachers Assoc., S.B. Firefighters Assoc. 525, Intl. Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 2010, United Food and Commercial Workers Local 770, Laborers Intl. Union of N. Amer. Local 220, Amer. Federation of Musicians Local 308, Calif. School Employees Assoc. 37 and CSEA Chapter 289 Executive Board, United Auto Workers 2865, S.B. Organizing Committee, Central Coast Labor Council, Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy, S.B. Community Action Network, S.B. Tenants Union, El Centro S.B., S.B. Democratic Socialists of Amer., S.B. Young Democrats, Healing Justice S.B., and many more community members and businesses

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he April 7 opinion piece “Ukraine, America, and the Next World War” repeated some commonly heard and easily corrected errors in its analysis of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Following John Mearsheimer, author Dean Stewart blamed the invasion on NATO. “NATO is an aggressive military alliance,” he wrote, “with a single goal: intimidate Russia”—as if the idea of inviting Russia itself to join NATO never came up.

Alas, it did; Putin himself expressed interest in it in 2000 but did not want to “line up behind others” to apply for it. NATO expanded in response to East European countries’ desires to protect themselves from the precise scenario that is unfolding now in Ukraine. Stewart acknowledged that Russia attacked Georgia in 2008 when it was not a NATO member. (It still is not.) The same occurred in Chechnya years before, with those countries — along with Moldova and later Ukraine — all losing territory to Russiansupported “separatist” military forces. Is it a coincidence that Ukrainians would want some protection from a larger-scale attack? The author also blames nefarious Ukrainian “nationalists” for misleading Americans like John McCain and the “failing” (in his estimation) American media. We’ve heard plenty of claims about the failings of “fake news” media in the last six years, and my hope is that American media consumers have learned to use their judgments about who makes those claims and what they are based on. The civic nationalism that has been demonstrated by Ukrainians in this war, whether they are from Ukrainian- or Russian-speaking parts of the country, and by their (Russophone and ethnically Jewish) president, put the lie to Stewart’s vacuous claims, which happen to coincide with the “fake news” being manufactured by Russian state media in support of this very invasion. The article’s subtitle asked whether “the next world war” is “inevitable or a consequence of Western action?” It is neither. But it becomes more inevitable if we support the neo-imperialist adventures of a fumbling autocrat — one whose kleptocapitalist petro-state can only survive by feeding our addiction to its oil and gas (all Russia has to offer the world these days), and who is so threatened by the existence of a neighbor that wants a future separate from him that he is prepared to destroy that neighbor entirely. —Adrian Ivakhiv, Professor of Environmental Thought and Culture, University of Vermont; Visiting Scholar, CarseyWolf Center, UC Santa Barbara

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Thomas M. Putnam III 1/3/1945 - 4/5/2022

Paul Knowlton Chapman Eric Zahm Thomas (Tom) M. Putnam III, a 15-year resident of Santa Barbara, passed away after a struggle with Parkinson’s Disease. Born in Oakland, California, he grew up in Los Alamos, New Mexico and received his undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado and his Masters in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin. Tom loved technology and entered the computing field before personal computers were even invented. He culminated his 45-year career as Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Information Officer at University of California, Santa Barbara, after holding positions at Honeywell, Inc., Purdue University, and Texas A&M University. Through these positions, he witnessed the evolution of an industry in which his career was constantly being re-invented. Music was a big part of Tom’s life and he was a masterful twelvestring guitar player. He joined jam groups in Santa Barbara and performed locally for special events and retirement communities. As a member of the Sunrise Chapter of the Rotary Club, he organized activities for the annual Old-Time Fiddlers’ Festival in addition to serving as Club Treasurer and Membership Director. He enjoyed skiing, tennis, canoeing, sailing, fishing and traveling around the world. He lived a full life and captured these moments with his love of photography and his extensive video collections. He was a gentle giant with a sincere heart and a witty remark at hand. Resilience became a motto for his life, including his responses to various illnesses. Tom loved his wife and daughter dearly. In fact, his most treasured moment was walking his daughter down the aisle in a 2020 miracle wedding. Despite physical constraints, he danced with her to the song, “My Girl”, which he frequently sang to her as a child. He enthusiastically attended all her childhood dance competitions and theater performances and was her biggest fan. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Linda Putnam; his daughter Ashley Putnam and son-in-law, Dartagnan Delgado of Philadelphia, PA; and his brother Gregory Putnam and sister-in-law Caryl Putnam of Healdsburg, CA. A memorial service will be held at Palm Park Beach House on May 30 at 3:00 p.m. His spirit, his music, and his sense of humor will live on through all of us. As Irving Berlin says, “The song has ended but the melody lives on.” 16

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5/3/1947 - 3/16/2022

Eric Zahm of Santa Barbara, California, died on March 16, 2022 surrounded by his wife and family. He was 74 years young. Eric, known for his generous and loving spirit, was born to Linda and William Zahm in Queens, New York on May 3,1947. He was immediately adored by his two older sisters, Marsha and Carole. Six years later, Eric was delighted to welcome his younger brother Ronnie to the family. Eric graduated Bayside High School in his hometown of Bayside, New York. After completing cosmetology school, Eric began his career as a hairdresser in New York, then moved to Los Angeles to reunite with his sisters and their families. There, he continued his professional life in Westlake Village, building a strong clientele and creating lifelong friendships. In 1990, Eric moved to Santa Barbara to be with the love of his life, an accomplished artist, Stacey Geldin. They married in 1995. Within a year, Eric opened Highlights Salon, where he welcomed devoted clients until just a few years ago. Since retiring from his successful career, Eric and Stacey enjoyed sharing their beautiful home with family and friends. He was completely devoted to their many dogs throughout the years, now leaving Duffy and Daisy. Traveling was a favorite for Eric, especially being on the water in a catamaran. He and Stacey regularly went on ocean cruises and land adventures together with beloved travel companions. In addition to his wife, Eric will be forever missed by: his siblings Marsha and Bill Onink, Carole Stines and Walter Rubin, Ronnie Zahm and Karen Skerlov; his inlaws Joel Geldin and Jeanne Nelson, Robin and Len Wolff, Rhonda Geldin and Carl Meyers; his many nieces and nephews; his 3 godchildren; his longtime friends, Darlene and John Grazer, who spent many memorable times with Eric and Stacey; as well as his countless friends, colleagues, and clients. A Celebration of Life will be held in Santa Barbara on Sunday, May 8, 2022. In place of flowers, donations to honor Eric can be made to the Ridley-Tree Cancer

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Paul Knowlton Chapman died unexpectedly on March 20, 2022, at the age of 48, while skiing in Jackson Hole, Wyoming with his family. He is survived by his parents, Marybeth and Don Chapman of Lagun Beach; his wife, Kristie Chapman; his children, Graham and Ryan Chapman; his sister and brother-in-law, Eden and Josh Maisel of San Jose; his nephews, Weber and Tyler Maisel, as well as his extended family and an abundance of close friends. We all miss him more than words can say. Paul was born on March 3rd, 1974, in Whittier, California and grew up in Laguna Beach. He loved surfing Thalia Street and hanging out at Bluebird beach with his buddies. When not at the beach, Paul could be found playing endless hours of many different sports, including basketball, baseball, soccer, tennis and golf. Through these sports and days spent at the Boys Club and the beach, Paul formed many strong friendships that would last a lifetime. He was a part of the Laguna community in his summer jobs and also as a statue in the Pageant of the Masters one year. Paul graduated from Laguna Beach High School in 1992 and then attended the University of California, Santa Barbara. At UCSB, Paul was a member of the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity and his network of friends expanded as he started to build the foundation of his life in Santa Barbara. In addition to his love of the ocean, surfing, and all sports, Paul connected with friends through his love of music. He was a founding member of the Santa Barbara Music Club and used his energy and passion to bring many others the joys of music and singing. From his teens to his forties, he attended countless concerts and would share news on upcoming bands, shows and festivals with friends and family. He played guitar, wrote his own songs and could listen to music into the late evening hours. Other than a semester abroad living and studying in Spain, Paul would always call Santa Barbara home. When he graduated from UCSB in 1997, his passion for music led to his first job in sales at the KTYD radio station. In the years after college, Paul’s relationship with Kristie Ward grew stronger as they dated over

the course of 5 years before marrying in Montecito on July 10th, 2004 beginning their new life together as husband and wife, partners and best friends. Over the next several years, they did a lot of traveling, settled into a house on the Mesa, bought a bulldog puppy Izzy and became new parents to sons, Graham and Ryan. Paul cared deeply for people and always prioritized connections and relationships. His infectious smile, laugh, and charisma attracted people to join him in community wherever he went. As one of the first Account Executive hires at Procore in 2014, he quickly became “legendary” amongst his peers. He was the heart of the sales team coining mantras such as “We Are Us”, rallying his colleagues. Tooey Courtemache, CEO of Procore, shared that “much of Procore’s growth can be attributed to Paul’s hard work. Without his success we would not have many of our key clients today. Paul was one of our most successful Enterprise Account Executives.” Although he excelled at his work, Paul’s true passion was his family and friends. He took these roles in life to heart – first and foremost as a devoted dad and husband, but also as a coach, friend, and confidant. With his unconditional kindness, patience, warmth, and humor, Paul’s greatest gift was making others feel known and seen / like the most important person in the room / validated / uplifted. An active member of the community, he was always the first to coach his sons’ sports, and spent countless afternoons and evenings leading their soccer, baseball, football and basketball teams. Paul loved taking his sons to Dodgers and Lakers games, carrying on the tradition he had enjoyed as a child with his parents. His enthusiasm filled every gym, field, and stadium where he clapped and cheered loudly watching games. In addition to his love of sports, Paul’s connection to the ocean lives on with his sons, who both learned to surf at a young age with their dad on the beaches of Santa Barbara. His family would regularly bike down from their house to the Santa Barbara Yacht Club to spend time with friends and enjoy the water. Anyone who knew Paul was touched by his smile, humor and love for life. He was a truly amazing individual who was a source of joy for so many. He is missed dearly. In lieu of flowers and to support Paul’s family, donations may be made to Gals Give Back at https:// www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_ button_id=9UHDTUJRUHLGY

Donna Marie DeLibro 11/10/2021

Beloved Realtor Donna Marie DeLibro passed from this Earth on November 10, 2021. After overcoming health challenges throughout the years, including a kidney transplant in 2001, she died following a brief illness. Born and raised in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Donna graduated from Fairfield University with a B.A. Degree in History before moving to Santa Barbara in 1981 with her mother Lucia “Chickie” DeLibro. Donna attended Santa Barbara College of Law before starting a 9-year career at Bank of America. In 1991, Donna received her real estate license and for the next 30 years served clients working at Century 21 Butler Realty, and since 2018, Keller Williams Realty. Everyone could always count on Donna to be there every step of the way through real estate transactions and beyond. She was an important person to many and was extremely helpful and considerate. She was quick to answer questions or provide a referral for a service and always listened patiently. Donna was independent but worked well with a team and was respected and liked by colleagues. She could also be fierce and strong when needed. She was dedicated to her craft and to helping a wide network of clients and coworkers, many of whom became lifelong friends who she treated as family. Donna enjoyed sending and receiving handwritten greeting cards for all occasions. She excelled at baking, most especially pies, which she would share with friends. Donna was a selfless caregiver as well, caring for her mother, Chickie, until her passing in 2008. Donna loved animals, although mice terrified her. She would often care for friends’ pets while they were out of town or when needed. Donna cherished and fussed over her huge, fluffy Ragdoll cat, who is now living with friends, and, like all of us, misses her terribly. Donna was laid to rest with her mother at Carpinteria Cemetery. She will live in our hearts forever.

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2/1/1941 - 12/29/2021

Barbara Ann Bollay was born in Tennessee and moved with her family to Annapolis, MD, where her father was an instructor at the US Naval Academy. The family moved to Southern California, where she spent her summers with her family in Lake Arrowhead and developed her love of waterskiing. Barbara graduated from Anoakia, an all girls’ school in Arcadia, CA., and then attended UCSB. She became a flight attendant with United Airlines in 1960. She met her husband James Metcalf on a blind date. They moved from the Santa Barbara area to Steamboat Springs for three years and then to Aspen. In 1975 they moved back to Santa Barbara where they started Metcalf Tennis Court Construction. They lived in Goleta from 1975 to 2019 until they decided to retire in Prescott Valley, AZ. They remained side by side for 58 years of marriage. Barbara is proceeded in death by her mother, father, younger brother Jonathan, and her sister Suzy. She is survived by her husband James Metcalf, three children and their spouses, Jon & Kim, Scott & Cindy, Jim & Suzy, and her seven grandchildren: Lauren, Kyle, Morgan, Kevin, Jaci, Kinsey, and Logan. Barbara also leaves behind her younger brother Rob Bollay and sister Kathy Bollay. Barbara volunteered at her children’s schools as PTA President, room-mom, team-mom and a troop leader for over 15 years. Barbara was the neighborhood mom and driver, who spent countless summer days at Hope Ranch Beach. Barbara loved hosting parties and was well-known for her dinner parties and social gatherings. People would fly in from all over to make her Christmas party. After the boys left home, Barbara found golf and Ocean Meadows Golf Course. Barbara put on golf tournaments and ran the golf course. The golf course became her second family. There will be a celebration of Barbara’s life at Glen Annie Golf Club in Goleta on April 30th at 3:30 p.m., where we will share stories and toast to her love of life. All friends of Barbara are welcomed.

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Myrna Loy Labrado Reynolds Sunrise: 2/19/1947 Sunset: 1/10/2022

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9/9/1935 - 3/24/2022 Myrna was Born in Santa Barbara, CA. While she left Santa Barbara in the late 70s to further her career, she still had a very strong connection to her hometown, with close friends and family. She would drive around town with such nostalgia that years later she even knocked on the door of one of her childhood homes and asked to visit her memories. She traveled the world while working as Quality Assurance Director for companies Ikea and Mitsubishi, making lasting friendships along the way. Myrna retired in 2015 but continued to use her skills by working for her son Ernie Cervantez, a general contractor in Bakersfield, CA, intaking and scheduling job requests. To say that she was passionate about music would be an understatement, enjoying summer jazz festivals and concerts with friends and family. She loved taking long road trips, blasting jazz, R&B, hip hop, Mexican music and even a little rap along the way. Our Mom had a vibrant, colorful, beautiful and fun personality. She had a great sense of humor and an infectious laugh. She had a tremendous impact on everyone she met, both near and far. She will be missed by many. She was a “Phenomenal women”. Myrna is survived by 2 siblings: Shirley Peixoto of Brookings, OR and Roberta Tidwell of Lompoc, CA. She also leaves behind 5 children: Yolanda Cervantez Sena of Santa Barbara, CA, Ernie (Connie) Cervantez of Bakersfield, CA, Barbara (Richard) Perez of Anaheim, CA, Eddie Castro Jr. Of Bakersfield, CA, and Juan Alvarado of Santa Clara, CA. Myrna also leaves behind 26 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren Myrna is preceded in death by her beloved daughter, Tina Louise Cervantez, who passed on September 18, 2017, her grandson and Tina’s son Frank Camille Snell, her mother Dorothy Labrado, her brother Robert Labrado, and sister Theresa Alvarado. May they all rest in peace. Our Mom loved the beach in her hometown and requested that we celebrate her life at Leadbetter beach in Santa Barbara on Saturday April 23rd 2022 @ 1pm.

