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UNCERTAIN TIMES DEMAND A CERTAIN SHERIFF. EXTENSIVE EDUCATIONAL AND EXECUTIVE CREDENTIALS
Being a sheriff today requires a chief executive who knows the job inside out. One who knows how to prepare, how to enforce, and how to collaborate.
WITH AN EAR TO OUR COMMUNITY, HE ALSO HAS A VOICE IN D.C. A SHERIFF IS FORGED UNDER FIRE It’s been a tough 15 years with unprecedented crises: Fires, mudslide, dive boat fire, Covid, an opioid crisis, and massive budget cuts. But there has always been one constant – the strength and leadership of Sheriff Bill Brown. Sheriff Brown has faced each challenge with skill, compassion, and a wisdom borne of experience. He knows that part of keeping us safe also includes helping the vulnerable, including crime victims and those with mental health and addiction issues.
Thanks to Sheriff Brown’s impressive record of transparent leadership in Santa Barbara County and throughout California, he has been elected as the Vice President of the Major County Sheriffs of America, and will become its President in 2024. This is an honor and provides our county with a voice on national policy that will affect us locally.
Sheriff Brown is an experienced law enforcement chief executive. He has a Master’s degree from USC and has graduated from many of the top law enforcement executive programs in the nation. He is the only person ever elected by peers to serve as President of both the California Police Chiefs’ Association and the California State Sheriffs’ Association. And he was appointed by Governors Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jerry Brown to serve since 2010 on California’s Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission.
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A MODERN, PROACTIVE NORTHERN BRANCH JAIL COVID, DEFUND THE POLICE, OPIOIDS & BUDGET CUTS It’s easy to blame external obstacles when the going gets tough. Not Sheriff Bill Brown. Despite major budget shortfalls, he secured $80 million in state funding for the modern Northern Branch Jail, which is now open. Despite the nationwide movement to Defund the Police, Sheriff Brown has maintained steady leadership and collaborated with others by teaming deputies with clinicians to help keep mentally ill people out of the criminal justice system. He’s working with other key community leaders to develop a multi-disciplinary approach to help tackle the opioid crisis and save lives. He’s also worked hard to help those suffering from mental illness and addictions.
Sheriff Bill Brown is a strong crime fighter, but he recognizes that many factors contribute to breaking the law. With the state-of-the-art design at the Northern Branch Jail, his influence is helping provide inmates with enhanced education, addiction control and life-skills training to better prepare them for re-entry to society.
Working closely with our diverse community, Sheriff Brown is proud to say his team of deputies and support staff reflects that diversity. His many collaborations with community leaders, and city, county, state and national organizations have resulted in a safer, stronger and more unified community.
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SUNDAY, MAY 22 | 3 PM In this unique collaboration between SBMA and Opera Santa Barbara and in celebration of the exhibition Through Vincent’s Eyes: Van Gogh and His Sources, composer, pianist, Grammy nominee, and Guggenheim Fellow Jake Heggie discusses the coming together of “The Starry Night,” a song cycle inspired by the art of Vincent van Gogh with text taken from his letters and poetry by Anne Sexton and Emily Dickinson. Performed by mezzo soprano Erin Alford. Heggie is the composer of eight full-length operas, several one acts, nearly 300 art songs, as well as chamber, choral, and orchestral works.
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When did you start noticing that you liked reading/writing? Did you have a favorite author growing up? I loved reading as a kid and I still do. I grew up on Judy Blume and Beverly Cleary. Nowadays, my Kindle is all over the place with authors and genres. I just started The Club by Ellery Lloyd.
How do you know so much about grammar and editing? Do you own the Chicago Manual of Style? Before joining the Indy, I was more familiar with AP style than Chicago, so I am learning! I use the Chicago manual as my pillow right now, and I think it’s helping. Copy editing involves a ton of rules, but if you enjoy reading and writing, paying attention to the finer points — and referencing authoritative sources on a regular basis — becomes almost second nature. Who do you want to meet — in S.B., and in the world? I don’t have a ready answer, but I can tell you that I got to meet Jerry Garcia once, backstage. As a young Deadhead on tour, going to shows was like going to church for me, so meeting the leader of the band felt reverential. I was awestruck and managed only to ask for an autograph. My friend Esther, always more composed than I, blurted out, “We’re big fans.” Ha! It was an incredible moment that I’ll never forget. INSTAGRAM | @SBINDEPENDENT TWITTER | @SBINDYNEWS FACEBOOK | SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT NEWSLETTER | INDEPENDENT.COM/NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBE | INDEPENDENT.COM/SUBSCRIBE
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intendent of County Schools. Our reasons for endorsing Carbajal, Hart, Capps, and Salcido are posted online at Independent.com. Next Thursday, we will publish additional endorsements. As always, the Independent does not endorse in every race but only in those that we have researched and can confidently suggest a candidate. Thank you for considering our endorsement.
Endorsements So Far Congress: Salud Carbajal
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This is the second of the Independent’s endorsements for the June 7 primary elections. This week, we are endorsing Joe Holland for County Clerk, Recorder, Assessor, and Registrar of Voters; and Steve Lavagnino for 5th District County Board of Supervisors. Last week, we endorsed Salud Carbajal for Congress, Gregg Hart for State Assembly, Laura Capps for the county Board of Supervisors’ 2nd District, and Susan Salcido for Super-
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For the past 20 years, Joe Holland has made the county’s elections train run on time, an amazing feat most voters have never particularly noticed. But that’s the way Holland likes it, since when elections officials are making headlines, it typically means something has gone badly wrong. With his very able staff, Holland has quietly toiled in the shadows, expanding the ways residents can vote without sacrifi cing the integrity of the results. And the results have been exemplary. During the COVID shutdown of 2020, in an effort to limit health risks to voters, Holland joined other state election officers in
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forcing Governor Gavin Newsom to authorize an allmail ballot for the first time in California history. Even Republican Party apparatchiks — who for decades have been raising fears of voting abuse in Isla Vista — conceded the election results were squeaky clean. Not a small achievement. Holland has worked for the County of Santa Barbara in various capacities since 1984, but he was first elected county elections czar in 2002, the same year Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected governor in a recall election. In that race, Holland was forced to improvise when it turned out he
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failed to order enough ballots, but since then, it’s been relatively smooth sailing. In fact, the only significant challenge Holland’s election results have ever encountered took place in 2008 when a sore loser running for the 3rd Supervisorial District alleged widespread voter fraud in Isla Vista. When the case went to trial, the judge ruled not a single case of fraud had been demonstrated and dismissed the lawsuit as “frivolous and tantamount to misleading the court.” Holland also holds down the fort as county assessor and clerk recorder. In most years, those posts are too administratively boring to fight over.
This year, however, the Trump-inspired wing of the Republican Party has run candidates for elections offices throughout the nation. In Santa Barbara, Elrawd MacLearn, a county environmental services inspector and politically alienated change agent, is challenging Holland. We learned a long time ago that change for its own sake is rarely entertaining and almost never advisable. Holland and his team have done a solid and commendable job ensuring that our votes are counted professionally, competently, and thoroughly over the years without fear or favor toward any party. We can ask for no more.
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Check Your Mailbox For Your Ballot Given that Steve Lavagnino is running unopposed yet again — for the third time — this endorsement might seem superfluous. But we’re endorsing Lavagnino anyway to make a larger point: Intelligence, heart, and humor matter. The entire county has benefitted considerably from the levity, candor, and consideration he unfailingly brings to supervisorial deliberations. Until Trump was elected to the White House, Lavagnino was that rare Republican who believed that government could do good. He has since re-registered as a Declined-to-State. Either way, he has consistently represented a remarkably pragmatic brand of pro-business conservativism without getting doctrinaire, aggrieved, or personal about it. Yes, Lavagnino — along with Supervisor Das Williams — has
worked to create a thriving cannabis industry, a little too quickly and with too broad a stroke. It resulted in numerous problems and controversies, but Lavagnino has been blunt about why he pushed it forward: If oil revenues are out in Santa Barbara, other sources of revenue are necessary if the county can expand programs for mental health and those facing homelessness. Lavagnino, a former stand-up comedian, has used his wit to make his case, elevating the tone and tenor of board discourse. At a time when many elected bodies find themselves rendered dysfunctional by personality conflict, the board of supervisors has achieved a remarkable degree of functionality and collegiality. It has been refreshing.
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Thank you. From those in the classroom to those in the front offices around the district to maintenance workers to those that act as family liaisons to our families, we cannot even begin to articulate how thankful we are for each and every one of our Santa Barbara Unified School District employees. These past two years have been challenging — to say the least — but you stood up, stood strong and led the way in helping put our community’s children first. It wasn’t easy, but the best things in life rarely are. As May celebrates both our certificated and classified staffs, we salute you — the South Coast’s truest superheroes. Your sacrifice will be seen in our children for decades to come. With humble gratitude,
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ENVIRONMENT
Giant Wind Turbines Coming to the Morro Bay Coast
ENVIRONMENT An alliance formed by Ventura County, the City of Ojai, and a number of environmental groups is suing the U.S. Forest Service to prevent trees on Pine Mountain and Reyes Peak from coming under the ax. In 2020, the Forest Service proposed to log 755 acres of trees killed or affected by pine beetle infestation, drought, and overpopulation. One-third of the area, which is very popular with hikers and campers, has never been logged before and is proposed for wilderness protection. Project opponents state trees as large as five feet in diameter could be logged and are part of the “sky island,” or higher altitude ecosystem. The full story is at independent.com/pinemountainlawsuit.
by Jean Yamamura oughly 17 miles off Morro Bay, the U.S. government plans to lease an area just smaller than Hong Kong to wind energy companies to create more electricity than Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant’s 2,200 megawatts. Though the ocean may seem vast and fathomless, the proposal has already identified that commercial ships and the U.S. Navy are active in the 376-squaremile area—a fact that required a negotiation with the Navy Secretary. It has also set off alarm bells for fisherman in Santa Barbara and in neighboring harbors. Power turbines harnessing the wind grow larger every year, with the most powerful the height of the Statue of Liberty with a wingspan of two-and-a-half football fields. They’re being tested in Denmark and the Netherlands, rated to generate 15 megawatts of power, enough to run 18,000 European households. The “sweep” of the turbine blades encompasses an area equal to the size of Dwight Murphy Field, or 10 vertical acres in the sky. The first of several environmental assessments in the United States is being conducted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). So far, no leases have been sold. Another set of studies will be done post-leasing by several companies, who will use buoys to determine weather and wind conditions, as well as to conduct bathymetric (underwater topography) studies as the giant floating tur-
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TRAILS In the legal battle between the County of Santa Barbara and four homeowners near the Hot Springs Trailhead, on 5/6, Judge Donna Geck affirmed her earlier order to delay removing the landscaping and rocks in the public right of way — where the county wants to create parking — agreeing with the petitioners that environmental review might be necessary, among other factual issues. Lina Sumait of the County Counsel’s office stated the county would appeal. More at independent.com/hotspringswin.
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CONSEQUENTIAL: If wind turbines and their cabling systems are installed off Morro Bay, fishermen like Garrett Rose and catch like rock crab, rockfish, halibut, and more will likely be off-limits in a 376-square-mile zone.
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bine construction projects continue down the development and approval process including environmental studies. Congressmember Salud Carbajal, a staunch champion of Morro Bay’s offshore wind project, negotiated an agreement with Navy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite when conflicting uses threatened to scuttle the project in 2020. The Navy had found that windfarm operations in federal waters could affect aircraft systems and training preparation for overseas deployments. Though Carbajal persuaded the Navy of the importance of windgenerated energy for the West Coast, Braithwaite stated the risk to training missions was “acceptable” as long as there was a moratorium on further windfarms in military operating areas. Carbajal called it a win, saying, “Offshore wind holds incredible promise as a means to SPINNING ENERGY: Uniquely visible from sea, the windfarm at tackle climate change while also Jalama holds turbines 427-492 feet in height, taller than floating creating economic opportunity, turbines currently in development. and the Central Coast is uniquely
poised to reap the benefits.” All told, the wind is expected to generate 2,924 megawatts, enough to power more than a million homes. California’s state waters that lie two-and-ahalf miles off Vandenberg Space Force Base will be the testing grounds for several wind platforms. The area is notoriously windy; more than 50 shipwrecks lie under the waves, including the seven destroyers that went off course in heavy fog in 1923 and ran aground at Point Honda, killing 23 seamen. Two companies have applied for permits from the State Lands Commission to moor four platforms each, connected together with cables, and an energy cable conveying electricity onshore to substations on the base. The CADEMO project by Cierco Projects Corporation of Palm Springs, which lies off Point Honda, proposes to test two platform designs for turbines of 12-15 megawatts. Ideol U.S.A., owned by a French company that has floated wind turbines off the French coast since 2018, plans to install and then decommission floating barges holding 10-megawatt turbines moored to the seabed off Point Arguello. The Vandenberg projects are in about CONT’D ON PAGE 11
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Spurred in part by the prevalence of remote work and increased internet activity in households during the pandemic, the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) is working to expand the region’s broadband service through the Broadband Strategic Plan. On 5/10, City Council heard the latest on these plans, which is a collaborative effort between Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo counties through the Broadband Consortium of the Pacific Coast (BCPC). It is in response to state legislation and the California Broadband for All initiative, which aims to “close the digital divide” by expanding high-speed internet access statewide. For the past two years, Barbara Andersen has played a key role with the Santa Barbara Alliance for Community Transformation, which has been spearheading collaborative efforts to get homeless people off the streets and into housing. City Administrator Rebecca Bjork just appointed Andersen to fill the vacancy created when former assistant city administrator Nina Johnson departed. Andersen brings with her 10 years of experience in high-octane philanthropy, most recently with the Santa Barbara Foundation and prior to that with the Orfalea Foundation.
EDUCATION The County Education Office announced the 2023 Teacher of the Year to be Joanna Hendrix, a special education deaf and hard of hearing instructor from the Orcutt Union School District. She incorporates intuitive learning methods in her classroom of 3- to 6-year-old students at Ralph Dunlap Elementary School, some of whom arrive in her class frustrated that they can’t express themselves fully or understand the world around them. Hendrix said she made the space inviting, safe, inclusive, accessible, and visually stimulating. “Despite the frequent assumption that my class is quiet, my deaf students are a lively and boisterous group of inquisitive young learners.” n MAY 12, 2022
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of raising funds for charities. When Harry’s brother, Prince William, played at the Santa Barbara club’s Centennial Celebration in 2011, part of the negotiations were that a portion of ticket proceeds go to his charity. Sigman noted that while the announcement of the Prince playing here has brought a lot of attention to the club, Opening Day was sold out before the announcement. Despite all the excitement and publicity, the club is keeping its primary focus, according to Sigman, on tournament play and the sport that it loves. Getting to see Prince Harry play is a bit tricky, because matches are played on three fields at the polo club, which are open to the public, but also on a few private fields, which are off limits to the public, and with limited exceptions, field assignments aren’t made too far in advance. Some assignments are made the day of the match. On May 1, during Opening Weekend, Los Padres won the Harry East Memorial on the West Coast, 17-10. Magrini was named most valuable player for spectacular play that resulted in 11 of the goals. Prince Harry—or Harry Wales, as he prefers for polo—impressed the crowd with a run the length of the field that culminated in a score with a neck shot. The high score, Sigman related, shows that this team is not here to just have fun—they are here to win some tournaments. A combination of factors — horses coming here from the U.S. Open, the conditions of the club’s fields, the perfect weather, and the adrenaline of players — is resulting, according to Sigman, in some very competitive, high-scoring matches. Last weekend in the Folded Hills Pope Challenge, Dundas defeated Los Padres 11-10, but Los Padres did secure a spot in the semifinals and will play Antelope this Friday, May 13. n For more info, go to sbpolo.com.
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gal grading; illegal expansion of cannabis plantings; illegal trailers, lighting, generators, hoop houses, and water tanks; leaking tanks of fertilizer; and growing marijuana too close to a creek. Siegfried did not respond to a request for comment this week, but his withdrawal and Dayspring’s guilty plea seemingly mark the end of their efforts to grow cannabis here, since the 1,575-acre cap on North County cannabis cultivation has already been reached. “This is about as good news as we can expect,” said Dave Clary, who for years headed up a cannabis “crisis committee” in Tepusquet Canyon with his wife, Lil. “Frankly, Dayspring has just kissed everybody off…. We don’t want him around.” Dayspring is scheduled to be sentenced in the U.S. District Court of Los Angeles on May 27; he faces up to 13 years in prison for tax evasion in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties and bribery of a San Luis Obispo County supervisor. Court records show that the bribe was $32,000, and that Dayspring must pay the Internal Revenue —Melinda Burns Service $3.4 million.
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walking nearby wearing a headlamp and holding a bucket of avocados. Deputies also found a methamphetamine pipe and the trunk-load of avocados during a search of the vehicle. According to the owner of the ranch, Rounds did not have permission to harvest the avocados. The name of the ranch was not released. Rounds was arrested for the felony of grand theft fruit and misdemeanors involving possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was booked at the Main Jail and later released without bail. According to Zick, the avocados were returned to the ranch owner. —Veronica Vo
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Remains of the Day by Nick Welsh he Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History turned over to the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians the partial remains of about 1,000 Chumash and pre-Chumash people who had lived throughout the South Coast over a time span of 13,000 years. In addition, UCSB turned over the human remains of 400 individuals and nearly 4,000 funerary objects. Most of these were unearthed when the UCSB campus was first being built in 1950 and date back as far as 4,000 years. This historic transfer was done in accordance with the federal Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, a law requiring museums and institutions of higher learning to turn over such remains and artifacts to federally recognized Native American representatives upon request. That request was issued in late October 2021 by the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians. The last of the remains, as well as
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a large number of funerary artifacts, were transferred from the Museum of Natural History and UCSB to the Santa Ynez Band officials in late April. In a carefully crafted press release issued by both the Santa Ynez Band and the Museum of Natural History, Tribal Chairman Kenny Kahn stated, “These items have come home to our tribe, and it allows us to do the important work of repatriation and reburial. We will continue to have a close working relationship with the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History and consider it to be a collaborative partner in the community.” Museum director Luke Swetland added, “The Museum has been honored to care for this important cultural heritage for many years and finds it deeply satisfying that we can transfer custody back to the Chumash Community.” The Museum’s Chumash and preChumash collection, the most extensive in the world, included remains from 1,011 individuals and 36,943 associated funerary objects. With one notable exception, the bones in the museum collection date as far back as 7,000 bce. The exception is three femur bones found protruding from a creek channel on Santa Rosa Island in 1959 by Phil Orr, the museum’s then-director of anthropology. Scientific analysis has proved those bones to be 13,000 years old, a dis-
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covery that makes them the oldest human remains found anywhere in North America. The discovery adds considerable credence to a theory of human migration known as the “Kelp Superhighway Hypothesis,” which suggests that the first humans arrived in North America not by land, as has long been proposed, but by sea, following the coastline of the Pacific Rim of northeastern Asia and Beringia down to South America, where plentiful kelp beds provided sufficient food for the early explorers. Most of the remains and artifacts transferred to the tribe show the technology and art developed by Chumash and pre-Chumash residents of the region, how they adorned themselves, what tools they had at their disposal, what materials they used, and how they buried their dead. The collection of Native American remains and artifacts kept by museums and institutions of higher learning has long been a highly charged issue. The Museum of Natural History first began amassing its collection in 1922 under the direction of museum anthropologists David Banks Rogers and John Peabody Harrington, who worked closely with Chumash people in the region recording their language and culture. By the 1970s, the presence of Native American monitors emerged as a force for cultural preservation at any major construction sites located near what had once been tribal land. In 1989, the museum created the California Indian Advisory Council, which included representatives from as many of the local Chumash bands as possible, not just those representing the Santa Ynez Band. For the past 40 years, the museum — under the direction of John Johnson, the museum’s most recent anthropologist — collaborated with many academic researchers to study the museum’s collections consistent with the best practices established by the Society for American Archeology and the American Alliance of Museums. In addition, Johnson has engaged closely with many Chumash individuals to study their cultural heritage, he said, “as a way to enlarge their understanding of themselves n and their community.”
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an Marcos High School Principal Kip Glazer will be leaving her post after three years to become principal of a Bay Area high school. Her final day will be June 30, and her replacement has not yet been announced by the district. During her tenure at San Marcos, Glazer said she was most proud of the relationship fostered between San Marcos and Santa Barbara City College with the dual enrollment program and the Health Careers Academy. Glazer said she reached her decision because she wanted to be closer to her family and the lack of affordable housing made it difficult to live in Santa Barbara. Glazer, who was paid more than $137,000 in 2020, according to Transparent California, said she was forced to move three times in her three years in Santa Barbara. A lack of affordable housing has been a major contributor to the teacher and substitute shortage plaguing California, and Santa Barbara is no small offender, often landing within the top 10 of the most expensive cities in California. According to the 2021 Santa
Barbara Rental Survey, the median rent for a one-bedroom home in Santa Barbara was about $2,400, and median rent for a one-bedroom apartment was about $2,000. This translates to an Kip Glazer annual cost of about $24,000 a year. The average starting salary for a teacher in the Santa Barbara Unified School District ranges between about $55,000 and $61,000, according to Nick Masuda, chief of communication for the district. There are currently no vacant positions within the district for this school year, but for the 2022-23 school year, the district has 28 teaching positions, 17 administrative positions, and 32 classified staff positions needing to be filled, though Masuda said these numbers may fluctuate depending on staff resignations. —Jun Starkey
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anta Barbara County’s Los Prietos Boys Camp and Los Robles High School will soon be closing their doors, with significant decreases in the incarceration of youth offenders pushing the juvenile detention facility and adjoining school to integrate into the Juvenile Justice Center in Santa Maria. It’s unclear when the facility —in operation since 1944 —will officially close for good, though Chief Probation Officer Tanja Heitman said the Probation Department, which oversees the camp, hopes to complete the transition by June 2023. The camp has seen significant population decreases in recent years, with the most drastic decline in the last year. The camp’s population in 2018 was about 550, according to Heitman; there are currently eight boys housed at the camp. Although the department anticipated some increases, Heitman said there’s no reason to believe the camp’s population will return to previous levels. The significant decrease in the camp’s population could be attributed to recent
California legislation that prohibits youth offenders under the age of 16 from being tried as adults and the “cite and release” laws created during the COVID-19 pandemic. During an April 12 budget presentation to the Board of Supervisors, Heitman said the pandemic emphasized issues such as untreated behavioral health issues and basic needs within the justice population. During the budget presentation, Heitman said two main phases for this transition include modernizing some outdated facilities in the Juvenile Justice Center and updating the program and treatment plan, such as incorporating field trips, family furloughs, and occasional camping trips. The Santa Barbara County Education Office operates Los Robles High School, the education arm of the camp, and Superintendent of Schools Susan Salcido said her office “will continue to offer the educational program we currently offer at Los Robles High School … until County Probation transitions to the Juvenile Justice Center in Santa —JS Maria.”
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Sheriff Bill Brown Runs for Fifth Term B
by Nick Welsh
y any reckoning, Sheriff Bill Brown, now running for his fifth term, is the single most accomplished and compelling elected figure now performing on the Santa Barbara political stage. He is, as the saying goes, the 8,000-pound gorilla in the room. Bill Brown is a large man; he moves through a room like a battleship through the ocean, and he does so without being intimidating. He smiles easily. He likes facts. He loves history. And he really loves to talk — a lot. With a microphone in front of him, Brown is utterly at ease. Few people press the flesh better. He remembers names. He even remembers the family stories of the names he meets. Little wonder. Brown’s father worked as an advance man for pioneering evangelist superstar Billy Graham. His mother was a stage actress who in her youth briefly dated Bobby Kennedy. You might say Bill Brown came by his gift for politics and flair for theater the old-fashioned way; he inherited them. But right now, in the current campaign, Brown is looking over his shoulder. He’s running in a one-on-one race against Juan Camarena, a lieutenant in the Sheriff ’s Office with 23 years’ experience who is a former Marine, was raised in Santa Barbara, and is fluent in Spanish. Camarena talks of stagna-
weather what threatens to become one of the most turbulent chapters of American law enforcement history. And after 16 years at the helm, Bill Brown is plenty seasoned. The irony here is that Brown’s critics said the same thing about him back in 2006 when he first decided to run for sheriff against then-incumbent Jim Anderson. Back then, Brown was still chief of the Lompoc Police Department, then derided as a Podunk department in a Podunk town. It had only 49 employees. In a race that was David and Goliath all over again, Bill Brown won that election. But Bill Brown is running against time. If he were to be reelected for a fifth term, he would be sheriff for 20 years. A typical sheriff in the United States — even with the mojo of incumbency — will last only 11 years; Brown has almost completed 16 years on the job. A lot can happen in 16 years. In that time, however, Brown wowed even the most skeptical naysayers by accomplishing the seemingly impossible. He got a new jail built in northern Santa Barbara County. His predecessors — sheriffs Jim Anderson and Jim Thomas — both vowed to build a new jail in northern Santa Barbara County, but they failed. The county’s existing lockup had been the target of multiple cruel-andinhumane lawsuits dating back to the early 1980s. Brown worked his political connections in Sacramento that he’d spent a professional lifetime cultivating to secure $86 million in state grants to build a modern, humane jail where prisoners could engage in rehabilitative therapies. The only hitch? The County of Santa Barbara would have to pitch in 10 percent in matching funds. And the annual operating costs hovered at about $20 million a year. That new jail — truly Brown’s legacy and crowning achievement — finally opened just a few months ago. The final price tag was about $110 million; initial estimates projected it at $77 million. County administrators, however, tag the official cost overrun at $14.7 million. As with any new building, there are still bugs to be worked out. The new jail’s video chambers where inmates are supposed to communicate directly with the attorneys and the court have not worked properly. And about a month ago, all the inmate doors inexplicably opened at the same time, leaving the few deputies on duty in a potentially precarious position. Fortunately, nothing happened.
If Brown were to be reelected for a fifth term, he would be sheriff for 20 years. A typical sheriff in the United States — even with the mojo of incumbency — will last only 11 years; Brown has almost completed 16 years on the job. A lot can happen in 16 years. tion within the department and rebuilding trust with the community. Brown acknowledges that Camarena is a good guy, a rock-solid law enforcement professional, but he insists Camarena is wrong. The department hasn’t lost the trust of the community at large; there is no trust to restore. There is just a handful of loud activists looking to impose national solutions on problems that don’t exist locally. And though Brown promoted him twice, he believes Camarena lacks the executive chops necessary to run a department of 800 people and a budget of about $175 million. Seasoned leadership, Brown says, is what’s needed to
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But Brown is quick to highlight how the new jail doesn’t have a single bar in it. It’s airy and spacious with great sightlines. Bill Brown believes that jails are places where people can hit bottom and then turn their lives around. He believes people who break the law must be held accountable. He also believes they must be given second chances. In Brown’s jail, he says, both of those will happen. When Brown was first elected, he stood with one foot planted squarely in law enforcement’s progressive camp. He talked passionately about anti-recidivism programs and implemented many of them. He’s been known to choke up when recounting the heroic lengths some people in his custody have gone to in order to reconnect with their families and reclaim their lives. Little surprise that in his first race for sheriff, Brown — a lifelong Republican — won the endorsement of former Governor Jerry Brown and Senator Dianne Feinstein. He also won the hearts of former Lompoc mayor Joyce Howerton, not to mention former Santa Barbara mayor Helene Schneider, a feminist activist and progressive crusader in her own right. Times, however, have changed. As instances of law enforcement violence against people of color have come increasingly to the fore, a seemingly impervious
nation has found itself repeatedly shocked. Public sentiment about police use of force, police practices, and the totality of the criminal justice system has shifted significantly in the past 10 years, especially after the murder of George Floyd. Santa Barbara County has not been untouched. Today, Bill Brown would be categorized as a moderate within law enforcement. Brown denounced the George Floyd murder — a death he describes as “a tragic incident” — but he is quick to say how statistically rare it is that force is used by members of law enforcement, and he is ready with the math to back up this claim. Brown rejects the idea that his department should be subjected to any oversight by a civilian review board, dismissing it as a solution is search of a problem. Santa Barbara is not Minneapolis, he says. And Minneapolis, he reminds us, had not one but two civilian oversight boards; neither one did George Floyd any good. When asked about the $9 million in legal settlements the department has paid over use-of-force lawsuits over the past 10 years, Brown termed all cases ending in death “tragic” but said all such incidents were extensively investigated by the District Attorney’s Office and deemed justified. The District Attorney and the Attorney General already have oversight, Brown said. So too do the voters. If they don’t like the job he’s doing, CONT’D ON PAGE 16 É
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he said, they can vote him out of a job. It’s not just Brown’s department that has come under criticism. It’s the entire criminal justice system: the District Attorney, the Probation Department, the Public Defender’s Office, and the Sheriff ’s Office. Combined, they cost roughly $400 million annually. That’s roughly one quarter of the county’s entire budget of $1.2 billion. It’s often described as “the elephant in the room.” Regardless of where individual supervisors stand on law and order, they all agree the “elephant” is too big. Brown has been pressed to cut costs, do more with less, get more efficient, and keep as many low-level offenders as possible out of his jail. When Brown started as sheriff, the jail population hovered between 1,200 and 1,300, closets were converted to bed space, inmates slept on mattresses on the floors, and bunks were triple-decked. Brown and his jail staff managed to whittle that number down to about 900 inmates prior to the onslaught of COVID, during which time the population historically dipped below 600. Liberal supervisors demanded that Brown keep that number down — citing recent research that suggests that the longer a person stays behind bars, the greater their chances are of becoming repeat offenders. But Brown has pushed back. With fewer people behind bars, Brown retorted, crime
rates were increasing. But even the more conservative crime-conscious supervisors from North County have grown impatient too, demanding greater efficiencies out of Brown. As an elected official, Bill Brown does not answer to the Board of Supervisors for departmental policy. But the supervisors control his purse strings. Over his 16 years, Brown’s budget has increased from $86 million to $170 million. Still, he complains about a structural staffing deficit of 80 positions that he says have been lost since the Great Recession of 2008. Forced overtime has added millions to departmental costs. Supervisors dismiss his complaints as statistical double talk. Brown, they say, should embrace new data analysis technologies that would better match his existing staffing levels with actual calls for service. Until this year, Brown had only one fulltime crime data analyst on staff, and he has complained that supervisors refused to fund data analysts. But this year, he got the funding and now has a team of high-tech number crunchers. But with inflation and economic instability, the department will be facing a prolonged wrestling match over budget. Brown has no aspirations for higher office other than the top spot of the Major County Sheriffs of America, an organization of the 113 largest sheriff ’s departments in the country where Brown is currently the Number Two. If he wins in Santa Barbara, he’ll become Number One. Earlier in his career,
Brown served as president of the California Police Chiefs’ Association and later as president of the California State Sheriffs’ Association. No one else has held both posts. If he wins reelection, Brown will become the only person to have held all three. Some critics within law enforcement call Brown a “trophy collector,” complaining he spends too much time on these boards and too little at departmental leadership meetings or with front-line troops. Brown has never been endorsed by the Deputy Sheriffs’ Association (DSA) in any of his five elections. Brown shrugs this off. The DSA, he said is a union that has disagreed with him on discipline he’s meted out to deputies and custody officers for misconduct. Brown says his leadership positions on these state and national law enforcement boards have allowed him to influence the policy debates at the state and national level — at the White House and in Congress — regarding the nature of police reform. This provides Santa Barbara a voice well beyond its boundaries, he argues, without which Santa Barbara would never have secured the funds to build the North County Jail. Most recently, Brown, shocked that 133 people had died from drug overdoses, launched Operation Opioid. Of those deaths, 67 percent involved fentanyl, which is used to lace cocaine, methamphetamine, and even counterfeit prescription drugs. He cites the death of a 22-year-old suffering from a bad headache who took what he thought was a Xanax. “It’s a misnomer
to call these deaths an accident or an overdose,” Brown stated. “They’re poisonings.” Even his critics have remarked how energetically Brown has thrown himself into it. He’s calling leaders from the medical, faith, education, enforcement, and business worlds to all come together to craft a campaign to attack the problem both from a supply and demand stand point. Beyond that, there are Brown’s mental health initiatives, most specifically, the much-praised co-response teams where sheriff ’s deputies are teamed up with mental health outreach workers to respond to crisis calls. While garnering many accolades, the program has yet to secure stable funding. In his 16 years on the job, Brown has crossed swords with many in county government. His relations with the county board, while personally cordial, remain strained over expenses and transparency. Brown has had protracted battles with all the fire departments in the county over helicopters, airplanes, and dispatch centers. Currently, Brown is in an intense billing dispute with the four cities to which his department provides police services. At issue is $2.5 million in bitterly disputed costs, which the county may be forced to make up. Bill Brown has been a law enforcement professional for 45 years. After all that time, why not just declare victory and retire? “It’s a difficult job,” Brown acknowledged. “But if you find a job you love, you’ll never work a day in your life. And I really love my job…. n I don’t want to do anything else.”
PeriPheral Neuropathy aNd diabetes WarNiNG! Santa Barbara, CA - Diabetes along with age, smoking, exposure to chemotherapy, post surgical and motor vehicle accidents are all risk factors for peripheral neuropathy. Diabetes is the largest cohort, making up nearly 60% of all peripheral neuropathy cases. Among diabetics, up to 50% have measurable evidence of peripheral neuropathy but no symptoms. Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy is the most common long term complication of Diabetes. This can progress from sensory complications to leg/foot ulcers and ultimately gangrene and amputation. Nerve fibers affected with neuropathy include large nerve fibers which are principally associated with numbness and small nerve fibers seen with pain and burning symptoms.
In order to effectively treat your neuropathy, three factors must be determined. 1. What is the underlying cause? 2. How much nerve damage has been sustained?* 3. How much treatment will your condition require? Don’t Hesitate to Act Now! We can objectively measure the severity of deficit in both small and large nerve fibers prior to start of care.