Native Santa Barbaran and lifelong resident, Charles Vincent Eckert III was born on September 9, 1935 at Cottage Hospital to Adelaide (Walters) and Charles V. Eckert Jr. “Chuck” had an idyllic Santa Barbara childhood. He always excelled in school, was a Boy Scout, and loved baseball … it was not uncommon for Chuck and his younger brother Butch to seek out and play in pick up ballgames with other kids in the neighborhood, just like the movie, “Sandlot”, which was one of his favorites. Chuck attended Goleta Union School, and for a short time, Paradise School in Santa Ynez. He went on to La Cumbre Jr. High School, and Santa Barbara High School. In high school, Chuck was a fierce rival on the debate team, he was involved in student government, and active in the YMCA, where he met his first wife, Linda (Downing) whom he married in 1955. Chuck attended UCSB at the original campus on The Riviera where he earned his BA in Political Science, graduating with highest honors. He went on to study law at UC Berkeley. In 1961 Chuck returned to Goleta and opened his law practice, as the first full time attorney in Goleta. He was also “first” to try both criminal and civil jury cases in the Goleta Justice Court. The law practice grew, and over the years Chuck took on several law partners. (Brian O’Gorman, Jim Smith, Richard Tyler, David Grokenberger and Casey Hoppell). He was very well respected among his colleagues, and was often called on to consult with some of them right up to the end. In 1989, he served as President of the American Board of Trial Advocates (Santa Barbara, Ventura and San Luis Obispo), Consumer Attorneys of California, the American Bar Association, the California Bar Association, and the Santa Barbara County Bar

Association, he also served as an arbitrator, and served as Superior Court Judge Pro Tem. In addition to the law, Chuck was involved in and served many local organizations, including the Elks Lodge, and the Goleta Breakfast Optimist Club. Beginning with his first purchase of a small property in what is known as Old Town Goleta, Chuck was a very successful real estate investor. In the late 1980’s, he and his son, Charles V. Eckert IV (Chip) teamed up and created Eckert Investments, an investment and property management company, in which Chuck was active in daily operations right up until the final days of his life. He participated as Chairman, and on the Executive Committee of the Isla Vista Property Owners’ Association, and as Director of the Santa Barbara Rental Property Association. In 1981-1983, Chuck was President of the Santa Barbara Housing Council. He took special pride in Goleta, where he lived and worked for most of his life. He was Chairman for both the Committee for Greater Goleta, and Goletans for Better Government. Chucks political influence helped shape Goleta and Santa Barbara in ways that most would never know. Chuck was also an avid bowler. He bowled with his dad, Chili, his brother, Butch and Butch’s son, Gary, and his son Chip for years. In the 1990’s, for one season, the five got to bowl together. He took pride in being one of 5 Eckert’s on the same bowling team. (Chili, Chuck, Butch, Chip, Gary.) Chuck loved watching his children, grandchildren and even great grandchildren playing ball of some sort, (baseball, football, soccer, etc.). But he especially loved baseball! In 1982, the Goleta Valley South Little League team won the Little League World Series. Chuck took time out of his busy schedule to travel around the country with his cousins, Carolyn Stewart and Bill Oakley, watching their two sons, Bruce and Billy win a Little League World Series. Chuck got such satisfaction…such a thrill watching the youngsters in the family succeed. In 1971 Chuck married his wife, Janet Brainerd. He and Janet celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in October, 2021. Chuck and Janet were fortunate to visit many parts of the world. They enjoyed many family vacations together along with their children and grandchildren, especially their annual trip to Bass Lake, which they were able to enjoy for a number of years, where such wonderful family memories were created. Family was important to Chuck. He took the time to cultivate very unique relationships with each one of his children, grandchildren, and even great grandchildren. He counseled, encouraged and supported each one as they grew up, INDEPENDENT.COM

and beyond into adulthood. As one grandchild so aptly stated, “He’s given me advice from life experiences that no one else could. He’s told me when I need to try harder, and celebrated me when I’ve done my best.” On March 24, 2022, after a long illness, which he fought bravely until the end, Chuck passed away at Serenity House, after saying goodbye to the many family members who loved him and who he loved so much, and after saying a final goodbye to his wife Janet, with Chuck’s daughter Heidi, and son Chip by his side, holding his hands. Charles Vincent Eckert III is survived by: his wife, Janet; sons, Charles V. Eckert IV (Sue), Chuck Brainerd (Kate), Mike Brainerd (Tammy); Daughter, Heidi Peet (Bob);ten grandchildren: Amy, Jessica, Ben, Antonia, Charles V. “Vinny” Eckert V, Joey, Jared, Jakob, Kaitie, Glenn; fourteen great grandchildren: Brooklynn, Elijah, Uriah, Lola, Sophia, Daniel, Dominic, James, Alexander, Noah, Tullah, Mikayla, Charles V. “Charlie” Eckert VI; Brother: Butch Eckert (Mary Lou), and sisters: Scarlet Eckert, and Melody Bowles (Jim). We are blessed by the extraordinary legacy of unconditional love, honesty, integrity and hard work, which he left us. A Celebration of Chuck’s life will be held on May 18, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. at Glenn Annie Golf Club. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Goleta Valley Boys and Girls Club, Boy Scouts Los Padres Council, and the Goleta Valley Historical Society.

Sharon Ekroot

12/17/1938 - 3/31/2022

Sharon Ekroot, a 50-year resident of Santa Barbara, passed away peacefully at the age of 83 after an extended illness on March 31. She had an insatiable curiosity about the world and thoroughly enjoyed walking at Jamala Beach and Sequoia National Park with her husband, Charles, who predeceased her. In her lifetime, she was a medical technologist, an assistant in research labs at UCSB, and a coordinator for the Young Scholars Program in its first years, as well as a loving and guiding mother and Grammy. She is survived by her son Bryn Ekroot of Saratoga, California, her daughter Laura Husman and son-in-law Mathew Husman and her two grandchildren Glen and Peter of Northridge, California. A memorial service will be held for Sharon at 10:00am on Saturday, April 16 at the Welch-Ryce-Haider Funeral Chapel at 15 East Sola Street in Santa Barbara. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Sequoia Park Conservancy or the Santa Barbara Humane.

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Saturday, April 9, 2022, one month shy of his 92nd year. The son of Ukrainian immigrants, he was born in Spring Valley, New York, on May 14, 1930. Before moving to Santa Barbara, Jules was for a time the proud owner of a restaurant in Spring Valley and later worked as an education professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Dean and professor emeritus at the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education at UC Santa Barbara, Dr. Zimmer was a highly respected education scholar and much-beloved member of the university community and beyond. He joined the School of Education faculty with a specialty in Counseling Psychology in 1970 and served as a member of the UCSB faculty for the next 34 years. Inspired by an interest in early childhood development, he studied for a full year with famed psychologist Jean Piaget in Switzerland and returned to become program leader for Early Childhood Education at UCSB. He was appointed acting dean in 1993, followed by an influential tenure as dean from 1994-2004. In 2020, his legacy was cemented when an anonymous gift made in Jules’s honor established the Jules Zimmer Dean’s Chair at Gevirtz School. In addition to his many academic and administrative accolades, Jules is recognized as a role model, mentor, and friend to many of the School of Education’s influential alumni. Among them is Lois Capps, who met Jules at the Starr King Parent-Child Workshop when her daughter Laura was a preschooler. “We had a Monday night meeting as part of the City College program, and people would come to talk to us,” Capps said. “Jules was captivating. He had us sit in a circle on the floor with him, stocking-footed with our shoes off. It was not really a lecture—it was more a conversation.” Capps recalled that when she became a school nurse, she didn’t feel very confident: “I had never studied or learned very much about childhood education, and here I was working with young children. Jules opened the door for me to get my master’s in early childhood education. He was a masterful teacher.” Jules’s achievements in education were exemplary, but he was also actively involved in environmental groups and political campaigns. Well-read and with strong convictions, Jules was unwavering in his support of these organizations and the goals to which they strived. To say that Jules was much-loved would be an understatement of the greatest proportions. To meet this humble and gracious man was to love him, pure and simple. He emanated goodness and had the uncanny ability to bring people together with a sense of community. He was compassionate and caring. When you spoke, he listened, really listened, with genuine interest and concern, and he held his friends dear. With a perpetual smile and an easy laugh, his spirit was infectious and joyful, and in his presence everything somehow just seemed a little brighter and a little lighter. Jules often said that, above all else, the most important quality one could have is kindness, and kind he was. We will never forget his contagious smile or the magical twinkle in his eyes, the window to his heart. He had a wonderful sense of humor and loved a good laugh. Sometimes when trying to relay something he thought was funny, he would

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be laughing so hard before he got to the end of his story that you too would laugh just because he was laughing, and being his wonderful goofy self. It was not unusual for Jules to laugh to the point of tears. With a profound love of nature, Jules was perhaps most at home in his garden and could often be found patrolling the grounds in bathrobe and slippers in the early morning hours. With the seemingly endless California drought, beds of zinnias and marigolds were replaced with California natives and succulents. Jules enjoyed the evolution of his garden and loved sitting with family and friends, savoring the view and discussing the events of the day. As all good things are better shared, Jules created a communal vegetable garden and greenhouse where neighbors could cultivate and harvest their produce. He built a chicken coop, shared fresh eggs with friends and neighbors, and even kept honeybees. Jules also loved to cook. His cottage cheese pancakes are famous, and jams and jellies and zucchini bread were made with love and shared. Jules was married to Laurie Peare Zimmer for 50 years, until her death in 2006, and in 2016 married Carolyn Noble Cogan. He is survived by Carolyn and many family members, including his sister, Geri Grubel; numerous nieces and nephews; stepchildren; step-grandchildren; and step-great-grandchildren. Everyone who knew Jules felt that sense of magic and love that he exuded, and that is how we will remember him—a kind and loving man, a man so impactful that friends have blessed their children with his name. Jules the scholar, the educator, the gardener, the chef, but most of all, Jules the friend. A memorial service will be held Friday, May 13, 2 p.m., at the Unitarian Society. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Environmental Defense Center, Community Environmental Council, and Los Padres ForestWatch. n

Martha Maxwell (Maxi) Dickinson Heimlich Riggs Bohannon Decker “She never changed the Stars from their appointed courses, But she loved good men and she rode good horses.” An Ode to Maxi Of a Southern belle I will tell, with charms that were swell, Who Hailed from old Tennessee. With style and grace and a beautiful face, She came from a high Pedigree. As a young lass, full of sass, she broke with her past, And took a risk for all to see. And moved quite far with her favorite guitar, To the land called Californee. It was here in this general and nearby locale, That the locals were dazzled by the charming Southern gal. One particular orthodontist would become her best pal, The dashing fantastic guy known as Al. Together they created a whirlwind of glee, And out of their frolics sprung their beloved Whitney. But our Southern gal was not destined to settle for convention, For she could play the guitar, sing like a star, and pursued much broader attention. Taking cues from the Old West and playing music with the best, She sang tributes to days gone by. Like a cowgirl of old she was fearless and bold, Bringing tears to many an eye. She found her a cowboy and they rode many a mile, Winning the ‘62 Endurance Trail Sweepstakes. With grit and strength, not to be topped, Maxi showed up and won; she had what it takes. Woody and Maxi took time to rest the “hosses” a minute, And Shannon burst into their arms. A beautiful angel of delight and wonder, Sharing her daddy’s passion INDEPENDENT.COM

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nder the bright blue of a breezy April morning,

the Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve was awash in the rolling green, woodland gray, and springtime yellow classic to the Gaviota Coast. Laura Riege was at the wheel along Jalama Road, a curvy ribbon of asphalt through the heart of the preserve, its nearly 25,000 acres fanning out from Point Conception along maritime terraces before climbing un-fragmented through the westernmost canyons and ridges of the Santa Ynez Mountains. First stop: Ramala Field, a flat expanse of former farmland surrounded by hillsides of mature oaks. Riege pulled through a gate to one of her project sites—you might say she’s checking on her babies. Once a bean field, the 120-acre space is now home to roughly 4,000 young oak trees, each grown from an acorn or transplanted from a nearby woodland. As the restoration manager, it’s Riege’s job to orchestrate the conversion of abandoned agricultural acreage into landscapes more befitting this nature preserve. Ramala West is the biggest of five such sites, all fenced with hog wire to keep out destructive rooting by feral pigs, and each tree—more than 6,000 in all—is carefully planted in a gopher basket and caged early on to protect against browsing deer and rabbits. “One of the coolest parts about this restoration site is that you can see it from Jalama Road,” Riege said. “That’s important, I think, for the public to be able to connect to what’s going on out here.” Oak restoration is among dozens of long-term projects unfolding across the preserve since December 2017, when The Nature Conservancy purchased the property with a $165-million donation from billionaires Jack and Laura Dangermond. Their company, Esri, pioneered digital mapping and analytics and is the source of their wealth. In environmental circles, the transfer of the property to one of the largest nonprofit conservation organizations in the world was met with astonished relief. During the previous

decade, representatives of its owner at the time—Bostonbased hedge fund The Baupost Group—moved aggressively to develop the property, mainly digging dozens of wells and grading miles of dirt roads. Among violations detailed by the California Coastal Commission, the unpermitted work damaged Native American sites and critical habitat for rare and endangered plants and animals. Facing substantial fines and massive cleanups—and hotly renewed public scrutiny—Baupost unloaded the property. With the Dangermonds’ donation, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) assumed control of one of the planet’s most unique and widely untouched biodiversity hotspots, right here on the edge of sunny Southern California. But it also took on a long list of mitigations mandated by one of the state’s most powerful regulatory agencies. Five years in, the Independent reached out to preserve leadership for an update. They responded with introductions to many of the scientists performing groundbreaking work on the Dangermond, plus an invitation to tour the property. Just in time for Earth Day.

BY KEITH HAMM PHOTOS BY INGRID BOSTROM more akin to a natural creek bed. There’s another concrete obstruction downstream that needs to get torn out too. “As far as endangered species go, this is critical habitat,” she said. “[The restoration] will benefit red-legged frogs, western pond turtles, and steelhead.” Through a gate to a dirt road, we climbed into the deep greens and grays of a mid-mountain forest of ancient coast live oaks. Along the way, we passed a pair of 200-pound pigs lolling in the dust next to half a dozen cows, each with a spring ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS: Jalama Road runs through the middle of the Dangermond Preserve (above) and passes near the Rancho Jalama barn (below).

MEETING & GREETING The original Rancho Jalama barn is now a headquarters of sorts for the science and educational programming happening on the preserve. It’s there where Riege and I, along with photographer Ingrid Bostrom, met up with interim director Michael Bell (who was instrumental in brokering the deal between TNC and the Dangermonds), preserve scientist Elizabeth Hiroyasu, archeologist and Chumash tribal descendant Brian Holguin, and Rae Wynn-Grant, a specialist in large carnivore ecology. We piled into a couple of pickups and set out to see a short section of Jalama Creek where an old concrete slab messes with the migrations of steelhead trout. It’s gotta go, Riege said. Her plan will replace the slab with a gently sloping rocky ramp CONTINUED ‘ INDEPENDENT.COM

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DANGERMOND BY THE NUMBERS 24,364 CONTIGUOUS ACRES

50 MILES OF STREAMS

9,000 ACRES OF NATIVE AND ANNUAL GRASSLAND

200 SPECIES OF WILDLIFE

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300 ACRES OF WETLANDS

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600 SPECIES OF PLANTS

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DANGERMOND CONT'D FROM PG. 21 calf. Before Baupost bought it in 2007 (for but on a bigger scale, some of the wells have $136 million), the property belonged to the been outfitted to monitor the Jalama Creek Bixby family, who ran it as a cattle opera- watershed, 94 percent of which is on the tion for 100 years across the historic Cojo- preserve property. “We’re trying to underJalama, also referred to as the Bixby Ranch. stand the groundwater and learn about Today, the herd head count is roughly 500. fresh water availability,” said Scott Jasechko, “Wildfire is a huge concern,” Riege said, “and an assistant professor of water resources cattle can play a role in prevention.” That’s with UCSB’s Bren School of Environmental because they eat tall grasses, and Riege also Science & Management. Studying half a dozen tributaries, Jasechko plans to let cows onto Ramala Field temporarily to “flash graze” tall weeds around her and his team have so far discovered that the underground water is interconnected with young oaks. We paused for a quick lunch and a short many of the streams, enabling them to flow walk to the forest edge and a wide view of the year-round. Through carbon dating, they’ve Jalama Creek watershed, from the faraway also found that some of the groundwater mountaintops to the estuary at Jalama Beach is ancient—essentially, it’s rain from 1,000 County Park. While the rest of us stared at years ago. LookCONT'D ON PG. 31 ‘ waves and whitecaps, Holguin, who grew ing ahead, he’d up on Paradise Road in Los Padres National Forest, reached down to LAURA RIEGE: “Coordinating with the Chumash is uproot a blue dick, revealing the something we’re being intentional about. At the Dangermond, we’re really on the forefront of that, working onion-like edible bulb, a common on that — making decisions, developing collaboraChumash food source. He also tions — as they reconnect to ancestral lands.” pointed to a soap plant, the roots of which, once pulverized, can be added to pools of still water along a creek to incapacitate fish, which are then easily netted. (To learn about Holguin’s archeological work on the preserve, see the Sacred Ground Revisited sidebar.)