The main problem is that your doctor has told you to just live with the problem or try the drugs which you don’t like taking because they make you feel uncomfortable. There is now a facility right here in Santa Barbara that offers you new hope without taking those endless drugs with serious side effects. (see the special neuropathy severity consultation at the end of this article).
Nearly 60% of Peripheral Neuropahty patients are Diabetics. ref: The foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy. June 2018
Peripheral neuropathy is a result of damage to the nerves often causing weakness, pain, numbness, tingling, and the most debilitating balance problems.
The treatment to increase blood flow utilizes electronic cell signaling delivering modulating energy wavelengths at both low and middle frequencies. The signaling improves cell-to-cell communication among small nerve fibers.
This damage is commonly caused by a lack of blood flow to the nerves in the hands and feet which will cause the nerves to begin to slowly degenerate due to lack of nutrient flow.
The cell signaling therapy is like watering a tree. The treatment will allow the blood vessels to grow back around the peripheral nerves and provide them with the proper nutrients to heal and repair. It’s like adding water to a tree and seeing the roots grow deeper and deeper.
As you can see in Figure 1, as the blood vessels that surround the nerves become diseased they shrivel up which causes the nerves to not receive the nutrients to continue to survive. When these nerves begin to “die” they cause you to have balance problems, pain, numbness, tingling, burning, and many additional symptoms.
The amount of treatment needed to allow the nerves to fully recover varies from person to person and can only be determined after a detailed neurological and vascular evaluation. Large nerve fiber = numbness • Small nerve fiber = pain
Santa Barbara Regenerative Health Clinic 1919 State Street, Suite 302 Santa Barbara CA. I Call 805-450-2891 “Our office treatment program is covered by Medicare or other insurance coverage. It will be determined as free of charge, have co-payment, or not be covered prior to start of care.”
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Figure 2: The blood vessels will grow back around the nerves much like a plant’s roots grow when watered.
Charles Sciutto Lac along with Dr. Teri Bilhartz, DO at Santa Barbara Regenerative Health Clinic, will do a neuropathy severity consultation to review peripheral neuropathy history, symptoms and discuss plan of treatment. This consultation will be free of charge and will help determine if our therapy protocol may be a good fit for your needs. Santa Barbara Regenerative Health Clinic will be offering this neuropathy severity consultation free of charge from now until April 20, 2022. Call 805-450-2891 to make an appointment with our team. Medicare and many PPO insurance coverage is available for the treatments offered for peripheral neuropathy at our clinic
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A Vote for Christy Lozano
of insanity is “doing the same Thethingdefinition over and over and expecting a different
result.” Thus it is with the incumbent Superintendent of Schools. Why would anyone looking at the facts vote for the incumbent? In her 15 years at the County Office of Education, she has not improved the academic outcomes for our children under her leadership. Only 34 percent of the students in Santa Barbara County are proficient in math, and only 47 percent are proficient in English. Those are failing grades for anyone, much less the incumbent superintendent. The incumbent says she has years of experience, but does her experience generate any positive educational results? Just look at the 102 students under her direct care. Their results have steadily declined under her tenure, to a point so low that that it cannot possibly get any lower. None of the 102 students are proficient in English. None of the 102 students are proficient in math. Zero. Without real skills, these students don’t stand a chance in our increasingly competitive and challenging world. I will vote for Christy Lozano for County Superintendent of Schools. She has the grit, energy, and determination to turn our County Education Office around. She is well-equipped to meet the challenges of the job and heal the wounds and divisions in our schools. Christy understands the children have been put in the crosshairs of educational divisiveness. This is a tragedy that will only be overcome by taking politics out of the classroom. Christy has the moral strength, good character, affability, and vision to lead. Nothing is more important to the future of our county and our country than raising up and fully preparing the next generation of young people with the skills and character to succeed. —Peggy Wilson, S.B.
Changing Stripes
Poodle is right on. Bush Jr. gave us Alito, Thebut Nader gave us Bush. Trump got three picks
in one term — a record? — but kept his promise to his base. No surprise there. If you voted for Jill Stein in Pennsylvania, Michigan, or Wisconsin, then you voted for Trump’s three picks. The talk about minority president is BS. Had Hillary Clinton won with 45 percent, no liberal would be complaining about her three picks. Trump paid for his own polls and campaign, out of pocket. Then he gave the “deplorables” what
they wanted. He was pro-choice all his life up ’til the campaign. Then he modeled his platform to suit his base. Hence, the man who never ran for dogcatcher won the top prize — first time since Eisenhower. Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh lied through their teeth, but this former political scientist never believed a word. The two new Irish Catholics are 50 and 57 years old. All of us baby boomers will be dead before they retire from the court. You can march up and down State Street 24/7 with your placards, and they aren’t changing their stripes, sez this intern for Senator Claiborne Pell (D-RI), 1971, in Washington. Don’t blame the system. Change the system. See change.org to abolish the Electoral College.
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Aging Diablo Issues
the license for Diablo Canyon Extending nuclear power plant even for a few years would
be very expensive for the rate- and taxpayers of California. Diablo is an aging plant and as such faces everincreasing maintenance expenditures. Moreover, the continued and increased storage of dangerous high-level nuclear wastes would result in substantial additional costs and risks, even without potential catastrophic releases of radioactivity. To fight Climate Change effectively, California would be much better off to spend all that money on the burgeoning, truly green technologies. —Klaus Schumann, Paso Robles
For the Record
¶ We correct a misstatement in last week’s Endorsements regarding Christy Lozano’s mention of “grooming”; it was in a YouTube video, not an interview on Fox News. Also, we clarify that the County Office of Education handles 812 special needs children, not 700. ¶ In last week’s news story “Community History Day Celebrated,” the Chumash word Syuxtun was misspelled. The Independent welcomes letters of less than 250 words that include a daytime phone number for verification. Letters may be edited for length and clarity. Send to: Letters, S.B. Independent, 1715 State St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101; or fax: 965-5518; or email: letters@independent.com. Unabridged versions and more letters appear at independent.com/opinions. INDEPENDENT.COM
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obituaries Carlos Fontes
7/2/1931 - 3/21/2022
After suffering a lengthy illness, Carlos Fontes passed away peacefully on March 21, 2022. Born on July 2, 1931 into a family of 7 children, he was the third child born to Paulino and Antonia Fontes. He grew up in the Los Angeles area and attended local schools. Two years after graduating from Roosevelt High School, Carlos enlisted in the Air Force and was stationed at Travis Air Force Base in northern CA. While serving in the Air Force, he received a Good Conduct Medal and a National Defense Service Medal. When his 4 year military commitment was complete, he was honorably discharged from service. After serving in the military, Carlos’ work career started out with Pacific Bell climbing poles and worked his way into his own business, and technical writer for a hospital after a long and illustrious career in the communications field. Although he lived in New Jersey and Nevada for a significant period of time, he lived in California for a majority of his life. He had several life goals that he was able to see come to fruition, one of which was his desire to stay healthy and be around for his family for as long as possible. Prior to suffering a debilitating stroke in August 2018, he walked 1.5-2 miles every day. Carlos enjoyed spending time with family, friends and being involved with various traditions and hobbies. He was adventurous, courageous, creative, detail oriented, fiercely independent, industrious, intelligent, loyal, possessed a diligent work ethic and had a good sense of humor. The legacy he left will be felt for a long time to come. He was loved, revered and will be missed by many. He is preceded in death by his wives, Alicia Elena (1st) and Florence (2nd), his parents and 3 brothers and sisters. He is survived by 3 children 18
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and 4 granddaughters: Chuck (Gina) Brook; Bobbe (Bob) Jaclyn (Sean), Kristy (Dale); and Andrea (Drew) Alexia, his sister, Anna Marie, as well as numerous extended family members from the Fontes, Almaraz, Dominguez and Godoy family tree branches. A private Celebration of Life with Military Honors and Ocean Memorial were held in the Goleta and Santa Barbara areas last month.
Bonnie Byrnes Rand 8/6/1932 - 4/1/2022
Bonnie Rand passed away peacefully on April 1st, in her home in Santa Barbara. She is remembered by two children, four grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and all of her friends. She was nearly 90 years old, although she never would have told you her age. Bonnie was a native Californian. Born in Los Angeles, then graduated from UCLA. She lived in Beverly Hills before moving to Montecito in 1986 with her husband, Jess Rand. She was an artist of many mediums and most proud of her authored, illustrated, and published book, “Color Me Santa Barbara, A Pictorial History”. Throughout her life, Bonnie was an ardent supporter of fine arts, working with museums, art galleries, and universities. She loved playing tennis, pool, bridge, and other card games. But she did not like losing and seldom did. Last but not least, she loved her yorkies too. Bonnie will be missed by all who knew her.
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Xavier Steven “Charlie” Perez
5/2/1963 - 4/29/2022
We will contact family privately regarding a Mass and celebration of life for our brother at a later date. God Bless You, Charlie! Forever in our hearts… Rachel, Marcia, and families
Bill Straka
9/20/1926 - 11/24/2021
Our beloved brother, Xavier S. “Charlie” Perez, passed away Friday, April 29, 2022, surrounded by family and loved ones, after complications following an organ transplant. Charlie was born to Arturo and Anna Marie Perez on May 2, 1963, in Santa Barbara, where he attended Dolores School and graduated from Santa Barbara High School in 1981. Charlie had many passions, which he explored through his work at local restaurants and as a graphic designer and travel agent. He worked for the Santa Barbara MTD for 15 years, where his genial spirit and appreciation for the community shone. His greatest joy in life was being “Pops” to his 3 amazing children, who were the lights of his life. Charlie loved fiercely. His kind heart and warm smile will be remembered and missed by all. He will live on through his love for and dedication to his family and his love of Giants’ football and karaoke. Charlie was preceded in death by his parents, Arturo Perez Sr. and Anna Marie Martinez-Perez, and brother, Arturo “Burgie” Perez. He is survived by his children, Steven, Nicolas, and Isabela Murillo-Perez, sisters, Diana Perez, Rachel Perez-Crisenberry (Ken), and Marcia Perez, and nephews and nieces, Hugo and Anthony Perez, Arturo Perez III, Jason Crisenberry, Lauren VanVeelen, and Sofia and Enrique Perez-Guzman. Our family would like to extend our deepest gratitude to the doctors, nurses, and staff of Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and the 3 Wishes Program, as well as Charlie’s organ donor and their family for their immense sacrifice.
Please join us for a time of celebration and remembrance for the life and legacy of Bill Straka. Saturday, May 21st at 11am, First United Methodist Church, Garden & Anapamu Street. Reception to follow in Fellowship Hall.
Jeannine Lombard Richards 4/18/1931 - 4/20/2022
Jeannine Lombard Richards passed away peacefully on April 20, 2022 in Santa Barbara, two days after her 91st birthday, with family by her side. Jeannine was born in Santa Barbara on April 18, 1931 to Bill and Grace Lombard. For over 60 years she dedicated her life to working with the youth of our community. She and her late husband, Jack, raised five children and many foster children. She cofounded (with her husband) Camp Lorr, a summer day camp for boys and girls. She often said those were the happiest days of her life. She was co-owner and director of Las Positas Family Swim Club, and founder of three local nursery schools; Wynken, Blynken & Nod (#1and #2) and Evergreen Park Preschool. She directed and taught at all three. After
twenty-five years, Jeannine and her husband sold Camp Lorr and the Nursery Schools, and Jeannine went to work for Santa Barbara City Schools Pre-School/Child Care programs. For 16 years, she also worked as co-owner of Santa Barbara Art and Silkscreen along with her sons. Jeannine loved camping, sitting around a campfire, eating s’mores. Singing and laughing in harmony with family and friends were her most cherished occasions. She loved hosting a houseful of people, and could usually be found in the kitchen, cooking and baking for everyone. There was always room for one or more at the dinner table. Her door was always open. Jeannine was the sister of Colleen Jeffers (Hoyt) and Jim Lombard (Suzi). She was married to John “Jack” Richards for almost sixty years. She was step-mom to John “JR” Richards (Susanne) and mom to Jill Richards Proctor (Bill), Jan, James (Cheryn) and Jake Richards. Nana to Talli RichardsVersola (Chris), JR Richards (Min), Josh Shirvanian (Issi) and Theresa Richards (Dylan). Great Nana to Jenna1, Jessie, Justin, Blayze, Dom & Oli, Jenna2, Zachary & Mason. Aunt to Stan & Rick Jeffers and Esme Lombard. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and sons John and Jan. ‘You were always great with the kiddos. You will be missed. Sleep warm, and know that you are loved.’ Family and friends, please join us to celebrate the life of Jeannine Richards at noon on Saturday, May 14th in Alameda Park. Look for the blue & white checkered tablecloths. Bring a blanket or chair and some food to share. Some drinks, snacks, plates and utensils will be provided.
obituaries Hope Smith
5/14/1923 - 2/18/2022
Hope Smith, age 98, of Santa Barbara, CA, passed away on February 18, 2022, at Casa St. James in Santa Barbara, with her daughter, Lynn Peters, by her bedside. Hope was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2012. Hope was born Constance Marjorie Hope Fuller in Southborough, England, second oldest of four children of Dr. Ashbury Fuller and Doris Mary Fitch. Dr. Fuller was house surgeon at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital in London before starting his own practice in Southborough. Hope recalls growing up with annual seaside holidays, and her father running his “surgery” (consulting room, dispensary and waiting room) out of their Victorian house. Hope traveled abroad to France in her youth, but was called home August 25th, 1939, because war with Germany was declared on September 3, 1939. The family later moved to Croydon, south of London, where Hope began courses at Secretarial College. In 1943 she qualified for the Women’s technical service register, and became a draughtswoman at the wartime “radar research station” in Malvern, Worcestershire, part of the Ministry of Aircraft Production. She made detailed assembly drawings for prototype radar equipment. In 1946 and peacetime, Hope trained at the London School of Steno-typing and was employed as a verbatim reporter/demonstrator. She enjoyed travel to Paris and Denmark, cycling through Denmark and staying at youth hostels. Next, Hope was employed by Krishnamurti Writings as a reporter/stenographer and ran the London branch office. Work took her to Belgium, Germany, Italy,
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Amsterdam and other parts of Europe. Several years later she headed to their head office in Ojai, California, editing manuscripts and handling mail order book sales. Arriving in 1956 to Ojai, California, Hope was a lover of dance since her youth, and was soon introduced to international folk dancing at the Ojai Art Center. It is here she met her future husband, Sydney Smith, also an enthusiastic folk dancer and working in Ventura’s social welfare department. Sydney and Hope married February 7, 1959, at the Santa Barbara courthouse. Their education desires soon took them to UCLA, San Jose State University, and Syracuse University, with Hope earning her Masters Degree in Library Science. Returning to Santa Barbara, Hope became a librarian in UCSB library’s catalogue department. Over the years much travel was done. And ongoing classes included braille transcription and purchase of her own braille writer machine, UCLA extension courses in computer programming and data processing. In 1968 she was promoted to Head of the Order Department of the UCSB library, supervising three other librarians, twenty library assistants, a clerk and student assistant. In 1970 Hope looked afar and began applying for a volunteer library job with IVS (International Voluntary Service) in Africa. She was accepted in southern Africa, at Swaziland’s only College of Technology, starting early 1971. She studied in England to learn which new books would be appropriate, and by the end of her tenure there, she had amassed 10,000 books for the Swaziland College of Technology, and built up the African Writers Series, plus installed the BBC’s News of the African World for the student community. In Swaziland she had wonderful work colleagues, met the Prime Minister of Swaziland, traveled to the Republic of South Africa, Lesotho, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Botswana, became a “rock
hound”, and continued her volunteer braille work at the country’s only school for the blind. After her 5 yr volunteer assignment, she returned to Santa Barbara and became a librarian at ABC-Clio, a publisher of historical abstracts and American history and life. She continued her rock hound interests with the SB Mineral and Gem Society. She traveled to the Soviet Union, visiting Moscow, Leningrad, and enjoying the Bolshoi Ballet, and visiting Russia. She also traveled to China, visiting many cities and sights. She enjoyed volunteer work at Santa Barbara’s Braille Institute, performed transcription for the visually handicapped, became a volunteer monitor for the Recording for the Blind, and studied Esperanto, the international second language. She received many awards for various news bulletins created during her work and hobby pursuits. At age 60 Hope became an avid traveler with Elderhostel, enjoying 15 trips to various locations around the world, Hawaii, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Mexico, and many US locations. In 1987 she began Scottish Country Dancing and joined the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society. She was also an enthusiastic square dancer. In 1988, at 65 y/old, she retired from ABC-Clio and soon became an avid country line dancer, teaching line dance at the local Goleta Valley Community Center and various assisted-living residences such as Maravilla in Santa Barbara. In 1993 her biological daughter, Lynn, whom she had given up at birth, contacted her. Sydney, Hope, Lynn and Scott, her younger brother whom they had also given up, had an amazing reunion and continued in relationship for many years. In 1994 Hope began applying for US citizenship, deciding to stay permanently in the US now that she knew her two children were here. She took trips with her
daughter, to Hawaii, and a cruise to the British Virgin Islands. By late December she became a U.S. citizen with her husband Sydney and her son Scott in attendance. A trip was also made with their daughter to England to meet the children of Hope’s three siblings, who still resided in England. They toured a good portion of England and saw many sights from Hope’s youth and war time work. The subsequent years were filled with more trips, more volunteer work, and relaxing as she grew older. In 2010-11, Hope in her late 80’s, began noticing her memory was declining. Volunteer work and teaching her dance class became difficult. MRI testing revealed the beginning stages of Alzheimer’s disease. She remained at home as long as possible, but needing additional care, was moved to Oak Cottage Memory Care of SB for several years. She was moved again for more individual care to Casa St. James, also in SB, a much smaller and more home-like community. Lynn, living in Berkeley, CA, visited Hope monthly during her years of dementia and was able to be with her for the last week of her life. At that point Hope peacefully and comfortably passed into the arms of God on Friday, February 18, 2022, at age 98. Hope leaves behind her daughter and son-in-law, Lynn and Edward Peters of Berkeley, CA; her son Scott Hausrath of Algona, Washington; and her niece Rosemary Wilcox, nephews Selwyn and Martin Lloyd, all of England. We have tremendous gratitude for all those who helped Hope in her last years, including Oak Cottage Memory Care, Brightstar of Santa Barbara, Casa St. James, Central Coast Hospice and so many more individuals. May God bless you all abundantly for helping Hope in so many ways. Please see https://mcdermottcrockett.com/tribute/ details/262494/ConstanceSmith/obituary.html#tributestart for a more detailed biography of Hope’s life. INDEPENDENT.COM
Galen Mumford
3/12/1949 - 3/7/2022
Celebration of Life Saturday, July 2, 2022 Leadbetter Beach Group Area 2:00 PM Please bring pictures and stories of Galen
Kevin Quinn
9/14/1963 - 3/27/2022
On March 27, 2022, our beloved Kevin “Quinny” Quinn lost his hard-fought battle with cancer. After 30-plus years in Santa Barbara, Kevin relocated in 2019 back to his roots in Donegal Ireland, where he was building a retirement cabin overlooking Lough Swilly on Inch Island. He loved Santa Barbara and built longstanding relationships through his successful carpentry and general contracting business Kevin Quinn Woodworks, as well as his myriad of extracurricular activities including the darts league, the Press Room Football Club, swimming at Los Banos, golfing, and sharing a pint with his many expat and American friends at “the pub”. He was survived by his siblings, Margaret, Bernadette, Tony, and Brian Quinn; his father Michael, and his long-term partner Renee Cooper. A memorial celebration will be held on Sunday, May 15 at 2 pm at The Press Room at 15 E. Ortega in downtown Santa Barbara. Stop by and raise a glass, share a story, and, most of all, share a laugh and a smile because that is what Quinny loved most. The man was a legend. Let us remember him in joyous spirit and love
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A Floating Sewer Line in the Ocean?