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BRIAN HOLGUIN: “Personally, I think using archaeology to understand my past and my community’s past is amazing. When I am in the field or doing research, I am returning home to areas where my people have lived for thousands of years. For me, it is so much more than just a job; archaeology is a way to learn more about who we are as a people, our past, and a way to better protect our cultural heritage.”

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The survey also represents on-theground cooperation—agreed to in writing through a memorandum of understanding — between The Nature Conservancy, which owns the preserve, and the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians to work together on cultural resource management and activities.

tution’s Torben Rick and his small team of fellow archeologists gathered near Point Conception, where the Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve meets the Pacific Ocean. Walking slowly a few meters apart, they fanned out across the bluff-top, eyes focused on the immediate foreground of the gently rolling coastal prairie. They were famil- SMITHSONIAN-SPONSORED iar with the land’s Chumash history, including the well-doc- SURVEY DATES CHUMASH umented villages of Shilimaqshtush and Shisholop and another SITES | BY KEITH HAMM nearby settlement called ‘Upop. They were also all but certain that After the fieldwork came the lab work. much more remained undiscovered. “[After] knowing where sites are in space, Studying the ground with trained eyes, you also want to be able to situate them the scientists looked for signs: abalone and in time, ” explained Rick, who grew up in mussel shells; fish bones; chert flakes; sometimes just the fragmented remains of a cut- Ventura, went to UCSB, and did his docting tool untouched for thousands of years. toral work on the Channel Island. “We ran All of it indicated that Chumash people had radiocarbon dates [and] were able to deterbeen foraging from intertidal and nearshore mine that there are sites from at least 9,000 waters, and that from the beach they had years ago, all the way up to the 19th century, hauled their harvests to bluff-top areas with that show continuous Native American good views, maybe a spring of fresh water occupation.” “It’s a sacred landscape for the Chunearby or protected from prevailing winds. After that week near the point, they mash,” he added. “Point Conception is returned a few months later, this time start- where souls bathe before they depart to ing near Little Cojo bay and working their the afterlife. When you add archeology way north, always within about a kilome- on top of that, you see that it’s also a place ter of the coast. During those two weeks, where people were carrying out their daily Rick and his team—which included UCSB lives and utilizing all aspects of that [land]. archeologist Brian Holguin, a Santa Ynez When you piece all those things together, Band of Chumash descendant—identified it really shows you that while we think of more than 50 sites from clues ranging from it as a natural area to promote wildlife, shell middens and lithic scatters to rock art woodlands, kelp forests, all those things, it’s also a place that’s deeply intertwined and villages. Their work, recently published in the with Chumash history for thousands of journal American Antiquity, has helped years. You can’t separate their story out of establish the area as a Chumash cultural the landscape.” Holguin agrees. “For me,” he said, “it keystone place, meaning “a given site or is such a remarkable opportunity for us location with high cultural salience for one or more groups of people and which plays, to restore our presence on the landscape. or has played in the past, an exceptional role So much of the Chumash homeland and in a people’s cultural identity, as reflected material culture has been devastated by in their day-to-day living, food produc- development on the mainland coast, and tion and other resource-based activities, the preservation of this place represents land and resource management, language, an unparalleled opportunity to create new stories, history, and social and ceremonial ways of combining Indigenous knowledge within scientific research.” practices.” CONTINUED ‘

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Q&A WITH DANGERMOND PRESERVE LEADERSHIP BY KEITH HAMM The Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve is a privately owned nature preserve. What does that mean for general public access? Bell and Reynolds: As one of the last remaining wild coastal areas in the region and a sensitive biodiversity hotspot, the preserve has a special responsibility of providing societal benefit for current and future generations, of which public access programs are a component but not the only focus. The [preserve’s] cultural history and ecological context are important [to consider]. How so? The Southern California coastal ecoregion — roughly the stretch of land from Ensenada, Mexico, to Point Conception and reaching approximately 40 miles inland — hosts coastal Mediterranean habitat, an extraordinary biodiversity hotspot, and irreplaceable natural systems known nowhere else in the world. Unfortunately, the continued survival of the great diversity of plants and animals of this region is far from assured.

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We are living through the sixth global extinction event, the first mass extinction in the history of Earth attributable to human activity. A report by the United Nations projects the extinction of approximately one million species by 2050 if more action is not taken. Due to a lack of extensive protected essential habitat, highly developed and populated regions — such as coastal Southern California — may experience a disproportionate share of loss of natural richness and diversity.

That’s where conservation comes in? Conservation’s primary strategy to abate the threat of species extinction is the direct protection of nature. [This is] especially important in regions like the Southern California ecoregion, where vast amounts of habitat have been lost and what remains is significantly underprotected compared with other regions. What are the numbers? Of the total population of 38.4 million in California, 26.3 million people live in coastal [areas], especially concentrated in the southern portion of the state. Recent analyses by TNC [The Nature Conservancy] and others reveal that in Southern California, 55 percent of the coastal land is in urban or suburban development, 6 percent is dedicated to agriculture, and 20 percent of the undeveloped coastline is primarily dedicated to [intensive] recreational use. Only 5 percent of the coastline of Southern California is managed for biodiversity and ecosystem protection.

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We’ve heard these “core areas” referred to as the “last, best places.” The “save the best of what’s left of nature” context was reflected in the input that stakeholders provided to the preserve’s management-planning process. It was also the context that inspired Jack and Laura Dangermond to provide the largest individual gift [$165 million] ever donated to TNC to acquire this property from development interests and inspired many other donors who continue to support the preserve. This is also the same context in which the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians signed a partnership agreement with TNC to work together on cultural resource management and programming. The sacred Chumash cultural resources of this region have experienced the same impacts that our ecological resources suffer from — and in the Dangermond, there’s the opportunity to preserve and learn from one of the most intact remaining cultural legacies. Taking all that into consideration, what are the priorities? Within this larger ecological context, and considering community and participant input, our partnership with the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, and an assessment of constraints (such as remoteness, limited infrastructure, etc.), we have identified the following priorities: • Protect the natural and cultural richness of this last wild coastal natural area of Southern California as a resilient coastal stronghold for future generations. • Restore natural systems that have been altered and which can contribute to biodiversity resilience and survival in the face of growing threats from climate change and development. • Develop the preserve’s programming with a focus on learning — to inform and inspire action of this and future generations in the fight against species extinction and climate change.

CONT'D ON PG. 31 ‘ MICHAEL BELL: “Another thing about the preserve as an important place for scientific research is that it’s incredibly accessible. Most places like this require a jet flight, boat trip, and four-wheel drive to get to.”

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Q&A CONT'D FROM PG. 27 What’s all this mean in terms of public access? The Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve was protected from development to be a nature preserve, and our responsibility is to ensure that any public programs are consistent with its mission and the need to protect its extraordinary “last-of-their-kind” natural and cultural resources. In providing societal benefit, which includes access activities, there is a lot the Dangermond has already accomplished (and more in planning), despite some of the work being slowed by the pandemic.

DANGERMOND CONT'D FROM PG. 23 like to study how big storms replenish aquifers. “What a helpful resource these wells have been,” he added. “Such a boon to be able to use this network.”

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beaches below. That sand dynamic is called a headland dune bypass system, and it’s partially responsible for nourishing sandy beaches down the coast. Like those concrete obstructions along Jalama Creek, this ice plant has got to go. Here at the point, The Nature Conservancy is required to restore native habitats after removing 300 acres of ice plant. “But that’s just the first bit,” Riege added. Once she dials in the most efficient and cost-effective way to get the job done, her plan scales up to 1,000 acres of ice plant removal and habitat restoration. “This project is going above and beyond.”

Next stop: Down to the coast at Government Point, where Riege had recently spotted the remains of a seal or sea lion dragged from the beach into the vegetation of a shallow wash. This news was another fascinating anecdote fueling the work of Dr. Wynn-Grant, hired by UCSB’s Bren School to study the ELIZABETH HIROYASU (below, right): “What’s preserve’s black bears and mountain exciting to me about conservation is that in order for us to be successful, we need everyone and their lions. So far, she’s set up a handful of unique skills – not just natural scientists. We need trail cams in an attempt to capture the historians to place our work in context, we need animals using the ocean as a source social scientists to help us understand what policy of food. “One of my biggest questions and economic solutions are viable, we need artists will be: Have they always been doing to help us connect with people. The list goes on.” this or is it an adaptation?” she said. (For more, see the Lions and Bears on the Beach? sidebar.) Our last stop of the day centered on Riege’s biggest restoration project: the removal of ice plant surrounding Point Conception. Likely planted long ago by Union Pacific to stabilize embankments along the railroad line through the property, the invasive succulent crowds out native plants and disrupts the wind-blown flow of sand from the west-facing beaches above of Point Conception to the south-facing

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What are the bullet points? • Since acquiring the property, TNC has transferred 35 acres to Santa Barbara County, [more than doubling] the size of Jalama Beach County Park to improve public access opportunities [on that property]. • Under the leadership of [environmental education program manager] Diego Ortiz, TNC is developing a unique environmental education program focused on disadvantaged communities in Lompoc and Santa Maria. Working with NatureBridge and local environmental education providers, we have hosted nearly 600 students, with more planned in the coming years. • TNC has involved the public in restoration activities with volunteers from the community, Chumash, UCSB, and others contributing dozens of volunteer days of acorn planting and weed removal. We have also developed a pilot program on community science with a group of local bird experts. • We have hosted access activities with local organizations, such as the Santa Barbara Natural History Museum, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, Coast Walk, and Santa Barbara Maritime Museum. For example, in the fall of 2021, we worked with the YMCA of Lompoc to launch a family day hike program. Unfortunately, after eight hikes, the program came to a halt due to COVID. We continue to explore how we can work with groups like these to develop docent-led and managed public access programs consistent with the mission of the preserve. • TNC has developed research partnerships with more than 20 institutions, including NASA, the Smithsonian Institute, and UCSB, which involves managing the access of graduate and undergraduate students engaged in research and study of these last remaining coastal ecosystems. Anything you’d like to emphasize? We plan to act on new opportunities to provide meaningful societal benefit, which will include managed public access. What is paramount in the design of these activities is that we work within parameters created by the obligations we carry to preserve the unique biodiversity, natural ecosystems, and cultural resources for the benefit of this and many future generations. What if somebody wants to volunteer? The best way to track volunteer opportunities is to check our website: nature.org.

DIEGO ORTIZ: “In reflection letters written at the end of each field trip, students shared how they had found peace, connected to new friends, gained respect for nature, enjoyed time outdoors, and increased their understanding of how important [it] is to [save] places like the Dangermond Preserve.”

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Eric Cardenas & Sigrid Wright Emcee Eric Cardenas, CEO - LOACOM welcomes you. Opening remarks by Sigrid Wright, CEO - Community Environmental Council.

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Chumash Blessing by Art Cisneros

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Community Environmental Council’s Reverse, Repair, Protect mission presented by CEC Policy Director Michael Chiacos

11:45 a.m. Short films

Santa Barbara County Food Action Network, Wildling Museum, NOAA, and The Sea League/Los Padres Forest Watch

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Eat Less Water Challenge presented by activist, author, and 2018 Earth Day Environmental Hero Florencia Ramirez

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Climate and Culture Wildling Museum Poetry Contest Winners, Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Student Art Show Winners, Environmental Alliance of Santa Barbara County Museums and reveal of 2nd Annual Earth Day Mural

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Recycled Fashion Show ALL-DAY EVENTS

Green Car and E-bike Show located behind the theater

Display tables in front of theatre featuring ways to get involved

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Environmental Hero Awards Ceremony 2022 Recipients Kenny Loggins and CEC’s UC Climate Stewards Graduates Hosted by U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal

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Annual Climate Leadership Summit

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COVER STORY RAE WYNN-GRANT: “It’s truly a blessing to be getting a new study like this off the ground at a time like this, when it can be very inclusive. Science can be this wonderful hybrid of Western science and traditional ways of knowing. It can be highly collaborative and noncompetitive and very solutions-oriented.”

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n January 2020, Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant was wrap-

ping up National Geographic–funded grizzly bear research in eastern Montana. She was in the market for a new project, she remembers. As luck would have it, she was invited to meet with Jack Dangermond at Esri headquarters as she arrived for a threeday workshop on his company’s latest geo-tracking innovations. In her work as a wildlife ecologist — and a selfdescribed “unapologetic fan of charismatic megafauna” — Wynn-Grant had been using Esri software for years to keep tabs on big animals in their native habitats. During her sit-down with Dangermond, he said she ought to meet Michael Bell and Mark Reynolds of the Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve.

UCSB RESEARCHER TRACKS CHARISMATIC MEGAFAUNA | BY KEITH HAMM During that meeting, Wynn-Grant got a thumbnail sketch of the preserve and some of its coolest residents. When she heard about the black bears and mountain lions, she said, “I was just fascinated. I ended up not being able to keep my mouth shut. I had so many ideas.” At that point, she added, the preserve didn’t have a plan for carnivore conservation, so she pitched herself informally at that meeting, then followed up with a hard sale. “I had been doing a lot of work throughout my career that aligned very nicely with their goals,” she explained. Soon enough, she was brought on as a research fellow through UCSB’s Bren School of Envi-

ronmental Science & Management, and she relocated to Santa Barbara with her family in August 2020. From a starting point of systematic scientific study, she soon discovered she had very little to go on. As far as anyone knew, the nearly 25,000-acre property had never been formally visited by wildlife biologists, let alone a large-carnivore ecologist. Out of the gate, Wynn-Grant and her small team of students relied on info passed down by the very few people who have lived or worked on the property — mostly stories about black bears, mountain lions, bobcats, and coyotes. “We [also] know that historically, there were grizzly bears,” she added, “and potentially some wolves.” What most piqued her interest were anecdotes that the mountain lions and black bears used the beach. “We are finding prints in the mornings and [pinniped] carcasses hauled up into the oak forest by mountain lions,” she explained. As a researcher who’s spent a lot of her early career studying African lions in Tanzania, this sort of big cat behavior on a beach in Southern California was, as she puts it, “Just, wow!” Wynn-Grant’s job at the Dangermond is twofold. The first aspect involves compiling an inventory punctuated with lots of questions about the ecology of these large carnivores. “Ecology is the study of an organism and how it interacts with its environment,” she explained. “How many large carnivores do we have? Are the populations big or small and how many males and females? Do they live on the preserve full-time or are they transient? What are they eating and not eating?” Trail cams and collars will help answer these questions.

She’s also taking the wider shot about how the preserve itself exists within a network of nearby wildlife habitats. “Because if all our protected areas are like islands that are far apart, without corridors between them for wild animals to pass through, then they’re not going to be functional for very long and, for example, [there could] be inbreeding,” she said. “If the animals cannot get in and out, they’ll eventually go extinct.” Needless to say, it’s a long-term project. Most studies with this kind of scope, like in other parts of North America, already have several years of data, some as much as a quarter-century’s worth. Wynn-Grant’s work on the Dangermond is just now entering year two. “I’m very glad to have the opportunity to get it started,” she says.

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Space Enabled Earth Justice: Using Space Technology to Improve Life Fri, Apr 22 / 7:30 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall FREE (registration required) Breaking down complex, cosmic technologies, Danielle Wood shows us how entrepreneurial spirit and cross-disciplinary collaboration can be used to bring about a more just and innovative future.

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4/21: Quilt = Art Enjoy the art of quilts in an exhibit that includes family, friends, celebrities, the Old Mission, the S.B. Courthouse, and more from fiber artist Ranell Hansen through April 30. Thu.-Sat., Tue.: 10am-5pm. Faulkner Gallery East, S.B. Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. Free. Email llenar.nesnah@ gmail.com. tinyurl.com/Quilt-Art 4/21: Chaucer’s S.B. Poets Laureate Event Poet George Yatchisin will host poet laureates Perie Longo, Paul Willis, Chryss Yost, Sojourner Kincaid Rolle, Enid Osborn, Laure-Anne Bosselaar, and Emma Trelles (current), who will share poetry and the works of David Starkey. 6pm. Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State St. Free. Call (805) 682-6787.

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4/21: Film Screening and Discussion: Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché This 2018 film (NR), tells the forgotten story of Alice Guy-Blaché, the first female filmmaker, who completed her first film in 1896. There will be a post-screening discussion with the director and co-writers of the film. 7-9:30pm. Pollock Theater, UCSB. Free. Call (805) 893-4637.