Anne Lungren Wunsch & Henry Allen Wunsch
Dubious Proposals at Montecito Sanitary and Water Districts
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BY HILLARY HAUSER
he reaction to Heal the Ocean’s April 19
letter to the editor of the Montecito Journal regarding Bob Hazard’s piece “Should the Montecito Water and Sanitary Districts Consolidate?” was swift: At a joint meeting of the Montecito Water and Sanitary districts on Wednesday, April 27, Mr. Hazard said my piece was an “old” argument, but also that the districts needed to step up their public relations work, that Heal the Ocean’s community outreach could impact their reputations and/or whatever it is they are trying to accomplish. To get the argument into present-day conversation, Heal the Ocean now reports to the public that during the joint meeting on that Wednesday, the boards of both districts received preliminary results of a $400,000 study by Carollo Engineers outlining options for increasing water supply to Montecito. Among those options being studied — and this is current:
· Building of infrastructure in Montecito for Non-Potable Reuse (NPR) in Montecito: purple pipes for irrigation water · Indirect Potable Reuse (IPR) in Carpinteria: sending Montecito wastewater to Carpinteria for processing and injection into the Carpinteria groundwater basin for settling/purification, then piping it back up to Montecito for customer use · Direct Potable Reuse (DPR) in Montecito: purifying wastewater at the Montecito Sanitary facility to drinking-water standards, and piping it into the Montecito Water District water supply · Direct Potable Reuse (DPR) in Santa Barbara: Montecito Sanitary’s wastewater being sent to the City of Santa Barbara’s El Estero treatment plant and returning as a water supply for Montecito Into this discussion—and I’m not making this up —is the idea for getting Montecito Sanitary’s wastewater to Carpinteria via a floating wastewater line in the ocean from Montecito to Carpinteria. Yes, this was brought up in the meeting. A floating wastewater line in the ocean is patently absurd, and even though the idea is not being officially studied, the joint boards have considered it seriously. We suggest that instead of spending any money investigating this idea, somebody from the Sanitary District Board could pick up the phone and call the California Coastal Commission and get a fast answer for free: NO. Heal the Ocean will say again that direct potable use (DPR) is still years away, the State of California still has not developed standards, and during the continued wait, the wastewater continues to be wasted, when it could be watering the grass at the cemetery—now. Again, we say using non-potable water for irrigation saves potable water, which is a reverse way of producing potable water. As for piping Sanitary District wastewater to Carpinteria for treatment, injecting it into Carpinteria groundwater basin for Indirect Potable Reuse (IPR) purposes, then shipping it back to Montecito, Heal
the Ocean reiterates that this can never happen. Caltrans will never allow pipes going and coming over such distances and Carp’s Sanitary District Manager Craig Murray has already politely explained to the consultants doing this incredible study that Carpinteria Sanitary has to reserve its capacity for its own ratepayers. And, as Heal the Ocean has pointed out, pumps needed to pipe wastewater for such a long and non-gravity distance is a huge energy issue that will never be permitted. A simple phone call to somebody would get this answer for free, yet the socalled “Water Security Team” behind the operations of both district boards praises the $400,000 study that is investigating this. As for another study investigating the consolidation of Montecito Water and Montecito Sanitary (MWD/MSD) into one Community Service District, Charles Hamilton, the intelligent director of the Carpinteria Valley Water District, who has been working with the Carpinteria Sanitary District to build their mutually designed indirect potable reuse plant, recently published a far nicer response to this idea than the one Heal the Ocean put into print. Basically, Mr. Hamilton writes that consolidation is not cost-effective. Heal the Ocean has stated that sanitary districts run wastewater operations, and water districts (are supposed to) grapple with water issues; a single board of individuals who are not versed in the unique requirements of each one is futile. We also continue to maintain that successful Community Service Districts started out that way (including Santa Barbara’s wastewater/water resources division); they were not formed by hostile takeover. This is current information, and in deference to Mr. Hazard’s observation that Heal the Ocean should quit moaning around the failure of MWD/MSD to access free money through Prop. 1 for planning studies to build recycled water facilities, we’ll agree with Mr. Hazard and quit crying over spilled milk. We will stay in the present—which, in our opinion, is no better than the past—and leave it there. In closing, it should be mentioned that during the joint board meeting of April 27, suggestions were made by both Mr. Hazard and board members that what is really needed is better public relations with both Heal the Ocean and the public. The statement was made that printed articles in the Independent are “typical Independent,” as are articles by Melinda Burns (“typical Melinda Burns”), when Melinda is one of the most even-handed investigative journalists in Santa Barbara County. Hillary Hauser is president and executive director of the nonprofit Heal the Ocean.
Anne Lungren Wunsch: February 1, 1938 – February 21, 2022 Henry Allen Wunsch: January 1, 1937 – March 9, 2022
Anne Lungren Wunsch was born to A. Marvin Lungren and Jane Dickenson Lungren on February 1, 1938, in Denver, CO. Henry Allen Wunsch, son of Henry Wunsch and Susan Elisabeth Kerbs was born January 1, 1937, in La Junta, CO. Anne passed away on February 21, 2022, and within weeks of losing his beloved wife of 60 years, Henry joined her in Heaven on March 9, 2022. Both died peacefully, surrounded by family, in their home in Santa Barbara, CA. Anne and Henry met at the University of Colorado at Boulder, graduating with a B.A. in Elementary Education, and a B.S. in Engineering and Science, respectively. They married immediately after college and began their life together with multiple moves around the country in the first couple of years for military obligations and subsequent career opportunities. During this time, they started their family with the births of Stephanie and Andy while living in Merritt Island, FL, and Stacie after relocating to Milwaukee, WI. With three small children in tow, Anne and Henry made one final move to Santa Barbara, CA, where they lived until their passing. Anne was an amazing wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She had an adventurous, beautiful spirit and was the definition of grace under fire. From taming Class V rapids in Chile to hiking the Inca Trail, from barbecuing for the whole elementary school to outfitting entire bridal parties, she managed to do so in an inconspicuous way, always putting the INDEPENDENT.COM
needs of others first. She enjoyed quilting, cooking and gardening; she was happiest when she was spending time with her family, her grandchildren and her girlfriends. Henry was active duty in the U.S Army National Guard immediately following college, then began his career in systems engineering with AC Spark Plug (eventually Delco Systems Operations) on the Titan Missile Program. He was a leader and excelled in his field but even more so as a family man. He had a quiet inner strength that shined through his character and his work ethic, and he was so proud of his wife, children and grandchildren. He was always able to put in a full day’s work and still attend every sporting event, choir performance, ballet recital, and charity function. Together they shared a love of travel and adventure, from camping in national forests to visiting various corners of the world and experiencing different cultures. In retirement, they spent time with family in California and Montana whenever possible. They remained active in their community through their many volunteering efforts, school, church, golf and bridge groups, and the Delco retirees. Anne and Henry are survived by their children Stephanie Linn (James Linn) of Santa Clarita, CA, Andy Wunsch (Shelly Wunsch) and Stacie Wunsch of Bozeman, MT; their grandchildren Katherine Linn, John Linn, Lucia Wunsch and Ruby Wunsch; Anne’s brother Eddy Lungren; and many cousins, nieces and nephews. They will both be desperately missed by all those that they’ve left behind. Their legacy will live on through the countless relationships they cultivated and great memories they created. Services will be held at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Santa Barbara, CA, on Friday, June 10, 2022, at 11:00am. In lieu of flowers please direct support to VNA Health, formerly known as Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care (vna.health) or St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church for their Memorial Fund (standrewspcusa.org, 4575 Auhay Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93110).
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This year, Santa Barbara Restaurant Week is working in tandem with the Taste of S.B. event, but the basics are similar since the promotion began back in 2018: The more than 30 participating establishments are serving set menus priced at $30, $40, and $50, alongside a few wineries that are offering special flights at $20, $25, and $30. The big difference from years past is that restaurants didn’t have to pay to be part of the campaign this year. “With our hospitality industry hit so hard by the pandemic, we wanted to make Restaurant Week as accessible as possible to all restaurants, as a way to shine a light on as many as possible, so all fees were waived so anyone can participate,” said Donna Yen, SBCE’s executive director. “We hope it encourages diners to explore new restaurants they’ve never tried before.” See sbrestaurantweeks.com.
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There’s a scripted series on HBO Max that was just renewed for a second season; a documentary by Oscarnominated directors Julie Cohen and Betsy West; a cooking contest on Food Network/Discovery+ judged by famous cooks and restaurateurs; a podcast with more than 150 episodes featuring top chefs, writers, and food thinkers; and an increasing impactful annual award given in her name at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. “Julia Child passed away nearly 18 years ago, but she still leaves an impressive ability to continue teaching Americans about the joys of culinary pursuits,” said Eric Spivey, a longtime friend of Julia and chairman of The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts. “Her literary and television career remains relevant and impactful for new generations of people.” Santa Barbara County is where Julia spent many of her summers (when in Pasadena), winters (when in Boston), and last few years of her life (at Casa Dorinda in Montecito), and now the region is celebrating that connection with the inaugural “Taste of Santa Barbara,” which runs May 16-22. The event is hosted by the Santa Barbara Culinary Experience
(SBCE), which was founded by Spivey and others in 2019 to be a sort of West Coast counterpart to The Julia Child Foundation. The nonprofit’s first event ever was supposed to be in March 2020 on that fateful weekend when the country shut down due to the pandemic. “While deeply disappointing for everyone that we had to cancel the event, it provided us time to learn the power and limits of virtual events,” explained Spivey, who hosted a number of virtual experiences in 2021. “It also gave us new information to refine the programming resulting in a broad and inclusive set of events for all the community to enjoy.” That means the 2022 Taste of S.B. weekend — which is being combined with Santa Barbara Restaurant Week—is SBCE’s in-real-life coming-out party. It’s a mix of edible enjoyment, with special dishes and drinks made to honor Julia and Paul Child all week; educational nourishment, with a documentary screening on Friday, food sustainability panels on Saturday, and farm tours on Sunday; and a proper wine toast, with a dozen wineries pouring for crowds at the Presidio on Sunday. Read on for more details, and cheers to Julia! See sbce.events for the full lineup, tickets, and more. —Matt Kettmann
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To toast Santa Barbara County’s thriving wine industry, Taste of Santa Barbara is hosting a dozen wineries at El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park, located at the prominent downtown corner of East Canon Perdido and Santa Barbara streets. Tasting stations from every subappellation in the county will be sprinkled around the grounds, and there will be a series of panels inside the chapel throughout the afternoon to shed more light on the people and places behind these wines. “The Presidio’s beauty and storied past is why we chose the venue to host Taste of Santa Barbara Wines, because part of the goal with this event is to deepen the experience of tasting wines with a storytelling component,” said Yen. “Guests will get to hear stories from these talented winemakers, and learn about their unique journeys of making wine.” The event will be Sunday, May 22, from 1-4 p.m.
Dine Around Town with Julia & Cocktail Crawl with Paul A still-growing number of restaurants and bars are crafting dishes and drinks in honor of both Julia and her cocktail-loving husband, Paul Child. As of last count, there were 16 participants signed up, including Barbareño’s lamb al pastor ode to Julia’s fave Mexican spot on Milpas, La Super-Rica; Eye on I’s Coquilles Saint Jacques, a scallop dish that appears in her first book; Bossie’s Kitchen’s pain perdu bread pudding with vanilla custard; Test Pilot’s Carioca Quencher, with rum, lemon, apricot, honey, and soda; and Loquita’s La Julia, with gin, Lustau Blanco, celery bitters, and lemon oil. “We’re excited to see everyone getting creative here and think that people will love seeing the various tributes all around town!” said Yen.
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For those seeking to get intimate with where their food comes from, Taste of S.B. is coordinating a number of farm and food production tours around Santa Barbara County, from exploring the Rock Front Ranch up in the Cuyama Valley and learning about bread and wine production in Lompoc at Piedrasassi to picking blueberries and strawberries, touring a regenerative farm, and seeing how a downtown soup kitchen works. Most tours are on Sunday, May 22, and cost $25, but see sbce.events/regional-farm-tours for details. INDEPENDENT.COM
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stint in the OISS (precursor to the CIA); co-authoring Mastering the Art of French Cooking, arguably the first blockbuster cookbook; only becoming famous until after she was 50, etc. — it is more than anything else a love story. In fact, Julia’s marriage to Paul Child was one of the themes that most attracted Cohen and West to the project. “We like making documentaries that are also date movies,” Cohen said (hinting back to their previous smash RBG). “Paul was such a Renaissance man, but he was also not the easiest guy to deal with in the world unless you were Julia Child.” The film vividly captures how he subsumes his own life to help support Julia as she becomes the first food world superstar and then manages to maintain that position for decades. Cohen and West very consciously work the food/sex metaphor, too, especially in a sequence capturing the making of a pear tart that is delicious food porn. “Our food stylist, Susan Spungen, suggested the pears as particularly sexy,” West recalled, “and then our two cinematographers, Claudia Raschke in New York and Nanda Fernandez Brédillard in Paris, really leaned into the sensuality of those images.” The pears even get paired with a tasteful nude of Julia in silhouette that Paul, a very talented photographer, took in their Paris apartment. Given the wealth of primary sources—footage, photos, letters—Cohen and West had more than enough to work with to shape their film. But their archival team also dug up footage not seen before, such as clips of Child appearing with Hugh Downs. Alas, given she only lived in Montecito for the final three of her 91 years, the
film doesn’t deal with her time here. “The core of the film is about what made Julia Julia,” West pointed out. “She didn’t become the French chef and rest on her laurels.” The film stresses how, while denying she was a feminist, Child lived an exemplar feminist life. In particular, she was a public supporter of Planned Parenthood to the point where the film shows anti-choice people protesting her appearances. “She risked her reputation; she didn’t just write a check,” West said. Cohen added, “In Julia’s era, she was one of the first to take such a public stance. Some of the celebrity activism you’re seeing now is thanks to her.”