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4/21: S.B. Central Library Online Presentation: Wildflowers of Figueroa Mountain and the Central Coast Join Field Ranger Helen Tarbet as she shares information about the wildflowers of Figueroa Mountain and the Central Coast, and the role the weather plays in what’s in bloom. 5:30-7pm. Free. Email amerza@ santabarbaraca.gov.

tinyurl.com/TrailTalksWildflowers 4/21: UCSB Interdisciplinary Humanities Center (IHC) Virtual Regeneration Talk: Monica Bethe Monica Bethe, director of the Medieval Japanese Studies Institute in Kyoto, will give a talk titled Ensuring the Future of Historic Textiles: The Case of a Japanese Empress’s Court Gown. Register to receive a Zoom link. 4-5pm. Free.

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4/21, 4/24: Eos Lounge Thu.: Iv’iza Island, Baltra, 9pm. $6.18. Sun.: SBS Presents XIE, 8pm. Free. 500 Anacapa St. Call (805) 967-0066.

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4/21-4/22: Lost Chord Guitars Thu.: Terry Lawless (of U2), 7:309:30pm. $10. Fri.: The Mastersons with

4/21: Parallel Stories: Art and Music: A Duet with the S.B. Symphony Enjoy a performance by the internationally acclaimed Silver-Garburg Piano Duo paired with select images from the Museum of Art’s exhibition Through Vincent’s Eyes: Van Gogh and His Sources with an introduction by Director of the S.B. Symphony Nir Kaberetti. 5:30-6:30pm. Mary Craig Auditorium, S.B. Museum of Art, 1130 State St. $5-$10. Read more on p. 47. sbma.net/events

4/21-4/23: The Theatre Group at SBCC Presents The Wolves 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. Thu.-Fri.: 7:30pm; Sat.: 2 and 7:30pm. Jurkowitz Theatre, SBCC West Campus, 969 Cliff Dr. $14-$26. Call (805) 965-5935.

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4/22: Comedian Paul Rodriguez at Chumash Casino Resort Paul Rodriguez will bring his comedic observations on Latin American culture, family, and everyday life to the Samala Showroom. 8pm. Chumash Casino Resort, 3400 E. Hwy. 246, Santa Ynez. $39$69. Ages 21+.

4/22-4/23: SBJHS Performing Arts Club Presents Shrek: The Musical Jr. Shrek Jr. is part romance and part twisted fairy tale with a powerful message for the whole family and features an ogre, a princess, a donkey, fairy-tale misfits, and

4/22, 4/27: M.Special Brewing Co. (Goleta) Fri.: The McGuire/Moffett Band, 6-8pm. Wed.: False Puppet. 6:30-8:30pm. 634 State St. Free. 6860

4/23-4/24: Island Brewing Co. Sat.: Chaparral, 6-9pm. Sun.: Cyrus Clarke, 1-4pm. 634 State St. Free. 5049

634 State Street. Call (805) 968-6500.

mspecialbrewco.com Kaitlyn Diffenderfer as Belle

4/22-4/23: Dos Pueblos Theatre Company Presents Beauty and the Beast Come see the

story of Belle, a beautiful and intelligent woman who feels out of place in her provincial French village who must rescue her father from the Beast’s mysterious castle. The musical shows through May 7. Fri.: 7pm; Sat.: 2 and 7pm. Elings Performing Arts Ctr., Dos Pueblos High School, 7266 Alameda Ave., Goleta. $10-$14. Call (805) 968-2541 or email ajlennon2000@gmail. com. Read more on p. 47.

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4/22: Pali Wine Co. Live music. 6-8pm. 116 E. Yanonali St., Ste. A-1. Free. Ages 21+. Call (805) 560-7254.

4/22-4/23: M.Special Brewing Co. (S.B.) Fri.: Sour Fin. Sat.: Marika & the Ohms. 7-9pm. 634 State St. Free.

4/22: Evenings at Elings: KBong and Johnny Cosmic, The Olés, Cornerstone Reggae Join

D’Amico White, 1-5pm; Flannel 101, 9pm-midnight. Sun.: About Time, noon-4pm. 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. Free-$5. Ages 21+. Call (805) 686-4785.

vs. Olivia DJ Night with Blade, 8pm. $10. Ages 18+. Fri.: Make It Last All Night: A Tribute to Tom Petty, 8pm. $15-$18. Ages 21+. Sat.: Amo Amo with Alexandra Riorden, Milky Way Radio, Psychedelic Dream Pop. 9pm. $15-$18. Ages 21+. Sun.: Sandy Cummings & Jazz du Jour, 12:30-3:30pm. Free-$10. Mon.: ENT Legends presents Dizzy Wright, DJ Hoppa, Demrick, Markey B, Toxisikk, 8pm. GA: $20; VIP: $70; OG Experience: $170. Ages 18+. Tue.: The Music of Cream, 8pm. $25. Wed.: Flamenco S.B. presents Tablao SOhO, 7:30pm. $10. 1221 State St. Call (805) 962-7776. sohosb.com/events

Cortona Dr., Ste. C, Goleta. Call (805) 968-6500. mspecialbrewco.com

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4/22-4/24: Maverick Saloon Fri.: The Molly Ringwald Project, 9pm-midnight. $10. Sat.: Deanna

4/21-4/27: SOhO Restaurant & Music Club Thu.: Taylor vs. Billie

renowned kids’ author of The Last Kids on Earth: Quint and Dirk’s Hero Quest Max Brallier will be in S.B. for an outdoor experience that will include a signed copy of the book, games, trivia, prizes, and photo ops. Your event ticket is the in-store or printed copy of your receipt of the book purchase. 4pm. Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State St. $14.99/child and adult. Call (805) 682-6787.

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for KBong’s mix of catchy acoustic guitar riffs and surf vibes, as well as influences ranging from reggae to hip-hop with Johnny Cosmic, The Olés, and Cornerstone Reggae to open the show. Bring food, lawn chairs, and blankets. There will be food and drink for purchase. This show benefits the Elings Park Foundation. Elings Park, 1298 Las Positas Rd. GA: free-$30; $40/door; $10/parking. Call (805) 4487070. eveningsatelings.com

The Whitmore Sisters, 8pm. $20. 1576 Copenhagen Dr., Ste. 101, Solvang. Ages 21+. Email lostchordlisa@gmail. com. lostchordguitars.com

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Lord Farquaad, a tiny terror with big ambitions. 7-9pm. The Marjorie Luke Theatre, 721 E. Cota St. $5-$10. luketheatre.org/

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4/23: Frozen 5K: Sk8 to Elimin8 Cancer All-level skaters are invited to join Ice in Paradise and the Scott Hamilton CARES Foundation to ice skate and raise funds to change the future of cancer by funding advanced, innovative research that treats the cancer. 1:30pm. Ice in Paradise, 6985 Santa Felicia Dr., Goleta. $25. Call (805) 879-1550 or email breanne@iceinparadise.com.

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4/23-4/24: Cold Spring Tavern Sat.: The Reserve. Sun.: Tom Ball and Kenny Sultan. 1:30-4:30pm. 5995 Stagecoach Rd. Free. Call (805) 9670066. coldspringtavern.com

6th St., Carpinteria. Call (805) 745-8272.

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4/25: The Red Piano SugarMill Slim, 7pm. 519 State St. Free. Ages 21+. Call (805) 358-1439.

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4/23: S.B. Music Club Free Concert Take in the classical sounds of Mozart, Emma Lou Diemer, and Beethoven performed by Tachell Gerbert and Bradley Gregory, duo pianists, cellist Virginia Kron, and pianist Betty Oberacker. 3pm. First United Methodist Church, 305 E. Anapamu St. Free. sbmusicclub.org

4/23: The VADA Draw: Art from the Heart Enjoy a fun

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4/23: Mesa Harmony Garden Spring Plant Sale Purchase plants from a great selection of succulents, plumeria, avocado trees, jasmine, grasses, and more and help raise funds that will sustain the garden. 9am-noon. Mesa Harmony Garden, 500 Dolores Dr. mesaharmonygarden.org

evening of art, music, food and drinks, a raffle, and the opportunity to purchase original art donated by professional and amateur artists, local celebrities, and VADA students past and present all to raise funds for VADA. 7-10pm. Museum of Contemporary Art S.B., 653 Paseo Nuevo.

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SUNDAY 4/24 4/24: American Dance & Music Presents Up Close This performance will

4/23-4/24: Ensemble Theatre Company Presents American Son American Son by Christopher Demos-Brown is a nail-biting story that takes place in realtime in the waiting room of a Miami police station, where parents of an African-American teenager anxiously await news of their son, who may have been picked up by the police. Sat.: 8pm; Sun.: 2pm. The New Vic, 33 W. Victoria St. $25-$67. Call (805) 965-5400 or email boxoffice@etcsb.org.

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4/23: CAMA’s Masterseries Presents Isabel Bayrakdarian Soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian will perform Romani-inspired songs and operetta arias in the program Glorious and Free, with Mark Fewer on violin and Jamie Parker on piano. 7:30pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. GA: $38-$48. Call (805) 963-0761. lobero.org/events

4/23-4/24: Flamenco Arts Virtual Festival 2022 This cinematic look into the world of flamenco will showcase 16 world-renowned artists from three countries and eight films.Visit the website for the full schedule. Noon. $25 per program, per household; $40/ both programs. Call (805) 967-4164 or email info@flamencoarts.org. Read more on p. 47. flamencoarts.org

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4/23-4/24: 25th Annual Fish Derby There are so many

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ways to win at the Fish Derby, with awards including a $5,000 cash prize for anglers of all ages for different types of fish. There will be children’s activities, interactive exhibits, the Books & Treasures sale, guided nature walks, nature cruises, and more! Funds raised will benefit the Neal Taylor Nature Center. Sat., 6 a.m.-Sun., noon. Cachuma Lake, 2265 Hwy 154. $10-$45. Email julie@clnaturecenter.org. troutderby.org

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4/24: YouthWell Wellness Virtual Workshop Parents, youth (ages 12-25), and those working with youth are invited to learn to recognizethe differences between recreational use and addiction, how to be an ally, negative effects of binge drinking and vaping, and symptoms of mental illness. Spanish interpretation is provided. 4:306pm. Free. Email info@youthwell.org.

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4/24: Yoga on Stearns Wharf This all-levels, joy-filled yoga class with a beach view will raise money to support community members in financial need to support mental and physical wellness. 9-10am. Stearns Wharf, 217 Stearns Wharf. Suggested donation: $10$25.

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mesmerizing four hands of the SilverGarburg Piano Duo come to life as the pair of pianists perform a world premiere work written for them by German composer Richard Dünser together on one piano. Sat.: 7:30pm; Sun.: 3pm. The Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. $31-$156.

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MONDAY 4/25 4/25: Chaucer’s In-Store Baseball Books Discussion Join the discussion between author Peter Dreier (Baseball Rebels, Major League Rebels) and writer and UCSB Professor Emeritus Richard Flacks. 6-7pm. Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State St. Free. Call (805) 682-6787.

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4/26: Spirits in the Air: Potent Potable Poetry George Yatchisin will host invited poets Mary Brown, Susan Chiavelli, Michelle Detorie, Rebecca Horrigan, Linda Saccoccio, Jace Turner, and past S.B. Poet Laureate Chryss Yost, who will read their work, and the work of others, about libations of all sorts. 6-7pm. The Good Lion,

“The scary, exhilarating brightness of raw adolescence emanates from every scene of this uncannily assured first play by Sarah DeLappe.” — The New York Times CONTAINS ADULT LANGUAGE AND MATERIAL

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feature new works that range from ballet and modern dance to ethnic dance and movement theater with live piano accompaniment and percussion. Reserve tickets in advance. 2 and 4pm. The Dance Hub, 22 E. Victoria St. Suggested donation: $10-$25. Email carrie@dancehubsb.org.

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4/26:

UCSB (IHC) Regeneration Talk: Dexter Filkins: Afghanistan: The Forever War Ends The Interdisciplinary Humanities Center (IHC) presents staff writer with The New Yorker, former reporter for the New York Times, and Pulitzer Prize winner Dexter Filkins, who began covering Afghanistan before 9/11 and will talk about the vast changes set in motion by the U.S. in Afghanistan and the end of the war after 20 years. 7-9pm. Corwin Pavilion, UCSB. Free. Call (805) 893-3907 or email events@ihc .ucsb.edu. ihc.ucsb.edu/event

FARMERS MARKET SCHEDULE THURSDAY Carpinteria: 800 block of Linden Ave., 3-6:30pm

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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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SATURDAY Silo 118 Gallery Presents Larry Vingon Light Show Exhibition Art will light the sky as 50 of

Larry Vingon’s images, including famous album covers, will be projected on the side of the gallery, paired with a soundtrack to Vingon’s career. 8-10pm. Silo 118 Art Gallery, 118 Gray Ave. Free. Email bonnie@silo118.com.

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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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4/27: S.B. Audubon Society April Virtual Program S.B. District Ranger Daryl Hodges will provide an update on projects occurring within the Los Padres National Forest, including projects concerning natural resources, habitat, and recreation as well as rare and protected species, post-fire management, and more. 7:30pm. Free. tinyurl.com/

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4/27: Let Loose Comedy Start the night off with a hilarious host and fresh deejay set followed by some of the funniest comedians working right now such as Ron G, Julia Austin, Kidder, and Miguel Rojas. 7pm. The Red Piano, 519 State St. $25-$30. Ages 21+. letloosecomedy.com

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EARTH DAY 2022 4/21: S.B. Maritime Museum Webinar: S.B. Channel’s Whales and Their Climate Connection Marine biologist, marine educator, and naturalist Holly S. Lohuis will share her research on whales and their influence on the ecology of our oceans and the S.B. Channel. Registration is required. 7-9pm. Free.

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online Community Climate Conversation will feature guest speaker Jesse Smith from White Buffalo Land Trust, a nonprofit that is leading the way locally in regenerative agriculture. Register online. 6-7pm. Free. 350sb.org/events

WAR JUNE 11 | SATURDAY | 8PM

4/22:

UCSB Arts & Lectures Presents Danielle Wood In celebration of Earth Day, Danielle Wood,

director of the cutting-edge Space Enabled research group at MIT’s Media Lab, will talk about designs enabled by space research and projects that advance social good on Earth. 7:30pm. Campbell Hall, UCSB. Free. Call (805) 893-3535. artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

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4/23: CEC’s Santa Barbara Earth Day Celebration Join the Community Environmental Council (CEC) for a full day of events, including short films, a fashion show, a green car show, an award ceremony, and more events. There will be an evening concert featuring Jackson Gillies, Alastair Greene, No Simple Highway, and special guests. Visit the website for a full schedule. Activities: 10am-5pm; concert: 7:30pm. Arlington Theatre, 1317 State St. Activities: free; concert: $20-$30.

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4/23: Yoga and Optional Silent Disco Earth Day Beach Cleanup Join for a beach yoga class hosted by S.B. Beach Yoga followed by a Surfriderled silent-disco beach cleanup! Buckets, gloves, and headphones provided. Yoga: 10-11:15am: beach cleanup: 11:30-1pm. East Beach Cabrillo Pavilion, 1118 East Beach Blvd. $20 (use code SURFRIDER for 75 percent discount).

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4/23: Forum: International Ecological Resilience: Permaculture in Action Warren Brush, global resilience design consultant, educator, lecturer, storyteller, and co-founder of Wilderness Youth Project and Quail Springs Permaculture will share his experiences working with international organizations, nonprofits, and governments around the world to bring regenerative thinking and design to vulnerable communities around the world. 2-4pm. Concord Hall, Institute of World Culture, 1407 Chapala St. Free. worldculture.org

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S.B. Birding

The Miracle of Migration HUGH RANSON PHOTOS

armer and longer days stir the sap to run through the creekside sycamores and cause leaves to unfurl. The blood in the birds is quickening, too, and the excitement of spring reveals itself in song and showy colors. The miracle of migration is now in full swing: One moment, the wintering white-crowned sparrows are singing their cheerful, breezy song, and then suddenly they have been supplanted by improbably brilliant hooded orioles. Migration has always fascinated—and confused—humans, perhaps because of the suddenness of departures and arrivals. It has only been in the past hundred years or so that we have begun to understand the mechanisms of migration.

April Is Big in the Birder’s Calendar by Hugh Ranson, Member of the S.B. Audubon Society Theories have abounded throughout the centuries about birds’ movements. Aristotle thought that swallows and other summer visitors hibernated—that they flew into tree crevices to spend winter in dormancy. He also surmised that some species changed into others — in the autumn, European redstarts changed into European robins for the duration of the winter. Others theorized that swallows dived to the bottom of ponds to spend the winter hibernating in the mud. Perhaps one of the most outlandish ideas, but one that held currency for some time, was that birds flew to the moon. You can see how this idea perhaps came to be: On autumn nights, it is possible to see birds ghosting across the face of the moon. Late March through late April is a special time in the birder’s calendar, for the birds arriving from Mexico and farther south are met by our winter visitors, the latter waiting for the right time to fly north. Some birds, such as the rufous hummingbird, will not stop for long, refueling for a day or two before continuing northward. Perhaps the showiest of

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MOVING ALONG: Among other migratory birds in Santa Barbara, this season will see the dazzling hooded oriole announcing spring

all our summer residents is the male hooded oriole. If you have palm trees in your neighborhood, you probably have orioles because they favor constructing their hanging nests on the undersides of palm fronds. The females poke holes in the fronds and sew the nest with plant fibers. The female hooded oriole is yellow and green and blends in well with her surroundings. It’s the male that is the showstopper. He is black above and on the throat, but his head and underparts are a brilliant yellow. Even with his bright colors, the male can be difficult to locate, for orioles are shy birds. Knowing the song—a scratchy chatter interspersed with sweeter notes—or especially the call notes, can help you home in on the bird. One typical call is a sweet upward inflected “wheep” that carries over long distances. It is often the first clue that hooded orioles have returned to your neighborhood. Many of our summer birds tend to congregate along creeks. Warbling vireos are already here and singing their lovely songs, while the unobtrusive Pacific-slope flycatcher marks his territory with a simple, repetitive song. Blackheaded grosbeaks have robin-like warbles, while yellow warblers sing with sweet, clear notes. Rubbing shoulders with these new arrivals are the birds readying themselves for departure. This is the only time of year when the hooded oriole’s chatter will mingle with the breezy whistles of the white-crowned sparrows. These sparrows sing throughout the winter, but it is only in spring when mornings are alive with their songs. As April stretches on, you notice there are fewer and fewer in song, until one morning, they have gone. Night’s lurking dangers must surely hold terrors for roosting birds, but the urge to migrate overcomes these fears, and into the night they must fly. In recent years, the understanding of the mechanics of migration has become clearer. Birds use many clues in order to navigate the huge distances many of them traverse. They include the position of the sun, the patterns of the stars, the smells of familiar places, and the

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White-crowned sparrows readying to depart

Rufous hummingbirds stopping to refuel before continuing north

magnetic field of the earth. It’s this last mechanism that has generated some of the most fascinating research in recent years. It appears that birds are able to “see” the earth’s magnetic field lines. It all has to do with quantum spin dynamics with radical pairs forming in the retinas of birds as they migrate—to understand how this works is beyond the scope of this article (and my understanding!). This mechanism allows birds to fly thousands of miles through the night to find the same tree that they nested in the previous summer. For juveniles, their first journey south is one fraught with danger, and indeed, only 30 percent survive to make it to their ancestral wintering grounds. For those that successfully complete the journey, however, the correct route is ingrained in their memory. There is still much to be discovered about the mechanisms behind the migrations of birds. But for most of us, it’s enough to marvel at this extraordinary event that is as old as time. And, of course, that first dazzling hooded oriole of the spring. n

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PLACES FOR PLAYERS: The Santa Barbara Foresters are looking for host families to provide rooms for players this summer.

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oming off back-to-back NBC World Series Championships, the Santa Barbara Foresters baseball team is looking for Santa Barbara and Goleta residents to serve as host families for their 2022 season. “For years, we’ve depended on a core of families to give our players a safe place to stay during June and July,” said manager Bill Pintard in a press release. “But for a variety of reasons, some of them can’t do so this summer, so we’re in dire need of help with this important job.” The role of a host family is providing a bedroom for players to stay in while they are here from schools around the country. Their stays might be for two months or just a few weeks. During their stay, the players live under each host’s house rules and are responsible for their own transportation and meals, though host families are welcome to invite players to the table. In return for their generosity, host families receive a free family season pass to all Foresters home games, can take part in some team activities, and are honored on the field before the season’s last home game. “When our three boys were young, they idolized our Forester players!” said Julie Proctor, who along with her husband, Chris, has been a longtime host family. “They would all play games together—catch, wiffle ball, Nerf battles, Guitar Hero playoffs! It got our family very excited about Forester baseball.” Host families and players often make lasting relationships and can be especially enriching for families with young athletes, who gain an instant big brother out of one of the best collegiate ballplayers in the country. “We have been a host family for 14 years, and it’s still exciting to meet the new players coming to Santa Barbara from across the country,” added Foresters board president Christina Songer. “We really get to know the players. They become our summer family!” To learn more about becoming a host family, contact the Foresters’ office at (805) 684-0657 or email info@sbforesters.org. The team will answer all your questions and can put you in touch with other current host families to find out more. Without more host families, the Foresters season would be in trouble.

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FA I R V I E W ACES TAKE CENTER STAGE: Dos Pueblos High School boys’ baseball ace Ryan Speshyock and San Marcos High ace Chase Hoover both put forth incredible efforts to help their respective baseball teams pick up key Channel League victories last week and will look to continue their dominance with just two weeks remaining in the regular season. Speshyock tossed a no-hitter at Santa Ynez in a 6-1 Dos Pueblos victory. The Chargers are one game behind first-place team San Marcos. “I don’t think myself, the other coaches, and half the team even realized that there was a no-hitter going on until the end of the sixth inning. In fact, I almost pulled Ryan,” said Dos Pueblos coach George Hedricks. “Not only was it a neat individual accomplishment for Ryan, but it was a big team win for us to be able to win on that field.” Hoover pitched his first complete game of the season and struck out 12, in a 3-1 victory over rival Santa Barbara that kept the Royals in sole possession of first place in the Channel League with a 9-2 record. “The confidence was high. I think it was a lot of the focus today. The focus was better than it has been all season, and I think that was the difference,” Hoover said. “The curveball was a plus today, and that was the game-changer. Speshyock is a junior committed to Stanford, and Hoover is a senior committed to Texas Christian University, although he will likely have a decision to make regarding entering the MLB draft after high school. Both pitchers will likely be on the mound again Friday as Dos Pueblos hosts Santa Barbara and San Marcos travels to Santa Ynez. n

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Sicilian Lessons at Bedda Mia ALBERTO MORELLO HOLDS COURT IN HIS LATEST ITALIAN RESTAURANT

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CULTURE ON DISPLAY: From the coral-colored walls to the beautiful ceramic vase to the authentic fare, Bedda Mia is an ode to Sicilian style and cuisine.

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his lifelong goal was to open a Sicilian restaurant in honor of his upbringing on that Italian isle. But who knew this pensively jovial chef behind the Olio e Limone family of downtown Santa Barbara eateries wanted to be a professor of history, art, and culture as well? In just my first few minutes of visiting Bedda Mia, the State Street restaurant that Alberto and his wife/business partner, Elaine Morello, opened two months ago, I learned that coral is Sicily’s home color, as reflected in the gold-red walls; that the folk-artdecorated Sicilian horse-drawn carts were “the Teslas of their time,” and that their colors and iconography turned into a fashion line by Dolce & Gabbana last year, as witnessed in the surrounding photographs; that puppet theaters were common to Sicilian street corners, as seen in the back of the dining room, near the fake hearth that symbolizes typical kitchens of yesteryear; and that Sicilian oregano inspires nostalgic reverie in natives like Alberto, who proclaimed, “Sicily is right here” while waving a branch in my face. Much of this inspired nodding from my dining partner and longtime friend, Giuseppe Bonfiglio, whose parents emigrated from Sicily before he was born and then ran Italian restaurants in Santa Clarita for decades. But even he was getting eye-opening lessons from Alberto, like how those ceramic Moorish heads found throughout the island relate to the legend of a love-scorned woman who beheaded an invader and turned his noggin into a planter. Of all the art and photography he commissioned for the restaurant, Alberto is most proud of his own elaborate Moorish head vase, which he placed looking into the restaurant next to the entrance. Sporting an elegant female face, the prominent piece echoes the “my beautiful” translation of the Sicilian phrase “Bedda Mia.” Giuseppe speaks relatively fluent Italian, but he was immediately impressed by the menu itself, which is written in the island’s own tongue. “I love how they write it in Sicilian,” he said. “Ten to 20 percent of it, I don’t understand.” The food and wine curriculum came next, starting with “Purpu a Zalata” (octopus salad in celery, parsley, oil, and vinegar) and “Pisci Spada Cunzatu,” which is a flat, skinny slab of swordfish carpaccio in herbs and lemon oil. Both reflect simplicity, which is Sicilian to the core. “In Sicily, people go straightforward with ingredients,” said Alberto. “No camouflage.” The wine started white, with a zibibbo from Trapani, and then shifted to a fruity, refreshing frappato from Ragusa, which cut right into the “Pasta cu l’Agghia di Custonaci,” a coiled maccheroni with an almondand pecorino-based pesto, blasting in spicy garlic. The most revelatory dish of the night was the “Cassateddi in Broru,” a slightly sweet, ricotta-filled agnolotti swimming in a cinnamon-spiked lamb consommé. “This is very unusual,” said Alberto of his concoction, which exists somewhere between pasta and soup, equal parts

WITH LOVE FROM SICILY: Alberto Morello is showcasing his Sicilian culture at Bedda Mia, the restaurant he’s operating on State Street with his wife and business partner, Elaine Morello. They also own the Olio e Limone family of restaurants around the corner on Victoria Street.

delicate and rich, with lemon peel balancing the savory base. Four dishes in, we were served a robust nero d’avola from Siracusa as we ventured into the entree: “Agneddu Mpanatu,” lamb chops pounded thin and coated in a Palermo-style crust of pecorino-laced breading. I find tender dark meats crusted in slightly salty coatings hard to resist, especially when splashed with squeezed lemon, and these chops went down with glee, despite approaching overload. The sides of asparagus with pork-jaw bacon and lemon-roasted potatoes in that special oregano probably deserved more of our attention. Our final lesson, an extensive one, was dessert, accompanied by a marsala from Trapani. Alberto couldn’t resist bringing out three: the “Cassata Siciliana,” a bright-green sponge cake with ricotta, marzipan, dried fruit, and pistachio dust that screams of celebration; “Sette Veli,” a delightful seven-layer mousse cake of chocolate and hazelnut praline; and “Bianco Mangiari,” a traditional almond milk pudding playfully topped with rainbow sprinkles, like a rustic panna cotta loaded with nutty flavor. With each dish, whether a slice of swordfish or sugary scoop, Alberto exuded knowledge and pride, imbuing every bite with meaning and memory. From the start of the Bedda Mia project, Elaine made it abundantly clear that — unlike their owner-operator

situation at Olio e Limone, Olio Bottega, and Olio Pizzeria — the Morellos do not actually own this restaurant, and are merely the hired operators. But this clearly clings closer to Alberto’s heart than anywhere else, and that authentic connection rang true for my Sicilian compatriot. When I asked what he thought during our dinner, somewhere between the art lesson and the lamb lecture, Giuseppe replied, “It feels like home” — without the slightest hint of irony.

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Elizabeth Osterman-Brown Combines Sustainable Farming with Personal Passions by Matt Kettmann When she left her corporate job after years of being the family’s breadwinner, Osterman-Brown, who splits her time between Santa Barbara and the Bay Area, decided to tackle that gap in the market by starting her own pickle company, which she branded as Last of Seven (LOS). “I just dove right in and asked a lot of questions,” the mother of two said of how she figured it out. “I really enjoyed being a student and was surprised and delighted at how welcoming people were.” Taste was only one component, as her daughter — then taking an environmental studies class in high school, now at USC — was sharing lessons about regenerative agriculture and other sustainable concepts. So Osterman-Brown spent about a year developing recipes, investigating eco-friendly packaging, and building relationships with farmers as well as her co-packer, Bradley Bennett of Pacific Pickle Works. Because Bennett’s packing house is based in Santa Barbara, most of Osterman-Brown’s contracted farmers are also nearby in order to maintain freshness. “From harvest to brine should not be more than four days, so you can keep it crunchy,” she said, noting that Solvang’s Sunrise Organics is a primary supplier. In February 2021, OstermanBrown launched Last of Seven with

PICKLES FOR GOOD: Elizabeth OstermanBrown developed her Last of Seven pickles brand to add crisp, tasty vegetables to happy hour plates.

three types of pickled carrots, later adding pickled asparagus and cornichons, all packaged in petite jars designed for gifting. She also sells a tote bag with the “somewhat naughty” phrase “I Like It Dirty,” with 50 percent of those sales going to regenerative farming projects. Earlier this year, the company was honored with a Good Food Award, which recognizes craft food producers for both “superior taste” and “responsible environmental practices.” The name is a nod to her upbringing, as the last of seven siblings born to a former Catholic nun. “It was a bit scrappy—if you turned your head, your meatball would be gone from your plate,” she explained. “Being the youngest, I was often left with vegetables, so I developed a fondness for them at an early age.” The flavors also relate to her life: The bourbon carrots honor her dad, the spicy carrots recall her postcollege stint in Tokyo, and the LOS original carrots reflect the herb and jalapeño flavors of California that she’s eaten her entire life. “I wanted to do something special and something personal,” she explained. Originally, Osterman-Brown actually wanted to do cornichons, which are the dilled variety of tiny gherkin pickles common on charcuterie plates. But her research quickly revealed that they are no longer grown in California or even America—they’re mostly grown in India, because they are incredibly labor-intensive. She decided to remedy that situation and worked with Sunrise Organics and a farm in Temecula to grow the first batches for her. Those quickly sold out, but she’s doing it again. “I’m determined to bring back cornichon growing to the U.S. from India,” said Osterman-Brown, already determined to tackle her next challenge.

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S.B. Culinary Experience Returns ence, in partnership with the Julia Child Foundation, will present its first-ever Taste of Santa Barbara, May 16 to 22, with a broad array of events at restaurants, bars, farms, and wineries around the country. Signature events include a special screening of the documentary Julia followed by a conversation with directors Betsy West and Julie Cohen; “Rebuilding Our Food System,” a panel discussion with visionary leaders who are tackling the planet’s most pressing challenges to develop a more sustainable food system; and the signature Taste of Santa Barbara event featuring wine tasting and conversations with winemakers at the historic El Presidio. Many of the region’s restaurants and bars will also participate in the “Dine Around Town with Julia Child” and “Pub Crawl with Paul” where the public can enjoy tribute dishes and cocktails. See sbce.events.

April 22 to 29, restaurants across Santa Barbara County will take part in OceanFriendly Restaurants (OFR) Week by committing to reduce plastic pollution and serving locally harvested foods. Participating restaurants include Blue Owl, Crushcakes & Café, Rincon Brewery, Satellite, bouchon, Loquita, Mesa Verde, Alcazar Tapas Bar, and many more. The program, now in its fourth year, includes new criteria, such as omitting plastic bags and no plastic beverage bottles for purchase. Platinum-level restaurants implement all 15 program criteria, including carrying sustainable seafood and implementing water conservation practices. See go.surfrider.org/sb-ofr. BIKING TO BAKERIES BLOG: Lori Cooper has

launched a blog for exploring bakeries via bike in Santa Barbara and beyond called Biking to Bakeries. “I have always loved good food, particularly baked goods, and like to spend much of my time cycling to local bakeries to grab a treat, paired with a cup of tea or coffee,” said Cooper. “This scenario is my happy place: the aromas of fresh bread, being surrounded by the passionate and focused energy of bakers, and, most importantly, the ineffable sensation that follows the first bite into a warm, buttery croissant.” Visit biking tobakeries.com. RESTAURANTS TO COME: A new restaurant named Casa Comal had a soft opening

at 505 State Street, the former home of Crazy Jim’s Tacos y Más, Ana’s Taco Bar,

Mad Dogs, and Open Door. Owner Abraham Sandin, who plans to open a second restaurant on West Carrillo, is serving tacos, ceviche tostadas, deep-fried quesadillas daily, and Mexican sushi on weekends….Vacant since December 2002, the former home of Dunkin’ Donuts, Taco Bell, and Char West at 3771 State Street will become a taco-focused Mexican restaurant run by Carlos Luna, owner of the Los Agaves restaurants as well as Santo Mezcal. I am told the new restaurant will not be a Los Agaves but will fly under a different banner and focus on tacos…. Reader Eric G. let me know that Mezze, a “Mediterranean Street Kitchen,” is coming to 413 State Street, the former home of JJ’s Diner, Onus Donuts, Urkeb, The Mex Authentic, Pace, Momma Donna’s, Billies, Bodies, and Lettuce B. Frank. The mezze style of cuisine resembles Spanish tapas and other small plates, but is meant to make up the entire meal. Visit mezzesantabarbara.com. QUICK BITES: Reader JP let me know that Plaza Deli in La Cumbre Plaza is for sale. For details, call (805) 682-4410…. Rockin’ Yogurt, which opened in August 2007 at

620 State Street, has closed their doors. The popular Yogurtland is still up and running immediately across the street…. Reader Steve H. said that Finch & Fork at 31 West Carrillo Street is temporarily closed and will reopen with the same name but different menu…. XO Santa Barbara at 121 East Yanonali Street is now serving breakfast from 8 a.m.-noon. Chef Caleb Laub has curated a menu of fried egg sandwiches with menu items like the “Dirty Diner” and “Hangover Fries.” You can add on a “hair of the dog” Pabst Blue Ribbon for $1 to cure your weekend hangover….Reader Ted reports that Vons Chicken at 955 Embarcadero del Mar in Isla Vista, once the home of Sweet Alley, has closed. Opened in November 2019 by UCSB alumna Sophie Xu, the San Jose– based franchise served 10 different renditions of authentic Korean fried chicken. Xu also opened four other eateries—Uniboil, Phresh Teas, Kaiju Ramen & Curry, and SU’S Bowl—that are still in business.