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But Child might be most revolutionary for making America care again about food, teaching us to toss out the TV dinners for what we learned from the gangly, enthusiastic, willingto-make-mistakes TV chef. Much of the documentary was created during the pandemic, and Cohen claimed, “We were reminded how important and central having a good food experience with the people you love in your own kitchen can be. It punctuated a lot of what Julia believed in.”
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Julia Child Award, Nierenberg will speak during Taste of Santa Barbara on Saturday, May 21, with Congressmember Salud Carbajal and Shakira Miracle, the executive director of S.B. County Food Action Network. We spoke on the phone last week while Nierenberg was attending the Milken Institute’s Global Conference in Beverly Hills and preparing for her first-ever visit to Santa Barbara.
How do conferences about these issues lead to real change? People are suffering, and investors and financiers at this conference now understand that it’s not just Russian aggression with the war against Ukraine. It’s multiple crises we’re facing right now. We have a climate crisis, but we also have a biodiversity loss crisis. We obviously have a health crisis. People like me have understood the urgency for a long time, but others are now getting it. We can turn this tide. We have to make the right investments and the right research decisions to help farmers be as productive as possible without harming the planet. I’m an optimist. I feel like human ingenuity and knowledge and spirit can change all of this, but only if we do it right now so our grandchildren don’t blame us for what’s happened. How does Julia Child relate to all this? What a badass lady! She was on TV before all these male chefs who are now lauded as celebrities. She was up there before anyone, and she was real. She was the epitome of carrying on even though things might be going badly in the world. She changed her career in her forties and was so successful. She’s an inspiration not just to women but to all of us who are interested in these issues and want to see change. She made people feel good about themselves. At the end of the day, that’s what we all want. If I can live up to a teeny portion of what she did, I will have done what I wanted with my life. What do you plan to talk about? I get to moderate Congressmember Carbajal on the things he’s done over the last two years around immigration reform and how he feels Santa Barbara can be a model for the rest of the country for agricultural systems. Santa Barbara is an interesting microcosm of how we could do agriculture in a real collaborative way in this country. What’s your impression of Santa Barbara from afar? California is always above and beyond what the rest of the country is doing with regulations and policy and being at the forefront
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Also speaking on Saturday is a panel of Santa Barbara County sustainability leaders, moderated by the Julia Child Foundation’s executive director Todd Schulkin and featuring Sarah Koyo from the Chumash and Tohono O’odham nations; Jessica Vieira, the director of sustainability for Apeel Sciences; Melissa Sorongon, the owner and farmer behind Piedrasassi Wine & Bread in Lompoc; and Stefan Selbert, who is the operations manager for his family’s Las Cumbres Ranch near Los Alamos. Sorongon was one of the first Santa Barbara County bakers in a very long time to start farming
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her own grain back in 2012, and she became the lead baker about five years ago. The bread is available both at the Lompoc tasting room she shares with her winemaker husband, Sashi Moorman, and at the Saturday farmers’ market — in fact, Sorongon is the current president of the board of directors for the Santa Barbara Farmers’ Market Association. Those accomplishments are all worthy of celebrating, but she’s speaking on the panel because she developed something even more impactful: the Southern and Central Coast Regenerative Equipment Alliance, which she started with grant money to purchase equipment that could be shared among farmers. “This co-op aims to chip away at the obstacles farmers encounter when they are starting up, or looking to change to more regenerative farming practices,” said Sorongon. “Our focus is to clear away a few of the barriers to successful farming, especially with a regenerative agriculture focus. The co-op provides a community network of new and experienced farmers as well as equipment to share. We aim to make it easier to share resources and information, so farmers can build thriving, environmentally conscious businesses more quickly.” Selbert’s presence on the panel will give a solid sense of hope for the future. When his parents retired, they bought Las Cumbres Ranch and removed all the cattle, thinking that would be best for the land. Within a year, they learned that “rangeland needs to be grazed in order to stay healthy,” said Selbert, who was enlisted by his parents to help manage the return of cattle. “The more I learned about improving the health of our soil, the more enthusiastic I became,” he said. “There is something exciting about the fact that we can actually heal our environment instead of just sustaining the damage we’ve done. All my life, I’ve been told there’s nothing we can do, that we’re stuck with what we’ve got, so when I found out we could make a positive change through management, I was hooked.” They opted for Bonsmara cattle, a South African breed that makes tender meat while thriving in a dry and brittle climate. “That’s exactly what’s so exciting about our cattle—they fit perfectly into our Santa Barbara environment,” said Selbert, who looks forward to selling meat in 2023. The ranch itself is also preserved via the Santa Barbara County Land Trust in order to safeguard a large, contiguous block of open range land that provides for wildlife migration between Los Padres National Forest, La Purisima State Park, and Burton Mesa Ecological Reserve. “We have seen an incredible increase in wildlife since we changed our management,” said Selbert, and that’s not the only benefit of this shift. “Our risk of fires has reduced, our risk of mudslides is lowering, and our ranch is shifting from an annual grassland to a perennial grassland!” he said. “We believe it is possible to improve rangeland and produce top-quality meat in a natural environment that serves our local community.” He plans to encourage attendees to get to know their region’s ranchers and farmers a bit better. “It’s wild to think that we buy most our food from strangers,” said Selbert. “Getting to know your rancher or farmer really lets you in on the process and makes you want to become a part of it. When the community starts demanding products that have had a positive effect on the climate, our climate changes.”
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Patrons of all ages must show proof of being fully vaccinated or supply a negative COVID-19 medical test result from within 72 hours, along with an official photo ID, before entering the Lobero, Granada, Center Stage, and New Vic theaters and the S.B. Bowl. The venues request that patrons consult their individual websites for the most up-to-date protocols and mask requirements for vaccinated and unvaccinated patrons before attending an event.
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5/13: UCSB Arts & Lectures Presents Elizabeth Strout in Conversation with Pico Iyer Novelist and travel writer Pico Iyer will have a conversation with Elizabeth Strout, Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author of Olive Kitteridge and her new novel, Oh William! 7:30pm. Campbell Hall, UCSB. UCSB Students: $10; GA: $25-$35. Call (805) 893-3535. Read more on p. 41.
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“Gganbu,” followed by a discussion with moderator Rita Raley (English, UCSB) and production designer Chae Kyoung-sun with interpreter Eunjin Choi There will be a Zoom option. Pollock Theater, UCSB. Free. Call (805) 893-4637. tinyurl.com/GlobalTVSquidGame
Gather at this luncheon to support the Dream Foundation’s program that delivers hope and compassion, in the form of beautiful bouquets, to those in need. There will be awards given and a silent and live auction. 11am-2pm. S.B. Historical Museum, 136 E. De la Guerra St. $125. Call (805) 539-2215.
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5/12-5/15: Rubicon Theatre Presents Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 Written by playwright, scholar, and actor Anna Deavere Smith, this play goes to the heart of issues of race and class as it explores the social explosion that erupted when the verdict of the Rodney King case was announced on April 29, 1992. Thu.: 7pm; Fri.: 8pm; Sat.: 2 and 8pm; Sun.: 2pm. Rubicon Theatre, 1006 E. Main St., Ventura. $30-$70. Call (805) 667-2900. rubicontheatre.org
5/12-5/14: San Marcos H.S. Presents Little Shop of Horrors This 1982 musical written by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman follows Seymour the meek flowershop assistant who pines for his co-worker, Audrey, while dealing with the unusual and demanding plant created during a total
5/12-5/14, 5/17-5/18: UCSB Department of Theater and Dance Presents The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee This Tony Award–winning musical, complete with audience participation, follows an eclectic group of 6th-graders who are participating in a spelling bee, and each is eager to win for very different reasons. The musical shows through May 28. Thu.-Fri., Tue-Wed.: 7pm; Sat.: 1pm. UCSB Ballet Studio. $13-$19.
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5/12: Dream Foundation 11th Annual Flower Empower Luncheon
eclipse that needs blood to survive. 7pm. Marquis Performing Arts Auditorium, San Marcos High School, 4750 Hollister Ave. GA: $8-$14; VIP: $25. smhstheaterdept.com/event
5/13-5/15: Anacapa School Performing Arts Presents Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic! Puffs follows the story of Wayne Hopkins, who learns that he’s a wizard after his 11th birthday and goes to a school of magic and magic, where he is sorted into the Puffs and must stay safe from his four-eyed nemesis. Fri.-Sat.: 7:30pm; Sun.: 11am. Center Stage Theater, 751 Paseo Nuevo. Students: $10; GA: $20. Call (805) 963-0408 or email cstheater@sbcoxmail.com.
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5/13: Celtic Woman: Postcards from Ireland Listen to centuries of musical and cultural tradition brought to life through Irish classics, contemporary songs, classical favorites, and stirring original compositions along with dancers, bagpipers, and a full band. 7:30pm. The Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. $55$160. ticketing.granadasb.org/events
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The S.B. Antique, Decorative Arts, and Vintage Show and Sale Shop 17th-century to mid-century furniture, jewelry, paintings, vintage fashion, and more from more than 70 quality dealers from around the country. Visit the website for a discount entry pass. Fri: 11am-7pm; Sat.: 11am-6pm; Sun.: 11am-4pm. Earl Warren Showgrounds, 3400 Calle Real. $5-$8. Call (805) 4841291. sbantiqueshow.com
5/12: Eos Lounge The Big Rave on IV’iza 11:30pm. Sun.: Sofia Guerra, noon-4pm. 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. Free-$5. Island, 9pm. 500 Anacapa St. $8.66. Call Ages 21+. Call (805) 686-4785. (805) 564-2410. eoslounge.com mavericksaloon.com /event-calendar/ 5/13-5/14: M.Special Brewing Co. (Goleta) Fri.: The Goodlanders. Sat.: The Youngsters. 6-8pm. 6860 CorEsmé Patterson 5/12-5/18: SOhO Restaurant & Music Club Thu.: Esmé Patterson with Carly Powers, Soulful Dream Rock, 8pm. $13-$15. Fri.: Area 51, 8:30pm. $10. Ages 21+. Sat.: Vocal Coaching by Sloan presents Student Showcase, 5pm; free (with dinner); Me Sabor presents Chino Espinoza y Los Dueños del Son, 10pm, $18-$25, ages 21+. Sun: S.B. Jazz Society featuring UCSB Jazz Ensemble, 1pm, free; S.B. Acoustic presents Transatlantic Gypsy Jazz Trio, 7:30pm, $30. Mon: Detar Studios Band Showcase, 7pm. Free. Ages 21+. Tue: Jazz Jam with Kimberly Ford, 7:30pm. $10. Wed: The Shape Shifters, 7pm. $15-$20. 1221 State St. Call (805) 962-7776. sohosb
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5/13-5/14: M.Special Brewing Co. (S.B.) Fri.: Blue Mood Gypsies, 7-9pm. Sat.: The Farmers, 5-7pm; Plastic Harpoons, 8-10pm. 634 State St. Free. 634 State St. Call (805) 968-6500.
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5/13: Pali Wine Co. Live music. 6-8pm. 116 E. Yanonali St., Ste. A-1.
Free. Ages 21+. Call (805) 560-7254. urbanwinetrailsb.com/events 5/14-5/15: Island Brewing Co.: Sat.: Spoonful, 6-9pm. Sun.: Americana Cats, 1-4pm. 5049 6th St., Carpinteria. Free. (805) 745-8272. islandbrewing-
company.com/calendar 5/13-5/15: Cold Spring Tavern Fri.: Paradise Kings, 6-9pm. Sat.: Cyrus Clarke 5/14: Topa Topa Brewing Co. and Jason Gonzalez, 1:30-4:30pm. Sun.: (S.B.) Cats from Japan, 5-7pm. 120 Santa Tom Ball and Kenny Sultan. 1:30-4:30pm. Barbara St. Free. Call (805) 324-4150. 5995 Stagecoach Rd. Free. Call (805) 967- topatopa.beer/pages/happenings 0066. coldspringtavern.com 5/16: The Red Piano Ray Jau5/13-5/15: Maverick Saloon Fri.: rique, 1pm. 519 State Street. Free. Ages Dusty Jugz, 8:30-11:30pm. Sat.: About 21+. Call (805) 358-1439. tinyurl.com/ Time, 1-5pm; Al & The Martinis, 8:30May16RedPiano
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this entertaining event filled with laughs, giggles, prizes, and Vivian Storm and Angel D’Mon. Dress in drag to increase your chances of winning! Registration is required. 7pm. UCEN Hub, MultiCultural Center, UCSB. Free. tinyurl.com/MCCDragBingo
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5/14: The Magical Music of Motown This supergroup will faithfully recreate the dynamic performances of Motown legends such as The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, The Supremes, Smokey Robinson, and many more and perform classic hits such as “Reach Out,”“Stop in the Name of Love,”“My Girl,” and more. 8pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. $48-$68. Call (805) 963-0761.
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5/14: S.B. High School Jazz Festival 2022 Many talented junior and high school bands will represent their school in this all-day competition. Join for lunch and/or dinner along with concessions and merch for sale. Funds raised will go toward S.B. High School Instrumental Program. 8:30am-7:30pm. S.B. High School Theatre, 700 E. Anapamu St. Free-$10.
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Art in the Garden Art Show Artists and their work, from paintings to woodcut prints, mosaics, and basketry, will be tucked in among secluded nooks in a shady, 100-year-old garden. The house and garden were created by Swedish painter Carl Oscar Borg in 1918 as a studio and retreat. 11am-4pm. Borg Gardens, 403 Loma Alta Dr. Free. tinyurl.com/BorgArtGarden Volunteer Opportunity
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CHINO ESPINOZA Y LOS DUENOS DEL SON SALSA DANCING 5/15 1:00 pm
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SUNDAY 5/15 5/15: Cancer Foundation Benefit: 2nd Annual Teddy Bear Picnic Wear your picnic whites and bring the entire family for lawn games, a cornhole tournament, music, wine, raffles, and lunch with proceeds going toward the Cancer Foundation to support families that have a child with cancer by providing financial, educational, and emotional support. 1-4pm. Montecito Club, 920 Summit Rd. $125.
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5/15: S.B. Symphony Presents S.B. Youth Symphony Take in the sounds of 70-80 gifted musicians, ages 12-18, from S.B. and Ventura counties, who will perform works across the orchestral repertoire. 4pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. Free. Call (805) 963-0761. lobero.org/events
5/15: Ensemble Theatre Company Presents Vincent This one-man play featuring Charles Pasternak and written by actor Leonard Nimoy is an imaginary scenario based on excerpts from the hundreds of letters exchanged between Vincent Van Gogh and his brother, Theo. Proceeds will benefit ETC Education and Outreach. 2 and 7pm. The New Vic, 33 W. Victoria St. $30. Call (805) 9655400 or email boxoffice@etcsb.org. etcsb.org/whats-on
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SATURDAY Rain or shine, meet local fishermen on the Harbor’s commercial pier, and buy fresh fish (filleted or whole), live crab, abalone, sea urchins, and more. 117 Harbor Wy., 6-11am. Call (805) 259-7476.
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. 5/ 19
Tufawon (2 for 1) is a Dakota/Boricua hip hop artist from Minneapolis, Minnesota. With a socially aware approach, he touches on topics such as Indigenous resiliency, politics, health, defending Mother Earth, and fighting against oppressive systems. Another common vibe in his music is humor and lighthearted, fun and catchy songs that are intended to bring a level of happiness to the listener. The underlying message in his music is always connected to freedom.
THURSday May 19, 6pm MCC Theater registration at ucsb shoreline required
For more information or assistance in accommodating people of varying abilities contact the MultiCultural Center at 805.893.8411
FOR THE FULL 2022 EVENT CALENDAR: WWW.MCC.SA.UCSB.EDU
5/17-5/18: Book to Action: Watershed Wonders Lesson Series with Explore Ecology Have you ever wondered where the water
5/15:
Full Moon Sunset Nature Hike & Total Lunar
Eclipse Register online to join Ojai author and naturalist Lanny Kaufer to walk about 1.5 miles on a well-used dirt road with gradual elevation to gain to a vista point above the Ojai Valley where you can watch the sunset, moonrise, and total eclipse (the next total lunar eclipse isn’t until August 6, 2036). 7-9:30pm. Location given upon registration. $35. Call (805) 646-6281. herbwalks.com
MONDAY 5/16 5/16: Dem Women Social Lab: Reimagining Justice Join Democratic Women of S.B. to learn how to make a difference from S.B. County organizations working toward social justice equity. Connie Alexander and Audrey Gamble of Gateway Educational Services and Christy Stillwell of S.B. Teen Legal Clinic will share information about local initiatives to disrupt the schoolto-prison pipeline. Register online. 5pm. Municipal Winemakers, 22 Anacapa St. Free.
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5/16: Chamber Music Concert: Ying Quartet This Quartet has established itself as an ensemble of the highest musical qualifications in its tours across the U.S. and abroad. They will play Debussy’s String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10; Zhou Long’s Song of the Fisherman; and Beethoven’s String Quartet, Op. 130. Mary Craig Auditorium, S.B. Museum of Art, 1130 State St. $20-$25.