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HANDS ON: Sivan Silver and Gil Garburg will share one piano this weekend when they perform with the Santa Barbara Symphony.

othing in the history of music compares to the rapid rise and triumph of the piano. In the 40 years between the first public performances on the instrument in Vienna in the 1760s, and the composition of Beethoven’s “Moonlight” Sonata in 1801, the piano went from a novelty to the central role it occupies in modern music. While Beethoven opened the way for the composers who followed, it would be another 40 years until the art of chamber music for piano reached its creative apex in the work of Robert Schumann and his disciple Johannes Brahms. The great quartets and quintets these two composers wrote for the piano and strings remain among the most frequently played and widely admired works in the classical repertoire. This weekend, the Santa Barbara Symphony will host a remarkable piano duo, Sivan Silver and Gil Garburg, for the world premiere of a substantially new composition derived from the work of Schumann and

Brahms. This Berlin-based couple performs piano music written for two players in a variety of formats. Sometimes they each have their own keyboard. Other times, like this weekend, April 23 and 24, when they will appear as guest artists with the Santa Barbara Symphony, the duo share one. The composer of the new work, which is an arrangement of Robert Schumann’s Quartet Op. 47 in E flat major of 1842 for Piano (Four Hands) and String Orchestra, is Richard Duenser. The Austrian composer has become something of a specialist in this form — he has completed three other such works, the most recent of which was recorded by the Silver-Garburg Duo with the Vienna Philharmonic. Duenser has dedicated this composition to the Silver-Garburg Duo, and to the Santa Barbara Symphony’s own Nir Kabaretti. For the composer, the relationship between Sivan Silver and Gil Garburg has been an inspiration. The Israeli couple have

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been partners in life and music for more than 20 years, and have carved out a unique niche as the leading academic exponents of the piano duo format. Based in Berlin, they teach duo piano at the University of Graz and travel extensively to other schools of music spreading their knowledge and enthusiasm for the form. Thanks to Richard Duenser, the repertoire for piano (four hands) and string orchestra is growing steadily. The composer began his work on this particular arrangement with an additional source. Approximately 10 years after Schumann completed his quartet, Brahms made a transcription of it for piano (four hands). Duenser writes that “the original version for piano quartet almost pushes the instruments to their limits due to the musical content; the compositional richness and almost symphonic density actually ‘burst’ the chamber orchestration.” It’s this level of musical sophistication that attracts someone with Duenser’s background to the work of opening up a piece written for a quartet to the full palette of musical expression available with four hands and a string orchestra. Following the new work, the orchestra will perform the Symphony No. 3 in A minor “Scottish” of Felix Mendelssohn, another pillar of the Romantic repertoire. It’s a tribute to the reputation of the Santa Barbara Symphony that this world premiere concert is part of their season. Performances are on Saturday, April 23, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 24, at 3 p.m. at The Granada Theatre (1214 State St.). For tickets and information, visit thesymphony.org. An additional appearance by the Silver-Garburg Duo will take place at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art on Thursday, April 21, at 5:30 p.m. as part of the museum’s Parallel Stories series. Nir Kabaretti will introduce the duo and they will play music associated with the Through Vincent’s Eyes exhibition. —Charles Donelan

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Kaitlyn Diffenderfer as Belle After two decades as the theater teacher and director at Dos Pueblos High School, Clark Sayre’s final curtain call before retirement will be this year’s upcoming musical, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. What was the first show in the Elings Performing Arts Center on the Dos Pueblos campus in 2008 will now be Sayre’s sendoff production. “It feels bittersweet,” says Sayre. “So many great memories and terrific kids I’m working with that I’ll miss.” Beauty and the Beast is a show that the Dos Pueblos student performers grew up watching, so there’s a real connection between cast and material. Kaitlyn Diffenderfer, who plays Belle, was 6 years old when she saw Sayre’s first version of this production. “They are about to take that journey in the ‘great wide somewhere’ outside the comfort and predictability of high school,” says Sayre. “I think they can relate, as they’re all finding their own identities and places in the world; they can watch a model like Belle and see that it’s okay to be different. It’s actually a good thing to stand out.” Sayre doesn’t usually revisit productions he’s already directed, but he wanted his last show to be a Disney vehicle since Dos Pueblos is one of Disney’s few pilot schools for musicals. This is one of the biggest-scale shows Sayre has directed, complete with spectacular dance numbers and all the technical stage magic of moving lights and projections. There’s also been a change in Sayre’s style of direction. “I used to be a very heavy-handed director,” he says and describes staging and choreographing every onstage moment. Thirteen years ago, he took a class from Seth Barrish and the Barrow Group that revolutionized his approach. “Now I’m all about collaborating with actors and discovering moments. I encourage actors to ‘play’ during rehearsals so we can discover each moment in fresh new ways. I lose a bit of the sharpness this way, but we gain spontaneity, making it more fun for the actors and audiences.” Disney’s Beauty and the Beast runs April 22-23, 30, and May 6-7 at the Elings Performing Arts Center on the DPHS campus (7266 Alameda Ave., Goleta). For more information, see dptheatrecompany.org.

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his innovative program commissioned by UCSB Arts & Lectures offered the audience an opportunity to see what lies behind the facade of classical performance for two of the INTO THE WOODS: Jennifer Koh and Davóne Tines in a scene from Everything Rises most original artists in contemporary music. Jennifer Koh, fresh off winning a Grammy for After some achingly beautiful music by composer Best Classical Instrumental Solo, and Davóne Tines, one Ken Ueno, part two of Everything Rises used video of the most in-demand performers in opera, have been to tell the parallel stories of Koh’s mother, Gertrude Soonja Lee Koh, and Tines’s grandmother, Alma Lee working on Everything Rises for six years. The piece began with a moment that recalled the one Gibbs Tines. These women suffered through devastatsix years ago when the pair first met eyes backstage in ing periods of historical displacement, Alma Tines as Paris while rehearsing a work by a subject of discrimination and a witness to lynching At UCSB’s Campbell Kaija Saariaho. Locking eyes in in the Jim Crow American South, and Soonja Koh as a Hall, Tue., Apr. 12. what they described as a “connect- refugee from the Korean War. ing glance,” Koh and Tines began a By deftly weaving together first-person video dialogue that led them to discover multiple parallels in and audio from their ancestors with blunt lyrics and their experiences as people of color participating in the powerful music in songs like “A Story of the Moth” highly disciplined world of classical music performance. and “Alma’s Song,” Koh and Tines stripped away the In the show, this moment follows the projection of convention of polite distance between performers a video of the young Koh’s prize-winning performance and their audience. The refrain “dear white people” in at an international Tchaikovsky competition. As the “Moth” hit particularly hard, imbued with an acidic mature violinist stands by, observing her younger self, irony. Tines joins her on stage, dressed in the traditional blackThe evening’s finale, a version of the Billie Holiday tie worn by virtually all classical musicians. Koh wears a song “Strange Fruit” as passionately reimagined by gown, the equally standard apparel for female classical Ueno for Tines, set the entire experience within the performers. Later in the evening, once the journey to larger context of the civil rights movement and the revelation has begun, Tines reappears in a dress that’s exploitation of musicians of color. A concluding origicut to mirror the one that Koh is wearing. This costume nal song, “Better Angels,” offered a ray of hope with the choice is only the beginning of what pours forth about lines, “the sweep of history is long / an arc that bends towards the light.” —Charles Donelan these performers and how they feel most comfortable.

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hat makes Lindsey Buckingham such a unique figure in pop history, even verging on the oftmisused superlative of “pop genius”? His generous and career-spanning concert at the Lobero on Friday, April 15, offered many clues. From early Fleetwood Mac hits “Go Your Own Way” and “Tusk” — highlights of this concert — up through last year’s impressive, eponymous solo album, Buckingham has deftly juggled hooks, polish, and also quirks. When he musters up grit in his vocal tone or takes off on distortion-laden guitar flights, we rarely get the sense that he’s baring his soul or channeling rock and roll angst; pop craft and artistic control trump sheer abandon. Part of a run of smaller venue dates before heading to much larger venues in Europe, Buckingham’s Lobero concert also came equipped with extra layers of emotional underscoring. This was an eagerly awaited, pandemic-delayed tour. Additionally, since his 2018 Arlington concert with Christine McVie, Buckingham has been dismissed from Fleetwood Mac and endured emergency heart surgery and a near-divorce. But at the Lobero, the lean and lithe Buckingham, now 72, delivered a powerful — and polished — show with his most excellent quartet. He tapped into his small but high-quality solo discography, firing up “Trouble,” “Soul Drifter,” and the new “I Don’t Mind” (a prime example of his artful way with a pop hook). Though mostly playing his delay-lathered acoustic-

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electric guitars, Buckingham took the occasion of the tune “I’m So Afraid” to lay out one of his tasteful, climactic, and epic electric solos towards the show’s end. The concert also had two pivotal moments of particular poignancy. One came with his closing tune, the new “Time,” a lovely variation on the theme of Sandy Dennis’s mortality-wise anthem “Who Knows Where the Time Goes?” The other moving moment came with his slowed-down and radically reinvented version of the Mac tune “Never Going Back Again.” Suddenly, Buckingham seemed to pull away from the craft factor and bare his soul for a few minutes. A mid-show standing ovation was in order. —Josef Woodard

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ARIES

(Mar. 21-Apr. 19): Aries author Marge Piercy writes, “I love people who harness themselves, an ox to a heavy cart, who pull like water buffalo, with massive patience, who strain in the mud and the muck to move things forward, who do what has to be done, again and again.” According to my analysis of the astrological factors, you’ll be wise to be like a person Piercy describes. You’re entering a phase of your cycle when diligent work and impeccable self-discipline are most necessary, and most likely to yield stellar rewards.

TAURUS

(Apr. 20-May 20): In 1879, Taurus-born Williamina Fleming was working as a maid for astronomer Edward Charles Pickering, director of the Harvard Observatory. Impressed with her intelligence, Pickering hired Fleming to do scientific work. By 1893, she had become a prominent, award-winning astronomer. Ultimately, she discovered the Horsehead Nebula, helped develop a system for identifying stars, and cataloged thousands of astronomical phenomena. I propose that we make her your role model for the duration of 2022. If there has ever been a year when you might achieve progress like Fleming’s, it’s this one.

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20): For 2,500 years, Egypt was a conquered territory ruled by non-Egyptians. Persians took control in 525 bce. Greeks replaced them. In succeeding centuries, Egypt had to submit to the authority of the Roman Empire, the Persians again, the Byzantine Empire, the Arab Islamic Caliphate, the Mamluk Sultanate, the Ottomans, and the British. When British troops withdrew from their occupation in 1956, Egypt was finally an independent nation self-ruled by Egyptians. If there are any elements of your own life story that even partially resemble Egypt’s history, I have good news: 2022 is the year you can achieve a more complete version of sovereignty than you have ever enjoyed. And the next phase of your freedom work begins now.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22): During the next four weeks, some of the best lessons you can study and learn will come to you while you’re socializing and communicating. Even more than is usually the case, your friends and allies will offer you crucial information that has the power to catalyze dynamic decisions. Lucky encounters with Very Interesting People may open up possibilities worth investigating. And here’s a fun X-factor: The sometimes surprising words that fly out of your mouth during lively conversations will provide clues about what your deep self has been half-consciously dreaming of.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22): “Hold on tight, I would tell myself, but there was nothing for me to hold on to.” A character in one of Haruki Murakami’s novels says that. In contrast to that poor soul, Leo, I’m happy to tell you that there will indeed be a reliable and sturdy source for you to hold onto in the coming weeks—maybe more than one. I’m glad! In my astrological opinion, now is a time when you’ll be smart to get thoroughly anchored. It’s not that I think you will be in jeopardy. Rather, you’re in a phase when it’s more important than usual to identify what makes you feel stable and secure. It’s time to bolster your foundations and strengthen your roots.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In the latter half of the 19th century, the U.S. government collaborated with professional hunters to kill millions of bison living in America’s Great Plains. Why? It was an effort to subjugate the Indigenous people who lived there by eliminating the animals that were their source of food, clothing, shelter, bedding, ropes, shields, and ornaments. The beloved and useful creatures might have gone extinct altogether if it had not been for the intervention of a Virgo rancher named Mary Ann “Molly” Goodnight. She single-handedly rebuilt the bison herds from a few remaining survivors. I propose that we make Goodnight your inspirational role model

for the rest of 2022. What dwindling resources or at-risk assets could you restore to health?

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): British Admiral Horatio Nelson (17581805) was born under the sign of Libra. He was a brilliant and unconventional strategist whose leadership brought many naval victories for his country. Yet he was blind in one eye, was missing most of his right arm from a battle wound, and was in constant discomfort from chronic seasickness. I propose we make him one of your patron saints for the coming weeks. May he inspire you to do your best and surpass your previous accomplishments even if you’re not feeling perfect. (But also keep in mind: The problems you have to deal with will be far milder than Nelson’s.)

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Anti-apartheid activist Bantu Stephen Biko (1946-1977) was profoundly committed to authenticity. The repressive South African government hated that about him. Biko said, “I’m going to be me as I am, and you can beat me or jail me or even kill me, but I’m not going to be what you want me to be.” Fortunately for you, Scorpio, you’re in far less danger as you become more and more of your genuine self. That’s not to say the task of learning how to be true to your deep soul is entirely risk-free. There are people out there, even allies, who may be afraid of, or resistant to your efforts. Don’t let their pressure influence you to dilute your holy quest.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “The artist must train not only his eye but also his soul,” said Sagittarian painter Wassily Kandinsky. Inspired by his observation, I’m telling you, “The practical dreamer should train not only her reasoning abilities but also her primal intuition, creative imagination, non-rational perceptivity, animal instincts, and rowdy wisdom.” I especially urge you to embody my advice in the coming weeks, Sagittarius. Now is a favorable time to make abundant use of the other modes of intelligence that help you understand life as it really is—and not merely as the logical, analytical mind conceives it to be.

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CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The language spoken by the indigenous Cherokee people is at least 3,000 years old. But it never had a written component until the 1820s. Then a Cherokee polymath named Sequoyah formulated a syllabary, making it possible for the first time to read and write the language. It was a Herculean accomplishment with few precedents in history. I propose we name him your inspirational role model for the rest of 2022. In my astrological understanding, you are poised to make dramatic breakthroughs in self-expression and communication that will serve you and others for a long time.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): A study by psychologists concludes there is a good way to enhance your willpower: For a given time, say one week, use your non-dominant hand to brush your teeth, wield your computer mouse, open your front door with your key, or perform other habitual activities. Doing so boosts your ability to overcome regular patterns that tend to keep you mired in inertia. You’re more likely to summon the resolution and drive necessary to initiate new approaches in all areas of your life—and stick with them. The coming weeks will be an especially favorable time to try this experiment. (For more info, read this: tinyurl.com/BoostWillpower.)