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goes when it rains? Students will learn how water moves across the land and what can happen to our water and oceans if we pollute. Students will discuss solutions to help prevent marine debris and keep our land and water clean and then finish up with a litter cleanup! Kids are encouraged to attend both sessions. 3:30-4:30pm. Montecito Library, 1469 E. Valley Rd., Montecito. Free. Grades K-3. Call (805) 969-5063 or email kcrail@santabarbaraca.gov.
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WEDNESDAY 5/18 5/18: S.B. High’s 18th Annual Spring Dance Recital 2022 Students will showcase their hard work and their development as dancers in a polished final performance that will feature all types of dance and new works from four student choreographers, and dance team members. 7pm. S.B. High School Theatre, 700 E. Anapamu St. $5-$10 (cash or check at door). tinyurl.com/DanceSBHS
5/18: 2022 PASB Speaker Programs: Parkinson’s Disease, Sleep Disorders, and Me Join virtually with the Parkinson’s Association of S.B. (PASB) to learn medical and non-medical treatment approaches for poor sleep for those with Parkinson’s disease from Dr. Bradley Hiner of Link Neuroscience Institute. 1-2:15pm. Free. Email mypasb@gmail.com. mypasb.org
5/18: Marcus Roberts Trio Jazz at the Lobero and the S.B. Symphony presents the Marcus Roberts Trio, known for its virtuosic style and an entirely new approach to jazz that features pianist Marcus Roberts, drummer Jason Marsalis, and bassist Rodney Jordan. 7:30pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. GA: $36-$46; VIP: $106. Read more on p. 41. lobero.org/whats-on
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ART THERAPY: Harding Elementary students were blindfolded as they painted on the second portion of this therapeutic art project, and were advised to focus on their feelings about the future.
HEALTHY KICKS: High school students, including Gabe Munoz (above) worked with S.B.-based shoe brand SeaVees on designs to promote mental health.
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he Santa Barbara–based shoe brand SeaVees has partnered with the Santa Barbara Mental Wellness Center to create a shoe inspired by mental health awareness, working with students from the center’s Wellness Connection Council and agreeing to donate 10 percent of the shoe’s sales to the center.
Students Model Mental Health Awareness Sneaker by Jun Starkey Students from the council, made up of area high school students, were involved in the advertising aspect of the shoes, modeling for the official promotional pictures of the shoes that can be seen on the SeaVees website. The council focuses on destigmatizing mental health among young people through education and empowerment. Gabe Munoz, a junior at San Marcos High School, was one of the council members who modeled for the SeaVees shoe launch. “I thought it would be fun to be the face of something I’m proud of,” Munoz said. He joined the council his freshman year, following in the footsteps of his sister, and said working on the council through the pandemic has allowed him to address anxiety and depression among students. “I think doing this has helped a lot with my mental health,” Munoz said. “It definitely helped a lot with my communication skills.” Though SeaVees is a national shoe brand, their flagship store is based out of Santa Barbara. Rachel Bacal, content and com-
munity manager for SeaVees, said the idea for the shoe was developed at the height of the pandemic, and it was always intended to be a community collaboration. After taking about a year to complete, the shoes officially launched in March 2022. “We always want to make sure we’re giving back to the community,” Bacal said. She also said she was very impressed by the dedication of the connection council, calling them the “voices of the campaign,” from start to finish. “It’s been amazing to have [the Wellness Connection Council] take part in the creative process.” For the design aspect of the shoe, SeaVees collaborated with Instagram personality Carissa Potter Carlson, who runs the account @peopleiveloved. Carlson wrote the phrase “You got this” on the outside heel and “I got this” on the inside sole, as well as a small drawing of a hand with her “People I’ve Loved” logo written inside. The bottoms of the sneakers are a dark-green shade, the same color as the green ribbon internationally known as the symbol for mental health awareness. Bacal said Carlson has a “raw, sincere approach to talking about emotion,” which the SeaVees team felt would pair nicely with the message the shoe was meant to convey. Annmarie Cameron, CEO of the Mental Wellness Center, said fundraising was never a main focus for the project, but she was grateful the students were given the opportunity to participate in the project. “Inspiring curiosity and passion is a bigger objective than fundraising, though we are grateful for the contributions,” she said.
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wenty 4th-grade students from Harding Elementary—suited up in aprons, boots, and goggles — prepared themselves for the inevitable splashes of paint as one student pulled a massive slingshot full of paint back before letting go. In unison, the students shouted, “Take that, COVID!”
second canvas, set up about 20 feet away from the slingshot, was about envisioning the future, and students were given special goggles that blacked out their vision to help them focus their intentions. “We want you to focus on the feeling,” O’Brien told the group of 4th graders. “When we close our eyes, it allows us to have a different experience.” Harding psychologist Jill McGonigle said this project was all about allowing students to process whatever emotions had been brought on by the pandemic and express them in a productive way. “[We wanted to] give a voice to each child’s lived experience of COVID and acknowledge how it has impacted them, too,” McGonigle said. “We intended to create something special and meaningful together to honor their stories and memorialize this time in their lives.” The first step of the project involved McGonigle going into an individual class and explaining the project to students, giving each student a small square of paper to write words or draw pictures that represent how they felt during the height of the pandemic. Those small pieces of paper were then printed onto a canvas, allowing students to fling the paint directly onto their drawings. Some drawings had pictures of Zoom lessons, while other kids wrote about how happy they felt spending more time with their families. Other drawings depicted graves or family members they had lost to COVID-19. “Many students have lost family members to COVID. Many felt very isolated and fearful during lockdown,” McGonigle said. “It was truly a cathartic and therapeutic experience to acknowledge them in this way and give a voice to their stories.” n
Harding Elementary Students Sling Paint in Therapeutic Project by Jun Starkey Students at Harding Elementary School were given a chance to tackle their emotions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and distance learning with both a hands-on slingshot and blindfolded painting projects late last month. Students were barely able to contain their excitement as each of their peers pulled back the slingshot, each sitting on the edge of their seat and cheering loudly whenever the slingshot was let go. Harding Elementary Principal Veronica Binkley said this project was created to allow students to process whatever they had experienced during the pandemic, whether positive or negative. All students from Transitional Kindergarten through 6th grade at the elementary school participated in the project, totaling about 270 students. Dr. Sean O’Brien, a consultant for the STEAM program, and Luke Lamar, a local artist, guided the students through the project, giving them direction and encouragement whenever needed. The first canvas with the slingshot set up was about “letting go,” and Binkley even encouraged students to shout, “Take that, COVID!” as they let the slingshot go. The INDEPENDENT.COM
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.com), a downtown lunchtime prize. I savored the Castroville Italian sub, with meats and artichoke from the nearby “artichoke capital of the world.” Exotically, the nearby busker played melodica and marimba, not your usual street sounds. Then again, this is not your usual California beach town. A fading bastion of hippiedom, the city has been gradually, reluctantly sucked into the vortex of gentrification and surreal real estate price tags. Detached from the hubs of Los Angeles and San Francisco and without the tourist-luring cachet of the closely adjacent Monterey/ Carmel, Santa Cruz still offers something refreshingly funky and semi-sleepy around the edges, in a city with more tattoo parlors than Starbucks. When downtown, save quality time for the wonderful, sprawling book emporium and hangout Bookshop Santa Cruz (bookshopsantacruz.com), a landmark independent bookstore. Outside, an Indian vendor’s stall was duly aromatic and enticing, within earshot of another street musician playing meditative shakuhachi music. Multiculturalism is alive and well here. Nearby, Gary Dwyer’s sculpture “Cube” stands vigil outside the impressively stocked sock shop, an anomaly in a state consumed by soulless mini-mallCRUZAN THE COAST: Santa Cruz’s Beach Boardwalk (above), mission (top ing. left), seaside, and eateries such as the Buttery Bakery (bottom right) make for Eatery-wise, we also stopped by the historic bakery a lively getaway. the Buttery (butterybakery.com) and happily lunched n my pre-experience imagination, a stubborn habit for at The Picnic Basket (thepicnicbasketsc.com), near the assignment-preparing journalists, this story’s lead would Boardwalk. We gorged on a “healthier” Reuben and a bodarelate to time travel and an embrace of heights. There cious salad stocked with local, fresh ingredients. Seafood seekers flock to the wharf, where options would be two contrasting, dramatic views of Santa Cruz: one from the palatial-ish Chaminade spa/resort (chaminade include Firefish (firefishgrill.net), rightly recommended .com), where I would stay with my wife, Peggy, and dog, for its sand dabs. The cioppino? Also delectable. The next Harper; the other, from the apex of the famed (and often day’s itinerary started at Loft Coffee (loftcoffeeshop.com) filmed) wooden rollercoaster, the pride of the Boardwalk at Cabrillo College in nearby Aptos, meeting our daughter and her fiancée for coffee and grub a cut above what’s (beachboardwalk.com). expected from college fare. Then it was off to the Glaum Egg Ranch (glaum eggranch.com), founded 1921, a special treat for its loveable kitsch diversions and egg bargains (warranting inclusion in the offbeat destination index Atlas Obscura). Put four crisp dollar bills in the “egg vending machine” and get 18 fresh eggs and an animatronics by Josef Woodard poultry revue show to the tune of “In the Mood.” Limited dog-friendly beach options had us sniffing Alas, because we visited during the still-wary days of out possibilities for Harper’s beach obsession. We found Omicron, the rollercoaster notion was scuttled by closure. her happy place down south at the scenic New Brighton Even so, we enjoyed wandering the virtually abandoned State Beach. For a fine walk-and-gawk experience closer Boardwalk fun-zone-by-the-sea, newly painted and refur- to Santa Cruz proper, head over to the coastal walk along bished during lockdown, which triggered an odd realization. West Cliff Drive. While around Aptos, we paid pilgrimage to another In some way, our three-day getaway to this unique California beachfront outpost — within driving distance from Santa kitsch landmark, The Mystery Spot (mysteryspot.com), a Barbara — became a farewell-to-pandemic trek. Correction: hotspot of hokum and disorientation. A potent marketing campaign goes back decades, with billboards on the 101, a cautious farewell. What better place to bid COVID adieu than in a retreat bumper stickers, and general all-American folklore and with presumed healing properties? A former Catholic boys’ hucksterism attached. It’s a spot, we’re told and temporarily school built in 1906, the Chaminade was transformed in 1985 feel, where rules of gravity and equilibrium go topsy-turvy. into a temple of leisure and a recharging zone with a view. To boot, the actual property is surprisingly bucolic, nestled And “view” is the resident mantra. Situated close to town in redwoods. Meanwhile, back at the Chaminade, scenic trails wend but on its hillside perch, above a cemetery, the Chaminade is — to cop its in-house phrase — “an elevated resort experi- around the 30-acre property. A natural follow-up is a soak in the outdoor Jacuzzi in the spa, where one gazes dreamily ence.” Upon arriving, we received a goody/swag bag for the dog out at the redwoods-y ravine and seemingly unpopulated (cookies, collapsible water bowl, and an absorbent pad for terrain. In other COVID-closure news, Kuumbwa Jazz (kuumbwa pooches with indoor bathroom issues). We were given a “forest view” room, with the expanse of Santa Cruz hillside jazz.org), a cherished West Coast venue for jazz and other non-mainstream music, was in lockdown closure during trees beyond. n Seeking vittles, we landed at Zoccoli’s Deli (zoccolis our visit. Next time.
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Learning the Ropes at Bond Fitness by Amy R. Ramos Bond Fitness began as the Jenny Schatzle Program. The famously voluble Schatzle still looms large over the enterprise as a co-owner, but she changed the name of the business to take the focus off herself and to emphasize relationships. “Bond” refers to the connections she wants members to form with themselves, with each other, and with the many instructors. The light-filled studio is well-stocked with equipment, but don’t plan on breezing in after work or on a weekend morning for a solo workout. The Bond philosophy is that working out in a group is the key to fitness success, so Bond offers only classes: specifically, 50 minutes of circuit training. Although the classes are high-intensity, Schatzle underscores that the Bond studio is a judgment-free zone, with workouts accessible for people of all ages and fitness levels. Schatzle boasts that a Bond workout is different every time. All the equipment in the studio can be moved except for the treadmills stationed in the front window, which allows the instructors to vary the routines. The classes I took did follow a basic pattern, though: two or four circuits, with each circuit made up of at least six equipment stations. Cardio was integrated into the circuits, and sometimes a cardio interval was interspersed between circuits: mountain climbers, jumping jacks, or — in a throw36
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The classes themselves are often structured to facilitate back to middle-school gym class — a jog around the block. The instructors circulated during class, correcting form, connection. One day, Schatzle had us pair up in pods, with bumping fists, and suggesting modifications for those like pod partners alternating activities at each station on the cirme who avoid jumping or who have injuries or other limita- cuit. After two circuits, we were assigned to run around the tions. Although we were encouraged to sprint at times when block with our pod partners and given a list of questions to on the bikes or treadmill, no one got shamed for choosing ask each other. It turned out my pod partner Susan and I both a more moderate pace. I was impressed when Kate, a three- work in education and are transplants to Santa Barbara. Since year member who was 29 weeks pregnant, handily con- joining Bond five years ago, Susan has lost 20 lbs., is much verted the seated rowing machine to a stand-up ski machine. more toned, and has taken up running. I decided that’s what keeps people coming back to “My belly’s too big for the rower,” she laughed, noting that she usually sees at least one other pregnant woman in class. Bond — not just the results you get, but the encouragement Most of the equipment was familiar to me, except for to try something new and the insistence that you’re capable the fabric-covered ropes anchored to the back wall. Decep- of more than you think you are. I reflected on the people who tively simple in their analog design — just weighted ropes had come up after class to tell me, “Good job,” when I didn’t that you whip up and down as if in a chariot race — they think I’d distinguished myself in any way. But after all, I manquickly turned my arms to lead. Instructor and co-owner aged to move those 40-lb. ropes and not fall off the bosu ball. Chito Elias likes to pair them with a bosu ball for a balance It was more than enough; it was a triumph. Regarding COVID safety: Like many fitness studios, Bond challenge, an especially fiendish combination. And the day I unknowingly chose the 40-lb. ropes (the rest are 20 lbs.), had to pivot during the pandemic (hosting workouts on Instagram Live and in parks, and moving the studio outdoors my knees wobbled so much I wasn’t sure I’d stay upright. Even on days when I didn’t accidentally use twice the for a while) and has implemented some lasting changes, like weight I intended, I found Bond workouts to be intense. capping classes at 36 participants. In the classes I took, I was Although I’m a regular gym-goer, my pecs, traps, and abs the only person wearing a mask — a common occurrence were sore after my first Bond workout. (Cari, a regular at as COVID recedes. Wipes are provided, and each person is the 5:30 a.m. weekday class, told me she’s a Bond devotee expected to wipe down the equipment they use before movbecause she used to belong to another gym but had no ing on to the next station. The studio is professionally cleaned muscles to show for it.) When I went after work, I was twice a day. Proof of vaccination is not required. wiped out for the rest of the evening and slept very well. But intense workouts are available in many Bond Fitness is located at 211 places. What about the connections Schatzle highW. Carrillo St., where about lights as central to the Bond experience? 10 classes per day run from 5:30 a.m.to 6:30 p.m., preSchatzle insists she “never wanted to start a registration required. Towel service included. Cubbies are gym. I wanted to start a community.” And I did provided for storing personal items and there are bathrooms feel welcomed into the fold. I was asked to arrive early for my first class so I could get an orientation and sinks but no showers. Lot and street parking available. to the studio and tutorials on the bike and treadMembership includes access to an on-demand library of mill. As a newbie, I had my photo taken and was virtual classes. Call (805) 845-6700 or visit bondfitness.com. introduced to the rest of the class.
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sion. We were the Dos with failure. It’s not something that comes naturally. On the Pueblos Twins, and it bright side, you come out a lot stronger.” is our dynamic that Sometimes, though, an incomprehensible darkness can made us so successful engulf even a strong college athlete. It happened to Sam then, and continues Wopat a decade ago. Since March 1 of this year, it has hapto help me succeed in pened to three outstanding young women: Katie Meyer, life now.” a Stanford soccer goalkeeper from Newbury Park; Sarah Sam Wopat, who Shulze, a Wisconsin distance runner from Oak Park; and received a Stanford Lauren Bernett, a James Madison softball star. scholarship along with As Carly Wopat said, the sense of loss never goes away; her sister, died from sui- the passing years do not obliterate a lingering sadness. But cide 10 years ago during she has found a way to deal with it, and her family has speartheir sophomore year. headed a project that preserves the memory of the Carly-Sam She was 19. combo in a tangible way. Next to the Dos Pueblos stadium “When she passed, are four pristine beach volleyball courts. The name of the all my constructs about complex: Twin Palms. the world and the way things are came crumSPIKES TO HOSES: Carly Wopat is using her athletic prowess as a first-year firefighter with the L.A. Fire Department. bling down,” Carly said. “I questioned everything I knew to be true. Yet, I rebuilt and SANTA BARBARA ATHLETIC ROUND TABLE: Mike Berg, San Marn a whirlwind of memorials and awards programs at the end of April, the Santa Barbara community feted some kept going. A loss like that never leaves you, and I know that cos golf standout; Cyrus Brunner, nine-time Dos Pueblos it has shaped the person I am now in a lot of ways. She is letterman, honored posthumously; Kami Craig, SBHS of its greatest sports leaders and athletes. UCSB staged a pandemic-delayed tribute to the late very much a part of me and my story, in everything that I water polo player and two-time U.S. Olympic gold medalist; Donn Bernstein, the legendary sports information direc- continue to do.” Alfonso Guzman, pioneer SBHS soccer star; David Medina, Carly Wopat has played professional beach volleyball after CIF player of the year for Carpinteria’s undefeated 1987 tor who spent eight lively years (1964-71) on the campus, where he forged a multitude of lasting friendships. After college — at 6'2" tall, with powerful arms and legs that sent football team; Heather Olmstead, successful BYU volleyball moving to New York to work for ABC Sports, “Bernie” set the discus flying in high school, she is a stunning sight — and coach after playing at Carpinteria; Mary Jo Swalley, a promiup a virtual UCSB embassy on the Upper West Side. He now she is applying her strength and her athleticism as a fire- nent swimming official; and Carly Wopat. was such an animated ambassador of Gaucho goodwill fighter with the Los Angeles City Fire Department (LAFD). She sat for an interview recently, wearing a T-shirt GAUCHO ATHLETICS: Jennifer Borcich, four-time All-Big West that Chancellor Henry Yang dubbed him “the spirit of inscribed with the words: “EARNED / NEVER GIVEN.” UCSB.” soccer player; Tom Harris, decathlete who finished sixth in “It’s my probationary year,” she said. “The the 1984 Olympic Trials; Damon Jones, baseball alumnus [LAFD] culture is machismo. Only 3 percent who earned a law degree and recently became assistant genare female. I am very physically capable. I eral manager and legal counsel of the Los Angeles Dodgers; have a Stanford degree; I can learn fast, do a Chad Peschke, infielder who never missed a game in four job well. Every day is a challenge, setting up a years and is UCSB’s all-time hits leader; and the 1988 men’s foundation for my career.” volleyball team that extended its season to the last points of One of her jobs, she said, is “to throw lada five-set defeat to USC in the NCAA championship match. by John Zant ders.” Besides fires, she and her crew have responded to car crashes, gunshot victims, Suicide is the second-leading cause of death for all college students On May 1, a day after the Bernstein memorial, a large and other medical emergencies. “It’s not an easy job, not a in the U.S., according to the American Foundation for Suicide crowd filled the amphitheater at Elings Park to remember low-risk job,” she said. But she never wavers, because she Prevention, which recommends this postscript: If you or someone you know is exhibiting warning signs of suicide, seek help by calling Mike Warren, who died on January 23. Warren, a former feels Sam pushing her, just as they pushed each other on the the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at (800) 273-TALK (8255). Gaucho linebacker, touched many lives from Carpinteria volleyball court. “She’s a big part of to Lompoc as a coach, history teacher, athletic director the reason I pursue firefighting,” Carly and project leader in nonprofits (Elings Park) and busi- said. “There are a lot of reasons to quit, ness. “His disdain for mediocrity was legendary,” said to back out of a hot fire. She’s a reason Warren’s friend Tom Blanco. “Iron” Mike’s last and per- to keep going.” For a long time, it was difficult for haps best role was as “Pops” to six grandchildren. “The guy knew every rule to every sport,” said his granddaughter Carly to talk about her sister’s suicide. “When tragedy happens, you feel Emma Foster. “We played seven.” Meanwhile, two new classes were ushered last month very much alone,” she said. “We’re into the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Hall of much more relatable than we think Fame and UCSB’s Gaucho Hall of Fame. The induction we are. It’s easier to talk about, the ceremonies were congratulatory occasions with moments more things I’ve gone through. My life of poignancy, especially when Carly Wopat received her experiences with hard things help me in situations when I’m dealing with Round Table recognition. Wopat was honored for her career as a volleyball player family members, or trying to comfort at Dos Pueblos High, leading the Charger girls to a CIF somebody hurt critically.” The Wopat twins seemed to have championship in 2009, and at Stanford, where she was a three-time All-America selection. While thanking her it made when they got into Stanford, parents and coaches, she made special mention of her but there were risks to being high achievers. “The higher up you go twin sister Samantha, better known as Sam. “She cannot be with me here today physically, but this in life, the more you excel, you creinduction is truly just as much hers as it is mine,” Carly ate more expectations,” Carly said. said. “Volleyball was one of my biggest connections to “There are a lot of pressures, a lot of SANDY HONOR: Here are the Dos Pueblos High beach volleyball courts called Twin Palms in honor of Carly and Sam Wopat. Sam and who we were as twins. It was our shared pas- stressors. 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metime and Sarah let me know that Carp Moon Café is coming to the former space of Juice N Things at 4991 Carpinteria Avenue in Carpinteria. Before it was Juice N Things, this was the long-time home of a Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, which closed in May 2020. There are “coming soon” banners hanging outside the store, and it looks like furniture and other items are being arranged within the store. CRUSH BAR ANNIVERSARY: Crush Bar
& Tap opened on May 29, 2021 at 1129-A State Street, in the historical San Marcos Courtyard spot previously occupied by Armada Wine Merchant. Owner Shannon Gaston is hosting a one-year anniversary weekend party, with a drag show on May 27, a comedy drag show on May 28, and live music on May 29. “If you have not been to Crush Bar yet, we are a family-owned bar serving locally sourced wine, beer, charcuterie, snacks, and cupcakes,” said Gaston, who also owns the Crushcakes restaurants. “And we have some really unique cocktails as well. We offer Happy Hour every day from open until 6 p.m., seven days a week.” XO RIBBON-CUTTING: XO Santa Barbara
at 121 East Yanonali Street will have their grand opening ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, May 12, 3:305:30 p.m. XO offers seared brisketblend smashburgers on a buttered potato bun, crispy fried chicken sandwiches, fresh salads, fries, milkshakes, and soft-serve ice cream.
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“We are trying to bring a new flavor to Old Town Goleta,” said Gonzales, referring to seafood dishes like ceviche, octopus tacos, spicy shrimp, and more. “You find those places in Mexico when you go to the beach.” The menu ranges in price from $15-$24, and there is also a variety of micheladas for sale. Mariscos Santa Barbara is open Wednesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.
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TEAMWORK: Playwright Candrice Jones and director Shirley Jo Finney in rehearsal for A Medusa Thread
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ven by the gruesome standards of Greek myth, the Medusa story is disturbing. Poseidon lures Medusa, a young mortal known for her beautiful hair, to the Temple of Minerva, where he rapes her. Minerva finds Medusa and punishes the victim, rather than the perpetrator, by casting a spell that turns her long locks into writhing snakes. The effect this creates is so horrifying that anyone who looks at her directly turns to stone. Enter Perseus, the “hero” of the myth in Ovid’s version. Does Perseus take the side of Medusa, already twice wronged by the gods? Not a chance. In the twisted logic of this male fantasy, Perseus chooses instead to slay the victim turned monster. Approaching Medusa with a sword in hand and his back to her, Perseus avoids turning to stone by only looking at Medusa’s reflection in his shining, mirror-like shield. Thus protected, he decapitates Medusa and takes her head as a trophy of his victory.
But wait, there’s more. Even severed from her body, Medusa’s head retains its power to turn men to stone. Perseus, her murderer, weaponizes the dead woman’s corpse by carrying her head into battle and using it to defeat his other enemies. Slick move. A Medusa Thread, the new play by Candrice Jones that UCSB’s Launch Pad program will present in previews from May 16 through May 25, refracts and transposes elements of this story into a fantasy of the afterlife as a hair salon. After they die, women who have been raped come to a bardo-like transitional zone where they have their hair done before choosing which type of eternity they will enter. Cleverly combining multiple motifs from the Medusa myth, from sexual assault to the use of a mirror, Jones offers viewers an imaginary space where they can explore feelings about sexual
violence, victimization, self-image, and consent. When I spoke with the playwright on Zoom, she was exhilarated from the experience of working on the script in the company of her director, Shirley Jo Finney, and members of the UCSB Theater department’s BFA program. She praised the student actors for their courage in confronting the material and for the quality of the questions they raised. In earlier versions of the play, Medusa had been a college student, and Jones conceived of it as a spoken word piece. In developing the material into a full-length play with multiple roles, she said that she kept specific goals in focus. She said that A Medusa Thread sought “to examine how we talk about sexual assault in society” and reflect on the fact that, when it comes to rape, “everybody deals with it in their own way.” The idea for the setting came about through the realization that “haircuts are conversations about consent.” In offering her characters the chance to decide where they will spend eternity, Jones said she imagined “the ultimate amount of agency.” “What if you do get to choose?” she asked, referring to how her characters confront trauma and work on themselves. “I wanted to do a play about trauma without any manifestations of the violence that caused it,” she told me. “I’m writing about women who gain perspective on their lives—their lives before and after the traumatic event.” Launch Pad offers outstanding theater artists the opportunity to continue working on scripts while gaining the benefits of a fully staged production. A Medusa Thread can be seen at the UCSB Performing Arts Theater on May 16, 18, 20, 21, and 23 through 25 at 7 p.m. and on May 21 at 1 p.m. For tickets and more information, visit theaterdance.ucsb.edu. –Charles Donelan
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n an era saturated with serials, sequels, and character-driven franchises, Elizabeth Strout elevates convention to the elusive status of art. Her novels don’t follow one another in a predetermined sequence; they express different perspectives on a single world. Her latest, Oh William!, is narrated by Lucy Barton, the protagonist of My Name Is Lucy Barton (2016) and a character
in Anything Is Possible (2017). In her review of Oh William! for the New York Times, novelist Jennifer Egan described the appeal of Strout’s expanding novelistic universe as “a prickle of cosmic convergence.” Pico Iyer will be on hand to engage Strout in what promises to be an engaging evening of conversation. For tickets and information, visit artsand lectures.ucsb.edu. —CD
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TRIO TIME: Jason Marsalis, Marcus Roberts, and Rodney Jordan For its final concert of the season on March 21 and 22 at The Granada Theatre, the Santa Barbara Symphony will conclude a year of performing great music in innovative configurations with another unexpected twist. What could top a sequence that began with a classic Broadway musical and included concertos for harp, organ, and piano (four hands), plus a new violin concerto based on mariachi? The answer is a well-known piano concerto by George Gershwin revised to feature a jazz piano trio as the soloist. Marcus Roberts first rose to prominence as the pianist in the Wynton Marsalis group from 1985 to 1991. Since then, Roberts has gone his own way, both as the leader of his trio, which features Jason Marsalis on drums and Rodney Jordan on bass, and as an increasingly important composer, arranger, and performer of the jazz and now the classical repertoire. With Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F, Roberts has created a new form that blends the rigor of an annotated score with the thrill and swing of improvisation. The second half of the program will feature the Symphony No. 1 of Florence Price, an African-American composer active in the period just after Gershwin. Alongside the innovation onstage, the Santa Barbara Symphony has committed to creating new opportunities and experiences through collaboration. For this visit by the Marcus Roberts Trio, there will be another concert presented by Jazz at the Lobero on Wednesday, May 18, where listeners will have a chance to hear the group stretch out on standards and originals by themselves. This rare combination of performances promises to be a revelation for jazz and classical music fans alike. —CD
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Márquez’s music goes down easily, with few contemporary strategies diverting from his innate neoromantic instincts, emphasizing melodic gleam and momentum. The opening, “Folia Tropical,” suggests shades of nuevo tango king Astor Piazzolla’s style. The second movement, “Plegaria (Chacona),” eases into place gently before finding its rhythmic verve, kicked into high gear on the finale, “Fandanguito.” Against and alongside the Symphony’s tight orchestral foundation, Meyers offered a touch both sonorous and ruggedly energized. Ben-Dor would no doubt approve. —Josef Woodard
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ARIES
(Mar. 21-Apr. 19): “Choose the least important day in your life,” wrote Aries author Thornton Wilder. “It will be important enough.” I recommend that you make those your words to live by in the next two weeks. Why? Because I suspect there will be no tremendously exciting experiences coming your way. The daily rhythm is likely to be routine and modest. You may even be tempted to feel a bit bored. And yet, if you dare to move your attention just below the surface of life, you will tune into subtle glories that are percolating. You will become aware of quietly wondrous developments unfolding just out of sight and behind the scenes. Be alert for them. They will provide fertile clues about the sweet victories that will be available in the months ahead.
TAURUS
(Apr. 20-May 20): “Every successful person I know starts before they feel ready,” declared life coach Marie Forleo. Author Ivan Turgenev wrote, “If we wait for the moment when everything, absolutely everything, is ready, we shall never begin.” Here’s what educator Supriya Mehra says: “There’s never a perfect moment to start, and the more we see the beauty in ‘starting small,’ the more we empower ourselves to get started at all.” I hope that in providing you with these observations, Taurus, I have convinced you to dive in now. Here’s one more quote, from businesswoman Betsy Rowbottom: “There’s never a perfect moment to take a big risk.”
GEMINI
(May 21-June 20): Poet Ranata Suzuki writes, “There comes a point where you no longer care if there’s a light at the end of the tunnel or not. You’re just sick of the tunnel.” That’s good advice for you right now, Gemini. The trick that’s most likely to get you out of the tunnel is to acknowledge that you are sick of the damn tunnel. Announce to the universe that you have gleaned the essential teachings the ride through the tunnel has provided you. You no longer need its character-building benefits because you have harvested them all. Please say this a thousand times sometime soon: “I am ready for the wide-open spaces.”
CANCER
(June 21-July 22): In the coming weeks, your imagination will receive visions of the next chapter of your life story. These images and stories might confuse you if you think they are illuminating the present moment. So please keep in mind that they are prophecies of what’s ahead. They are premonitions and preparations for the interesting work you will be given during the second half of 2022. If you regard them as guiding clues from your eternal soul, they will nourish the inner transformations necessary for you to welcome your destiny when it arrives. Now study this inspirational quote from poet Rainer Maria Rilke: “The future glides into us, so as to remake itself within us, long before it occurs.”
LEO
(July 23-Aug. 22): “Remember that you will never reach a higher standard than you yourself set,” wrote author Ellen G. White. That’s true! And that’s why it’s so crucial that you formulate the highest standards you can imagine—maybe even higher than you can imagine. Now is a favorable phase for you to reach higher and think bigger. I invite you to visualize the best version of the dream you are working on — the most excellent, beautiful, and inspiring form it could take. And then push on further to envision even more spectacular results. Dare to be greedy and outrageous.
VIRGO
(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Before Virgo-born Leslie Jones achieved fame as a comedian and actor, she worked day jobs at United Parcel Service and Roscoe’s House of Chicken ’N Waffles. Her shot at major appreciation didn’t arrive until the TV show Saturday Night Live hired her to be a regular cast member in 2014, when she was 47 years old. Here’s how she describes the years before that: “Everybody was
telling me to get a real job. Everybody was asking me, ‘What are you doing? You’re ruining your life. You’re embarrassing your family.’ ” Luckily, Jones didn’t heed the bad advice. “You can’t listen to that,” she says now. “You have to listen to yourself.” Now I’m suggesting that you embrace the Leslie Jones approach, Virgo.
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(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Cursed are those who feel floods but who can only express a few drops.” So says an internet proverb. Luckily, this principle won’t apply to you in the coming weeks. I expect you will be inundated with cascades of deep feelings, but you will also be able to articulate those feelings. So you won’t be cursed at all. In fact, I suspect you will be blessed. The cascades may indeed become rowdy at times. But I expect you will flourish amidst the lush tumult.
SAGITTARIUS
(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “It takes a great deal of experience to become natural,” wrote Sagittarian author Willa Cather. I’m happy to report that in recent months, you Sagittarians have been becoming more and more natural. You have sought experiences that enhance your authenticity and spontaneity. Keep up the good work! The coming weeks should bring influences and adventures that will dramatically deepen your capacity to be untamed, soulful, and intensely yourself.
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AQUARIUS
(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “Stop insisting on clearing your head,” advised author Charles Bukowski. “Clear your f---ing heart instead.” That will be a superb meditation for you to experiment with in the coming weeks. Please understand that I hope you will also clear your head. That’s a worthy goal. But your prime aim should be to clear your heart. What would that mean? Purge all apologies and shame from your longings. Cleanse your tenderness of energy that’s inclined to withhold or resist. Free your receptivity to be innocent and curious.
PISCES
(Feb. 19-Mar. 20): “The winner will be the one who knows how to pick the right fights,” wrote author Jane Ciabattari. Heed her advice, please, Pisces. You will soon be offered chances to deal with several interesting struggles that are worthy of your beautiful intelligence. At least one will technically be a “conflict,” but even that will also be a fruitful opportunity. If you hope to derive the greatest potential benefit, you must be selective about which ones you choose to engage. I recommend you give your focus to no more than two.