PISCES

(Feb. 19-Mar. 20): In his book Thus Spoke Zarathustra, philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche wrote, “You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.” According to my reading of the astrological omens, you will be justified to say something like that in the near future. Now is a favorable time to honestly acknowledge differences between you and others—and accept those differences just as they are. The important point is to do what you need to do without decreeing that other people are wrong or misguided.

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EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR, KITP

DEVELOPMENT Serves as the Development Coordinator for the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (“KITP”), supporting a complex and multifaceted program in coordination with Central Development’s Prospect Management, Development Research, Development Communications, and Donor Relations units. Provides leadership for all analytical functions that support strategic goals, initiatives, and projects leading toward increased and sustained philanthropic support for the KITP including donor identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship. Establishes, develops, and maintains comprehensive development and communications systems within the unit in coordination with KITP and Central Development colleagues. Prepares materials and reports that analyze the activities, progress and goals of the KITP Development Program. Organizes KITP development events in coordination with KITP and central development events staff colleagues. Supports strategic web and social media platforms and advises on digital outreach as it relates to a development constituency. Reqs: High level of initiative, creativity, and energy. Ability to maintain strict confidentiality in all aspects of work. Ability to work under tight and shifting deadlines. Excellent grammar, composition and proofreading skills. Notes: Satisfactory conviction history background check. May be called upon to work occasional evenings and weekends at various Development Office, Institutional Advancement or campus‑wide events. $24.62 ‑ $27.00/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 #33625

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS

ARTS & LECTURES Has full functional responsibility for all financial, personnel and administrative operations of the Arts & Lectures unit. Serves as an advisor to the Executive Director and Associate Director on high‑level matters of critical importance, creating and implementing short and long‑range strategic financial, personnel, and operation plans and goals. Directs contractors, vendors and departmental staff at select A&L events and has the autonomy and authority to represent the organization at high‑level meetings and events. Serves as a senior point of contact in the absence of the Executive and Associate Director. Responsibilities include management of all Arts & Lectures finances, including complex income accounts exceeding $10 million annually, as well as management at the department level of the Arts & Lectures $30 million endowment campaign funds. Additionally, the A&L unit is granted procurement authority to execute contracts for professional services in excess of $3 million annually; the Director of Finance and Operations establishes structures, policies and procedures to ensure success in delegation and auditability of all department transactions. Handles high‑level contractual negotiation with agents/artists/managers. Responsible for complex financial reporting, including economic forecasting and modeling, projections on investment income, and advising

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the Executive Director on financial strategies and risks. Prepares reports and presents on financial performance and projections to the Arts & Lectures Finance Council. Exercises a high degree of autonomy in addressing departmental issues and creating departmental policy. Independently identifies issues, initiates research, interprets information, and acts on issues regarding personnel, space and facilities management, grants management, accounting, travel, payroll, procurement, contracting, and business services. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience and/or training Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check. Ability to work occasional evening and weekend hours. $90,000‑130,000/ 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 4/26/22. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 34141

EDUCATION ASSOCIATE

ARTS & LECTURES Works independently to support Arts & Lectures Education and Outreach mission to ‘Educate, Entertain, Inspire.’ Plans and implements program activities associated with reaching, serving, and engaging key constituencies across campus, in schools, and in the community, as well as establishing and developing relationships with educators and community leaders. Constituencies may include students, faculty/ educators, and staff, University alumni; local community members; K‑12 schools; non‑profits; and the public. Works closely with the Director of Education and in collaboration with Arts & Lectures staff in programming, production, marketing, development, and finance to achieve a high‑quality program and thorough accountability. Develops and implements educational residencies and core components of the education and community programs while considering the needs and priorities of campus and community constituents; creates, enhances, and sustains relationships across campus and in the community; staffs select education events and collects and manages departmental data related to assigned projects. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience and/or training. Notes: Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record, and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull‑Notice Program. Satisfactory conviction history background check. Ability and willingness to work weekends and evenings. The position is funded for 3 years. Continued employment is dependent on future funding. $24.62 ‑ $31.13/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 4/27/22. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 34147.

ELECTRICIAN

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT Electrician Designs, installs, repairs, maintains and inspects electrical systems and equipment such as motors, fixtures, transformers, generators, wiring, switchboards, alarm systems, controllers, circuit breakers and high voltage transmission equipment; works from blueprints and specifications; makes working

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drawings and single line power diagrams; locates and diagnoses electrical malfunctions using various test instruments, such as an ammeter, megohmmeter, and multimeter. Plans layout in the wiring of new or remodeled installations; makes standard computations related to load requirements, designs control wiring for equipment and draws schematics. Provide direct customer service to the campus community. Req: CA General Electrician Certification. Notes: Satisfactory completion of a criminal history background check. Must maintain valid CA DL, a clean DMV record and enrollment in DMV Pull‑Notice Program. Pre‑employment physical exam required. Must be able to take night and weekend call‑backs. $39.91/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 4/29/22. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu. Job #34360

FRONT HOUSE PERSONNEL SUPERVISOR

CAMPUS DINING Responsible for aiding the Personnel Manager in all aspects of hiring, training, scheduling, and supervision of all student employees. Responsible for overseeing a catering program during the summer season. Reqs: Ability to work effectively in a fast‑paced, high‑volume operation with a large team of managers, full‑time and student staff. Minimum two years of supervisory experience. Ability to work with a diverse staff. Ability to effectively and clearly communicate directions to employees and customers. Excellent customer service skills. Ability to work independently and exercise initiative while also acting as a team member. Ability to communicate, analyze and troubleshoot situations as they occur. Experience with Excel and Word. Notes: Maintain a valid CA driver’s license. Satisfactory criminal history background check. $42,900/ yr ‑ $48,900.28/yr. Sun12 pm – 8:30 pm, Wed‑Fri 1:30 pm – 10 pm, Sat 12 pm – 8:30 pm. 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 4/2/22, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 34221

GRADUATE ADVISOR

COMPUTER SCIENCE Participates in all aspects of student life in Computer Science. Coordinates and manages the graduate admissions program, advises approximately 190 graduate students and 400 undergraduate students on a wide variety of issues, including requirements for graduate admissions, program requirements and options, grades, courses, financial aid, petitions, leaves, exam schedules, housing, cost of living, community issues, employment, and other personal and academic issues related to their welfare. The position requires extensive knowledge of University and Graduate Division policies and procedures regarding graduate and undergraduate student affairs, and requires the ability to

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interpret regulations from various administrative offices to students and faculty. This position requires extensive teamwork and cooperation within the Student Affairs Area by assisting with the on‑going workload and acting independently when the Student Affairs Manager and Undergraduate Program Advisor or Assistant are unavailable. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and/or training. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check. $24.61‑$27.21/ 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 4/26/22 Apply online at https:// jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 34129

GROUNDSKEEPER

TRANSPORTATION & PARKING SERVICES Cultivates planted areas; plants, fertilizes and maintains shrubs, small trees, lawns and other ground covers; may operate irrigation systems manually and by automatic controls. Uses a variety of hand and powered tools and equipment, including lawn mowers, edgers, line trimmers, hedge trimmers, blowers, and vacuums. Cleans grounds and walks of litter; empties trash receptacles; maintains and makes minor repairs to tools, irrigation and drainage systems. Req: Minimum of three years experience in grounds maintenance. Must be able to follow oral/written instructions. Ability to perform minor repairs on small equipment. Some knowledge of irrigation and drip systems. Experience with the use of tractors, small lawn mowers, edgers, power sweepers, roto‑tillers and chainsaws. Will be working with a diverse student body and staff. Demonstrated ability to work effectively with others as a team. Must have effective communication skills. Notes: Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull‑Notice Program. Satisfactory conviction history background check. $18.38 ‑ $21.55/hr. M‑F, 5:30am ‑ 1:30pm. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 33199

IMMUNIZATION COMPLIANCE COORDINATOR

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

Health Officer Order, this position must 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

INSTITUTIONAL DIVERSITY PROJECT MANAGER

CENTER FOR BLACK STUDIES RESEARCH Serves as the project manager with the IChange Team (ICT) supporting UC Santa Barbara’s role as an Aspire IChange Network Institution through the coordination of the many activities and deliverables that are produced by the IChange Team for internal use and submission to the IChange Network leadership, and provides integral assistance to all aspects of the program. The Aspire IChange Network is one of three Aspire Alliance change initiatives, and is designed to catalyze change at institutions by providing a comprehensive, systematic approach to organizational transformation using a structured self‑assessment process to inform the development and implementation of an institutional action plan. Per a statement from the website, Aspire’s Institutional Change initiative (IChange) seeks to cultivate post‑secondary institutions where STEM faculty from underrepresented groups (URGs) are widely recruited, hired and retained, and all STEM faculty employ inclusive teaching, advising, and research mentoring. Helps to set the direction of conversations and documents amongst the IChange Team, as well as manage and coordinate the tasks and communications assigned to team members and support the co‑leads in ensuring effective time and task management. The Institutional Diversity Project Manager will also: Coordinate UC Santa Barbara’s broader engagement with the IChange Network, including through an established Microsoft Teams Collaboration or similar software platform; Organize and support UC Santa Barbara’s IChange team efforts, various project tasks: self‑assessment and action planning processes, including coordinating the completion of the Aspire Institutional Self‑Assessment for Inclusive Faculty Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/ training. Demonstrable extensive working knowledge of the Microsoft Suite. Particularly advanced features within Excel, Powerpoint, and Word. Demonstrable ability to perform data analytics using excel. Strong business communication and interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with various levels of campus officials, faculty and staff both verbally and in writing. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check. $55,600 ‑ $90,000/Yr; salary commensurate with experience. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 4/27/22. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu Job #34145

INVOICE PROCESSOR PHYSICIAN BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES Processes invoices for payment ASSISTANT 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. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb. edu Job # 33185

MEDICAL ASSISTANT

STUDENT HEALTH Provides medical and administrative support to the physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, clinical nurses, and licensed vocational nurses assisting with exams and procedures, taking vitals, checking in/out patients, filling out necessary paperwork, taking phone messages and following directives from the clinicians, as well as scheduling appointments. Required: High School diploma or equivalent. Certification with one of the following agencies required; American Association of Medical Assistants (AMA), California Certifying Board of Medical Assistants (CMAA). Applicants without a proper certification will not be considered. Current CPR certification/Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required at time of hire is required and non‑negotiable. This is an 11‑month per year career position. Four weeks of furlough taken during quarter breaks and summer months. Notes: Student Health requires all clinical staff to successfully pass the background check and complete the credentialing process before the employment date. Any HIPAA or FERPA violation is subject to disciplinary action. Starting at $23.27/hr; commensurate with experience. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 4/27/22 Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu Job #34192

STUDENT HEALTH Exciting career opportunity working in a multidisciplinary, comprehensive University Student Health Service. Works under UCSB Standardized Procedures in a collaborative and collegial relationship with physicians, Advanced Practice Providers and other clinical staff at UCSB Student Health. Responsibilities include evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of acute illnesses and injuries, common chronic health conditions; assessment, management and/or referral of primary mental health conditions, routine gynecologic care, physical examinations, prescribing medications under the legal scope of practice and arranging to follow up care and referrals as indicated. Reqs: Must have a current California Physician Assistant License and DEA registration schedules 2‑5 at all times during employment in order to practice and function in their clinical role. Notes: Student Health requires that clinical staff must successfully complete and pass the background check and credentialing process before the employment start date. Any HIPAA or FERPA violation is subject to disciplinary action. This is an 11‑month partial‑year career 100% position; 4 weeks of furlough must be taken during quarter breaks. Works hours as assigned, which may include occasional evening hours. Salary commensurate with experience. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 4/26/22 Apply online at https:// jobs.ucsb.edu Job #33985

SENATE COUNCIL ANALYST

ACADEMIC SENATE Independently serves as a graduate education specialist for the Academic Senate and policy analyst for the Graduate Council. Independently provides direction, analysis and oversight; serves as institutional memory; drafts and provides input and interpretation of divisional and University policies. Manages and coordinates all of the administrative aspects of the Graduate Council; coordinates ad hoc committees, especially in the Council’s review of graduate programs. Analyzes data, proposals and reports; writes and edits correspondence, minutes, and reports and coordinates Council’s activities with the various administrative offices, especially the Graduate Division, and including coordination of departmental/programmatic reviews with the joint Senate‑Administration Program Review Panel. Performs similar duties as the analyst for the Committee on Diversity and Equity and the Committee on Rules, Jurisdiction, and Elections in regard to committee support. Annually reviews Catalog copy for accuracy with responsibility for graduate education changes. Assists with Senate legislation and assists with or directs special projects as assigned. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree and three years working in a related area or equivalent training. Note: Satisfactory completion of a background check. $67,500‑70,000/yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without

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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. Reqs: Working knowledge and experience in utilizing the following equipment: vacuums, conventional and high‑speed buffers, extractors and related custodial equipment desirable. Will train on all equipment and chemicals used. Demonstrated ability to work effectively with others as a team. Must have effective communication skills. Ability to interact as a team member with sensitivity towards a multicultural work environment. Notes: Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull‑Notice Program. Satisfactory conviction history background check. Days/Hours: Thu‑Mon, 7:30am‑4pm. $20.74 ‑ $22.44/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb. edu Job # 33993

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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, 7:30 am to 4:30 pm to meet the operational needs of the unit and to cover seven‑day service. May be required to perform other duties as assigned to meet the operational needs of the department. Reqs: Working knowledge and experience in utilizing the following equipment: vacuums, conventional and high‑speed buffers, extractors and related custodial equipment desirable. Will train on all equipment and chemicals used. Demonstrated ability to work effectively with others as a team. Must have effective communication skills. Ability to interact as a team member with sensitivity towards a multicultural work environment. Notes: Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull‑Notice Program. Satisfactory conviction history background check. $20.74 ‑ $22.44 $22.44/ hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 33718

SOUTH HALL ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT CENTER Responsible for providing high‑level management, executing professional judgment, and a full range of student services management functions for the departments and programs in the South Hall Administrative Support Center. Management duties encompass responsibility for the daily operations of general administration including academic and student support services, financial management as it pertains to hiring temporary faculty, curriculum development, staff personnel, contract, development & alumni relations, space allocation, long‑ and short‑term planning in support of departments’/programs’ and UCSB’s teaching and research mission. The manager identifies and analyzes critical factors and variables in the projection of facility, program, faculty and staff development based on changing programmatic/economic/ developmental/research/curricular needs. Independently solves problems and ensures compliance with a wide variety of federal, state, university, and campus policies, procedures, and requirements. Offers advice, and analysis, provides resolution to various problems or conflicts that may arise. Serves as chair’s/director’s liaison to other campus academic and administrative units. Serves on campus and system‑wide committees in the review and/or implementation of policy and programs. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree in a related area and/or equivalent experience/training.1‑3 years experience in a higher education administration, student services, or academic role. Note: Satisfactory completion of conviction history background check. $61,200‑$75,000/ yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 4/28/22. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 34304

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the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E35. FBN Number: 2022‑0000700. Published: Mar 31. Apr 7, 14, 21 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CENCAL HEALTH at 4050 Calle Real Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Santa Barbara San Luis Obispo Regional Health Authority (same address) This business is conducted by an Corporation by: KAREN S. KIM, JD, MPH, CHIEF LEGAL AND COMPLIANCE OFFICER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 23, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E24. FBN Number: 2022‑0000775. Published: Mar 31. Apr 7, 14, 21 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BURDICK CONSTRUCTION at 818 Via Campobello Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Michael A Burdick (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual by: MICHAEL BURDICK with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 23, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E29. FBN Number: 2022‑0000759. Published: Mar 31. Apr 7, 14, 21 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: PACIFIC COAST REALTY at 3461 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Diane Kay Zamora (same address) Joann R Pomatto‑Gomez (same address)This business is conducted by an General Partnership Filed by: DIANE KAY ZAMORA, BROKER/ OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 18, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E35. FBN Number: 2022‑0000718. Published: Mar 31. Apr 7, 14, 21 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DRIVEN PICTURES, INC at 1 South Fairview Ave, Suite E Goleta, CA 93117; Tegan Hammond, Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by an Corporation Filed by: TEGAN HAMMOND, OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 7, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E35. FBN Number: 2022‑0000595. Published: Mar 31. Apr 7, 14, 21 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SPROUTING BEAN WELLNESS at 2111 Red Rose Way Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Sabrina Livne‑Kennedy (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Filed by: SABRINA LIVNE‑KENNEDY with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 25, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E28. FBN Number: 2022‑0000798. Published: Mar 31. Apr 7, 14, 21 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BOND AUTOWORKS at 233 Cottage Grove Ave Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Luis E Felix 9 S Alisos St Santa Barbara, CA 93103 This business is conducted by an Individual by: LUIS E FELIX, OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 1, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County

Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E29. FBN Number: 2022‑0000558. Published: Mar 31. Apr 7, 14, 21 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THERAPISTS IN COMMUNITY at 1010 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Jacqueline F Beraldo 333 Old Mill Road #132 Santa Barbara, CA 93110 This business is conducted by an Individual by: JACQUELINE BERALDO, OWNER, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 21, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E20. FBN Number: 2022‑0000725. Published: Mar 31. Apr 7, 14, 21 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: CAT DOCTORS at 1333 De La Vina Street, Suite G Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Georgina Sullos 2 E Pueblo St. Santa Barbara, CA 93105 This business is conducted by an Limited Individual by: GEORGINA SULLOS, OWNER/DVM with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 21, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E35. FBN Number: 2022‑0000728. Published: Mar 31. Apr 7, 14, 21 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RADIANT COLLECTIONS at 45 Willow Springs Lane, Apt. 201 Goleta, CA 93117; Jackson Flanagan (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Filed by: JACKSON FLANAGAN with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 31, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E35. FBN Number: 2022‑0000839. Published: Apr 7, 14, 21, 28 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HARMONY STEAM at 449 Hawk Canyon Ct Buellton, CA 93427; Nicole M. Leite (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Filed by: NICOLE LEITE with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 01, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E35. FBN Number: 2022‑0000765. Published: Apr 7, 14, 21, 28 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: L.A. LEPIANE WINES at 1480 Count Fleet St Santa Ynez, CA 93460; L.A. Lepiane Wines, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: ALISON THOMSON, MANAGER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 11, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E35. FBN Number: 2022‑0000654. Published: Apr 7, 14, 21, 28 2022.

(s) is/are doing business as: TCG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT at 81 David Love Pl. Goleta, CA 93117; Jesusita Corporation 4860 Calle Real, Suite C Santa Barbara, CA 93111 This business is conducted by an Corporation Filed by: YVONNE M. CONNOLLY, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 28, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E40. FBN Number: 2022‑0000811. Published: Apr 7, 14, 21, 28 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: DU MONT, DU MONT ADS, DU MONT ADVERTISING LLC, DU MONT LLC at 2962 Hidden Valley Ln Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Du Mont Advertising LLC (same address) This business is conducted by an Limited Liability Company Filed by: DANIEL CARRERA, OFFICER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 18, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E35. FBN Number: 2022‑0000712. Published: Apr 7, 14, 21, 28 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ZOCALO at 901 Embarcadero Del Mar Suite 101 Isla Vista, CA 93117; Zocalo Restaurant LLC (same address) This business is conducted by an Limited Liability Company Filed by: JAIME HERNANDEZ, PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 23, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E40. FBN Number: 2022‑0000766. Published: Apr 7, 14, 21, 28 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LONGEVITY SANTA BARBARA at 5450 Granada Way Carpinteria, CA 93013; Heidi S Millard (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Filed by: HEIDI MILLARD with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 30, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E35. FBN Number: 2022‑0000825. Published: Apr 7, 14, 21, 28 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: COTTAGE UNDER THE OAKS, UNDER THE OAKS SANTA BARBARA at 2720 Puesta Del Sol Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Maya Q. M. Adams (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: MAYA ADAMS, OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 8, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E45. FBN Number: 2022‑0000948. Published: Apr 14, 21, 28, May 05, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: ABSOM BOOKS at 4523 Carpinteria Avenue, Apt E Carpinteria, CA 93013; Eric von Schrader (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Filed by: ERIC VON SCHRADER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 30, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E35. FBN Number: 2022‑0000835. Published: Apr 7, 14, 21, 28 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: IMAGINENAMES, IMAGINE NAMES at 3905 State St, Suite 7‑317 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Gerald Hill 4025 Primavera Road, Unit B Santa Barbara, CA 93110 This business is conducted by an Individual Filed by: GERALD HILL, OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 04, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E4. FBN Number: 2022‑0000874. Published: Apr 14, 21, 28, May 05, 2022.

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person(s) is/are doing business as: KARMIC CIRCLE COFFEE COLLECTIVE at 339 El Gaucho Rd. Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Daniel Woodman (same address) Rae Tran (Same Address) This business is conducted by a General Partnership Filed by: DANIEL WOODMAM, CO‑FOUNDER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 25, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E35. FBN Number: 2022‑0000791. Published: Apr 14, 21, 28, May 05, 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: DR. GREENTHUMB’S ORCUTT at 1604 E. Clark Avenue, Suite 101 Orcutt, CA 93455; East Clark SB OPCO LLC 4675 Macarhur Ct Fl 15 Newport Beach, CA 92660 This business is conducted by an Limited Liability Company Signed: Brandon Johnson, Manager Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 7, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E45. FBN Number: 2022‑0000936. Published: April 14, 21, 28. May 5 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: SOUL SPARK SANTA BARBARA at 1050 Vista del Pueblo Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Jacqueline Robinson (Same Address) This business is conducted by an Individual Filed by: JACQUELINE ROBINSON, OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 28, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E20. FBN Number: 2022‑0000807. Published: Apr 21, 28, May 05, 12 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: J & P SERVICES at 240 San Pasqual Lompoc, CA 93436; Petra C. Espinoza (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: PETRA ESPINOZA with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 7, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E35. FBN Number: 2022‑0000934. Published: Apr 21, 28, May 05, 12 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: WHILT, FATCH & PERRY at 1025 Chapala St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Brown & Brown Insurance Services of California 3697 Mt. Diablo Boulevard Suite 100 Lafayette, CA 94549 This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: ROBERT W LLOYD, SECRETARY with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 11, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E45. FBN Number: 2022‑0000949. Published: Apr 21, 28, May 05, 12 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: ALOE DENTAL WELLNESS at 7127 Hollister Av Suite 7 Goleta, CA 93117; Daniela Cadavid Dental Corporation 286 Pebble Beach Dr Goleta, CA 93117 This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: DANIELA CADAVID, PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 11, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E29. FBN Number: 2022‑0000957. Published: Apr 21, 28, May 05, 12 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: OLD DANISH FUDGE KITCHEN at 441 Alisal Road Solvang, CA 93463; Old Danish Food Farm, Inc. 636 Hillside Drive Solvang, CA 93463 This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: DON HEIDUK, SECRETARY & CFO with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 12, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E35. FBN Number: 2022‑0000976. Published: Apr 21, 28, May 05, 12 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SUMMERTIME FINE CRAFTS at 2012 Bath St, Apt C Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Summer Howatt‑Nab (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Filed by: SUMMER HOWATT‑NAB with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 01, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E35. FBN Number: 2022‑0000855. Published: Apr 7, 14, 21, 28 2022.

PUBLIC NOTICES EA‑116 ORDER ON REQUEST TO CONTINUE HEARING SUPERIOR COURT of California, County of Santa Barbara 1100 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 CASE NO: 21CV03807 1. Protected Party: Pepa Devan 2. Restrained Party: Matthew Devan 3. Next Court Date: The request to reschedule the court date is granted. Your court date is rescheduled for the day and time listed below. 05/17/2022 8:30am at 118 East Figueroa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Dept: 9 4. Temporary Restraining Order. A Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) is still in full force and effect because: The court extends the TRO previously granted on 09/27/2021 It now expires on 05/17/2022. Warning and Notice to the Restrained party: an elder or dependent abuse restraining order has been issued against you. You must follow the orders until they expire. 5. Reason Court Date is Rescheduled. There is good cause to reschedule the court date. The protected party has not served the restrained party. 6. Serving (Giving) Order to Other Party. The request to reschedule was made by the Protected party. You must have the restrained party personally served with a copy of this order and a copy of all documents listed on from EA‑109, item 5, by five days prior to hearing. 7. No fee for service. The sheriff or marshal will serve this order for free. Bring a copy of all the papers that need to be served to the sheriff or marshal. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer Date: 03/03/2022 By: Barnard, Nicolette, Deputy Clerk. Published April 14, 21, 28, May 05, 2022 EA‑100 REQUEST FOR ELDER OR DEPENDENT ADULT ABUSE RESTRAINING ORDERS SUPERIOR COURT of California, County of Santa Barbara 1100 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 CASE NO: 21CV03807 1. Elder or Dependent Adult in Need of Protection: Pepa Devan, F, 80 2. Person From Whom Protection is Sought: Matthew Devan 221 Stanley Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93105 3. Person Requesting Order: The elder or dependent adult named in 1. 4. Contact information for the person asking the court for protection: Cristi Michelon Vasquez State Bar No.: 212917, Law Office of Cristi Michelon Vasquez 132 E. Figueroa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 805‑882‑2226 fax 805‑882‑2227 cristi@michelonlaw. com 5. Description of Protected Person The person named in 1 is age 65 or

older and a resident of California. 6. Additional Protected Persons Asking for protection for any other family or household members or for the conservator of the elder or dependent adult listed in 1. Yes; Listed: Ciji Guerin, F, 50, not a household member, Daughter in law and Josh Devan, M, 48, not a household member, Son. 7. Relationship of Parties. Matthew Devan is the son of Pepa Devan. 8. Venue. The person in 2. Lives in this county. The person in 1 was abused by the person in 2. in this county. 9. Other Court Cases. (a) Person 1 or any of the persons in 6 have not been involved in another court case with the person in 2. (b) There are now any protective or restraining orders in effect relating to the person in 1 or any of the persons in 6 and the person in 2. 10. Description of Abuse. Abuse mean either: ‑physical abuse, neglect, financial abuse, abandonment, isolation, abduction, or other treatment with resulting physical harm or pain or mental suffering; or The withholding by a caretaker of goods or services that are necessary to avoid physical harm or mental suffering. From at least 2013 to present the person in 2. abused the person in 1. Attachment 10b(3). The abuse was not solely financial abuse, the abuse included other forms of abuse force, threat, harassment, intimidation, or any other form of abuse. (b) The person in 2 did not use or threaten to use a gun or any other weapon. The person in 1 was harmed or injured as a result of the acts of abuse. The police came and they gave the person in 1 an Emergency Protective Order. (d) Yes, the person in 2 abused the person in 1 at other times. 11. Personal Conduct Orders. I ask the court to order the person in 2 not to do any of the following things to the person in 1 or to any person to be protected listed in 6: ‑Physically abuse, financially abuse, intimidate, molest, attack, strike, stalk, threaten, assault (sexually or otherwise), hit, harass, destroy personal property of, or disturb the peace of the person. ‑Contact the person, either directly or indirectly, in any way, including, but not limited to , in person, by telephone, in writing, by public or private mail, by interoffice mail, by e‑mail, by text messages, by fax, or by other electronic means. 12. Stay‑Away Orders. I ask the court to order the person in 2 to stay at least 100 yards away from the elder or dependent adult in 1., the persons in 6., the home of the elder or dependent adult. The vehicle of the elder or dependent adult. 13. Move‑Out Order. I ask the court to order the person in 2 to move out from and not return to the residence at 221 Stanley Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. The person in 1 will suffer physical or emotional harm if the person in 2 does not leave the residence. The person in 2 is not named in the title or lease of the residence, either alone or with others beside the person in 1. I ask for this move‑out order right away to last until the hearing, because: The person in 2 assaulted or threatened the person in 1; and the person in 1 has the right to live at the above residence 14. Guns or Other Firearms and Ammunition. Unknown if the person in 2 owns or possess any guns or other firearms. 15. Temporary Restraining Order. I request that a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) be issued against the person in 2 to last until the hearing. I am presenting form EA‑110, Temporary Restraining Order, for the court’s signature together with this request. The person in 2 has not been told that a TRO would be sought. 16. Request to Give Less Than Five‑Days’ Notice of Hearing. Ms. Devan is fearful that Matthew Devan would try and harm her if excess notice is provided. Additionally, notice to Matthew Devan would frustrate the purpose of the orders sought. Finally,

Matthew Devan’s behavior is erratic, and his whereabouts since issuance of the EPO are not regular, so locating him could prove difficult. 17. No Fee to Serve Orders. If you want the sheriff or marshal to serve (notify) the person in 2 about the orders for free, ask the court clerk what you need to do. 19. Possession and Protection of Animals. I ask the court to order the following: That the person in 1 be given the sole possession of, care, and control of the animals listed below, which he/she owns, possesses, leases, keeps, or holds or which reside in his/her household. (b)That the person in 2 must stay at least 100 yards away from, and not take sell, transfer encumber, conceal, molest, attack, strike, threaten, harm, or otherwise dispose of, the animals listed above. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer Date: 09/23/2021 By: Nicolette Barnard, Deputy. Published April 14, 21, 28, May 05, 2022

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY COUNCIL (Hybrid Public Hearing – In Person and Virtual) May 3, 2022, at 5:30 P.M. Title 17 (Zoning) Amendments Case No. 22-0001-ORD ATTENTION: The meeting will be held in person and virtually via the Zoom platform. The public may also view the meeting on Goleta Channel 19 and/or online at https://cityofgoleta.org/goletameetings. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Goleta City Council will conduct a hybrid public hearing to consider adoption of Title 17 Amendments (Case No.: 22-0001-ORD). The date, time, and location of the City Council public hearing are set forth below. The agenda for the hearing will also be posted on the City website (www. cityofgoleta.org). HEARING DATE/TIME:

Tuesday, May 3, 2022, at 5:30 PM

LOCATION: Goleta City Hall, 130 Cremona Drive, Goleta, CA, 93117 and Teleconference Meeting; this meeting will be held in person and via Zoom (with detailed instructions for participation included on the posted agenda) PROJECT LOCATION: within the Coastal Zone.

The amended regulations would apply citywide, including all areas of the City

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: On March 3, 2020, City Council adopted Title 17 (Zoning) of the Goleta Municipal Code. The proposed amendments include several “minor” and “clean-up” amendments to the recently adopted Title 17 to remedy issues identified during early implementation and also includes other “required” amendments to address General Plan and State law consistency. The topics for these amendments include but are not limited to: • General Plan and State law consistency related to electrical vehicle charging stations, noise exposure levels, eligible appellants, and projects requiring only ministerial review • Director roles • Building separation, allowable height and size for accessory structures • Retaining walls • Sign standards • Changes to previously-approved permits • Zoning Clearance permits • Emergency generators • General Plan Amendment Initiations • Zoning enforcement and remedies • Revised definitions • Other clarifying revisions Environmental Review: This Ordinance is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines (Title 14, Chapter 3 of the California Code of Regulations) because the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378(b)(5) as an organizational or administrative activity by government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. The Ordinance is also exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because the activity is covered by the general rule which exempts activities that can be seen with certainty to have no possibility for causing a significant effect on the environment. In addition, Public Resources Code Section 21083.3 and State CEQA Guidelines Section 15183 (Projects Consistent with a Community Plan or Zoning) exempt from further environmental review certain qualifying projects that are consistent with a community plan or zoning. Specifically, where a prior EIR relied upon by the lead agency was prepared for a General Plan meeting the requirements of State CEQA Guidelines Section 15183, any rezoning action consistent with the General Plan shall be treated as an exempt project pursuant to Section 15183 of the CEQA Guidelines. PUBLIC COMMENT: Interested persons are encouraged to provide public comments during the public hearing in person or virtually through the Zoom webinar, by following the instructions listed on the City Council meeting agenda. Written comments may be submitted prior to the hearing by e-mailing the City Clerk at CityClerkgroup@cityofgoleta.org. Written comments will be distributed to Council and published on the City’s Meeting and Agenda page. FOR PROJECT INFORMATION: For further information on the project, contact J. Ritterbeck, Senior Planner, at (805) 961-7548 or jritterbeck@cityofgoleta.org. For inquiries in Spanish, please contact Marcos Martinez at (805) 562-5500 or mmartinez@cityofgoleta.org. Staff reports and documents will be posted approximately 72 hours before the hearing on the City’s website at www.cityofgoleta.org. Note: If you challenge the nature of the above action in court, you may be limited to only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the City on or before the date of the hearing (Government Code Section 65009(b)(2)). Note: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need assistance to participate in the hearing, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (805) 961-7505. Notification at least 72 hours prior to the hearing will enable City staff to make reasonable arrangements. Publish Date: Santa Barbara Independent April 21, 2022 INDEPENDENT.COM INDEPENDENT.COM

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