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managing complex projects, including identifying/tracking performance metrics; Professional writing skills to correspond on behalf of the Institute. Demonstrated competence in the use of spreadsheet and database software. Note: Satisfactory completion of conviction history background check. $26.00 ‑ 30.91/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 5/23/2022. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 34974
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STUDENT HEALTH Responsible for the direct supervision of the Registered Nurses, Licensed Vocational Nurses, and Medical Assistants in accordance with the strategic direction, mission, vision and policies set by UCSB student health executive director, campus, and UCOP. This position facilitates teamwork among the multidisciplinary staff and coordinates with the Nursing Director in regards to staffing, strategic planning and general
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BUSINESS & FINANCE MANAGER
CHANCELLOR’S OFFICE Responsible for the financial and business operations of the Office of the Chancellor, and provides high‑level management support for the Chancellor’s Division. Position requires comprehensive knowledge of University of California policies and procedures, excellent communication skills, a high level of initiative and self‑direction, and the ability to work under pressure of deadlines. The Business and Finance Manager is responsive, efficient, and organized, with flexibility to adapt to changing priorities. Demonstrates critical thinking, problem‑solving, and decision‑making skills. Exercises discretion and sound judgment, maintains confidentiality, and acts professionally at all times. Reqs: 1‑3 years Prior administrative, financial and/or office management experience. Bachelor’s Degree BA/BS degree or equivalent combination of education and experience. Ability to form a solid foundation regarding knowledge of UC policies and procedures. Knowledge of accounting and financial procedures. Strong verbal and written communication skills. Notes: Satisfactory conviction history background check. $70,000‑ 85,000‑ yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 5/19/2022. Apply online at
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CONTRACTS & GRANTS MANAGER
GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT This position serves as the secondary Chief Staff Administrator and Business Operations Manager in the Department of Geography. Serves as the department’s contract and grant, budget, human resources/relations manager, the staff spokesperson, and the consultant on University policy and procedures. Assumes direct responsibility for management of contracts and grant administration, academic and staff personnel, financial, space, and purchasing/ travel functions in the department. Coordinates closely with Principal Investigators on proposals and awards. Handles problems/issues for the Business Officer utilizing initiative, creativity, and extensive background in UC management. Independently solves problems requiring interpretation of a wide variety of federal, state and campus policies. Ensures compliance with campus and federal ADA and health and safety requirements, as well as ensuring compliance with campus and federal procedures with respect to the use of human subjects in instruction and laboratory research. Identifies and analyzes critical factors and variables in the projection of facility, program, and staff development based on changing needs in research and instruction. Develops and implements operating policies and procedures as they relate to departmental overall goals and objectives; interprets policy for departmental committee members; serves as Chair’s liaison to other campus academic and administrative units. Reqs: 1‑3 years experience with financial administration. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check. $55,600‑$77,000/ 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 5/18/22. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 35197.
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS
ARTS & LECTURES The Director of Finance and Operations 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. 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, policy 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,
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including economic forecasting and modeling, projections on investment income, and advising the Executive Director on financial strategies and risks. Prepares reports and presents on financial performance and projections to the Arts & Lectures Finance Council. Responsible for directing daily administrative operations including managing personnel, space and facilities. 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. Solves a variety of complex problems that require professional experience, operational and organizational knowledge, and a thorough understanding of Federal, State, and University policies and procedures. 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. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 34141
EMPLOYEE AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALIST
HUMAN RESOURCES Provides employee & labor relations guidance to all levels of the organization, resolving highly complex issues in creative and effective ways. Serves as an experienced consultant and subject matter expert on all employee & labor relations matters and advises management on effective performance management steps, including corrective action and progressive discipline. Provides complex analytical support and functions as management advocate for grievances and complaint resolution processes as well as hearings, arbitrations and unfair practice charge matters. Provides expert guidance on unique personnel issues/problems without precedent or structure and develops/recommends best practice solutions to resolve those issues. Represents the campus to the Office of the President on systemwide bargaining negotiation strategy and positions. Reqs: Juris Doctor (JD) degree and experience as an attorney. Advanced organizational, analytical, and problem‑solving skills. Advanced knowledge of employee relations function and other subject areas of human resources. Demonstrated experience with conflict resolution. Advanced knowledge of organization policies and procedures. Advanced knowledge of union/labor contracts. Advanced knowledge of labor/ employment law, including applicable state and federal laws, court decisions regarding employment‑related matters and techniques of labor negotiations. Advanced level skills necessary to bargain and represent the University’s interest in union negotiations and in complex/sensitive dispute forums. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check required. Occasion travel. Two positions are available. $75,000‑95,000/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 5/24/22. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 35527
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CTLR – BUSINESS & FINANCIAL SERVICES Manages all of EMF’s collections of delinquent receivables, aging of receivables, and all of the Accounts Receivable balance sheet accounts for UCSB contract and grants portfolio totaling over $200M in total expenditures for fiscal year 2021.These duties require broad job knowledge and a complete and thorough analysis of problems and issues of diverse scope to independently determine solutions on a daily basis. This position is responsible for the administering of UCSB’s Department of Defense, Army, Local, and Other Government award portfolios. ($12.5 million in annual expenditures and over 65 active awards at the end of fiscal year 2021). Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training. Demonstrated ability to effectively present information verbally and in writing. Knowledge of analytical procedures used in accounting projects of moderate scope with the ability to apply more advanced accounting concepts to complete work assignments. Working knowledge of financial transactions and systems, as well as related policy, accounting, and regulatory compliance requirements. Working knowledge of common desktop/web applications. 1‑3 years Accounting/Finance Experience. Notes: Satisfactory completion of a criminal history background check. Limited vacation time during peak periods. Satisfactory criminal history background check. $27.14‑ $28.80/ 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. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 32061
FINANCIAL SERVICES ANALYST
BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES BFS analyst supporting the Invoice to Cash implementation and stabilization under the campus Oracle Financials Cloud platform project designed to modernize financial systems and transform business practices at all levels of the campus. This multi‑year project with representation from across the campus was started in January 2022 and includes: A restructured and managed COA, combined with standardized financial reports, will provide the campus with the opportunity for a singular, unified financial tool that will improve training and unify processes on campus, enabling the accurate and timely management of campus financial resources. Real‑time procurement integration with financials. Integration of research fund tracking within the Oracle Financials Cloud (OFC) system will improve extramural and intramural fund management, both in day‑to‑day operations and in reporting. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree in related area and/ or equivalent experience/training. Working knowledge of financial processes, policies, and procedures. Strong interpersonal skills, analytical skills, service orientation, active listening, critical thinking, attention to detail, ability to multi‑task in a high volume environment, organizational skills, effective verbal and written communication skills, sound judgment and decision making. Ability to analyze data, identify errors and discrepancies and problem solve. Demonstrated problem‑solving skills of moderate scope and complexity. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check. $24.62‑ $28.80/
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 5/16/22. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 34888.
LEAD LABORER
RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS The Lead Laborer serves as working lead for team of Sr. Custodians, Sr. Building Maintenance Worker, student employees and seasonal workers, working various assignments. Responsible for work assignment and quality, safety, employee training, building security, oversight of special projects and maintenance tasks, emergency response and customer service. Orders and distributes supplies. Also responsible for employee time cards and equipment maintenance for building. In compliance with HDAE goals and objectives, affirms and implements the department Educational Equity Plan comprised of short and long term objectives that reflect a systematic approach to preparing both students and staff for a success in a multi‑cultural society. Works in an environment which is ethnically diverse and culturally pluralistic. Works in a team environment. Reqs: Minimum 3 years of custodial or maintenance work experience in an institution and/or commercial setting. Ability to motivate staff and maintain positive morale. Demonstrated ability to work effectively with others as a team. Experience in a customer service environment. Ability to communicate effectively with a diverse work force. Ability to communicate and work effectively with staff and others such as, employees from other departments, students, parents, project managers, conference organizers, etc. Organizational experience. Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull‑Notice Program. Satisfactory conviction history background check. $21.33 ‑ $29.89/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb. edu Job #34594
LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSE (LVN)
STUDENT HEALTH Provides medical and administrative support to the physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurses. Assists with exams and procedures, taking vitals, checking in/out patients, filling out necessary paperwork, taking phone messages and following directives from the clinicians. Acts as a resource for non‑licensed staff. Utilizes nursing knowledge in these tasks as well as but not limited to providing patient education, administering immunizations, and functioning within the scope of practice. Reqs: Licensed by the CA State Board of Nursing. Must be CPR certified/Basic Life Support (BLS) certified or dually certified in both AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support and AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support at all times during employment. Must be organized, detailed oriented, confidential and dependable. Strong oral/written communication, organizational and customer service
skills. Proficient in Microsoft and Google suite. Notes: Credentials verification for clinical practitioner. Mandated reporting requirements of Child Abuse and Dependent Adult Abuse. Satisfactory criminal history background check. 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. Must be licensed by the CA State Board of Nursing. Must have current license at all times during employment. Must be CPR certified/ Basic Life Support (BLS) certified or dually certified in both AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support and AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support at all times during employment. Any HIPAA or FERPA violation is subject to disciplinary action. This is an 11month position, M‑F 7:30am – 4:30pm. 4 weeks of furlough is taken during quarter breaks and summer months. May include Thurs. evenings from 10am‑7pm. $30.42‑ $37.83/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 # 21751
MEDICAL ASSISTANT‑LIMITED
STUDENT HEALTH Provides medical and administrative support to the physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, clinical nurses, and licensed vocational nurses assisting with exams and procedures, taking vitals, checking in/ out patients, filling out the necessary paperwork, taking phone messages and following directives from the clinicians, as well as scheduling appointments. Reqs: High School diploma or equivalent. Certification with one of the following agencies required; American Association of Medical Assistants (AMA), American Medical Technologists (AMT), California Certifying Board of Medical Assistants (CMAA), Note: Those who have graduated from an EMT program may also be considered, although the MA program is preferable. Applicants without proper certification will not be considered. Current CPR certification/ Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required or dually certified in both AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support and AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support at time of hire is required and non‑negotiable. Notes: This is a limited position at 40%. Mon.‑Fri./7:45am‑4:30pm (may include Thursday evenings until 7pm). Student Health requires all clinical staff to successfully pass the background check and complete the credentialing process before the employment date. Any HIPAA or FERPA violation is subject to disciplinary action. Starting at $23.27/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb. edu Job #25239
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. 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 #34192
OPERATIONS SUPPORT COORDINATOR
STUDENT HEALTH Responsible for maintaining a clean and safe environment for our patients and staff. Provide the following support to meet the clinic needs such as: Receiving goods, stocking the supply room, delivering supplies and other items to the departments and individuals. Ordering maintenance, repairs, furniture move. Phone service. Autoclave and infection control needs of the clinics. Works independently and as part of the Operation Support team and with campus and external partners and vendors. Reqs: Proficiency with email and MS Office, effectively communicate and work with a diverse clientele and workgroup, excellent organizational skills and to work effectively in a service‑oriented environment subject to frequently changing priorities. Experience working in a healthcare setting preferred. Notes: Must successfully complete and pass a background check before employment. Working in a healthcare setting is preferred. Any HIPAA or FERPA violation is subject to disciplinary action. Starting at $18.72/hour or 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 # 34741
PAYROLL & ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT COORDINATOR
CENTER FOR BLACK STUDIES RESEARCH Responsible for administrative activities in human resources/personnel, payroll, general administration, and IT. Performs employment and personnel actions for the unit, including recruitment, hiring, onboarding, orientation, payroll and timekeeping
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OFFICE OF UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION The Testing Center Coordinator coordinates the implementation, administration, and operations of the Testing Center. The Coordinator informs students, proctors, staff, and other stakeholders regarding software, hardware, and testing procedures. Coordinates the test scheduling process and test materials. Provides supervision and assists with training and dissemination of information to Testing Center student staff. Partners with Letters & Sciences IT, the Disabled Students Program, academic departments, and other campus agencies on testing and accommodations. Coordinates efforts to improve and refine space and usage of the Testing Center. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent training and/or experience. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check. $26.00 ‑ $26.65/ 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 5/19/22. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #35275
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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 multi‑cultural 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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COMPUTER SCIENCE Supports all aspects of the Computer Science undergraduate programs. Serves as one of the initial sources of information and advises major students, prospective major students, and non‑major students regarding general department requirements. Monitors every aspect of progress towards degree and counsels students as appropriate. Initiates, maintains, and evaluates students’ academic records, processes petitions, checks prerequisites, and performs other administrative tasks. Ensures grades are reported for undergraduate students and updates the Schedule of Classes and other publications. Requires knowledge of policy and procedures for the College of Engineering, College of Letters and Science, and the College of Creative Studies. Serves as one of the departmental liaisons with the Office of the Registrar on matters pertaining to departmental courses, grades and undergraduate records. Works within a team environment within the Student Affairs area and department, and assists with the ongoing workload. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience and/or training. 1‑3 years working in a diverse college‑level academic advising setting. Notes: This position is funded through January 2023 pending further funding. Satisfactory conviction history background check. $24.61‑$25.84/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 5/16/22. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu Job # 34628.
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UNEX ‑ PROFESSIONAL AND CONTINUING EDUCATION Provides administrative support for a fast‑paced, dynamic program that delivers for open‑enrollment international learners. Following established procedures and under the supervision of the Customer Success and Outreach Manager, the incumbent provides assistance with a variety of administrative tasks to academic, student service, and business service staff who have critical roles in the student experience and delivery of programs. Several tasks are related to the maintenance of records in PaCE’s Student Information System, DestinyOne. Reqs: High School Diploma or equivalent experience / training. 1‑3 years experience with MS Office Suite, Google Suite or equivalent. 1‑3 years demonstrated excellent interpersonal and writing skills for collegial and professional exchanges with diverse audiences including students, Job Standards of students, faculty, and staff. 1‑3 years service orientation, active listening, critical thinking. 1‑3 years ability to function effectively as a member of a team. as well as independently, and to execute numerous tasks with demanding time frames. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check. $24.61‑$26.32/ 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 5/16/22. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 35013.
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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Coordinates all academic and staff employment activities for the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Provides guidance to department management and employees on University policies and procedures regarding recruitment, hiring, academic merits and promotions, payroll, benefits eligibility, dual employment, overtime compensation, merit and range adjustments, and classification levels. Using careful analysis, tracks and monitors reports regarding salary and benefits, tuition and fees, merits, promotions, and cost of living adjustments. Develops payroll reports. Coordinates all visa related paperwork and issues. Coordinates all aspects of student employment. Prepares UCPath and time reporting for all academic, staff and student employees in the department. Electronically modifies employee appointments and distributions, monitors monthly and hourly payroll, manages timekeeping system, processes late payments and payroll adjustments, maintains personnel files. Responsible for coordination of summer salary and the campus Effort Reporting system. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience and/or training. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check. $24.61‑$27.59/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. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 32552.
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LEGALS LEGAL NOTICESTO PLACE EMAIL NOTICE TO LEGALS@ INDEPENDENT.COM ADMINISTER OF ESTATE NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: KATHRYN DIANE BEGG AKA KATHRYN D. BEGG Case No.: 22PR00200 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: KATHRYN DIANE BEGG, KATHRYN D. BEGG A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: SCOTT ALLEN BEGG AND KEVIN DAVID BEGG in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara. THE PETITION for probate requests that: SCOTT ALLEN BEGG AND KEVIN DAVID BEGG be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The Independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 06/02/2022 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Anacapa Division. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer 04/18/2022 by April Garcia, Deputy Attorney for Petitioner: Barrett P. O’Gorman, 5901 Encina Rd., Suite B‑2 Goleta CA 93117, (805) 967‑1215 Published April 28, May 05, 12, 2022. NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: DENIS JAMES NORTON Case No.: 22PR00195 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of DENIS JAMES NORTON A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: SANDRA HOWARD in the
Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara THE PETITION for probate requests that: SANDRA HOWARD be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The Independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 06/02/2022 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 1100 Anacapa Street, P.O Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93102 Anacapa Division. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer Date: 04/12/2022 By: April Garcia, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Margaret V Barnes, Barnes & Barnes 1900 State Street, Suite M, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; (805) 687‑6660. Published May 05, 12, 19, 2022. NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: CONSTANCE MARJORIE HOPE SMITH Case No.: 22PR00213 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: CONSTANCE MARJORIE HOPE SMITH A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: NICHOLAS J. SCHNEIDER in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara THE PETITION for probate requests that: NICHOLAS J. SCHNEIDER be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have
waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The Independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 06/30/2022 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 1100 Anacapa Street, P.O Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93102 Anacapa Division. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk.Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer Date: 04/25/2022 By: April Garcia, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Jeffrey B. Soderborg 1900 State Street, Suite M, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; (805) 687‑6660. Published May 05, 12, 19, 2022. NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ELAINE GORDON Case No.: 22PR00204 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: ELAINE GORDON A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: ANDRA CYD GORDON in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara THE PETITION for probate requests that: ANDRA CYD GORDON be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The Independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 06/02/2022 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 1100 Anacapa Street, P.O Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93102 Anacapa Division. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by
the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer Date: 04/18/2022 By: April Garcia, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Margaret V Barnes, Barnes & Barnes 1900 State Street, Suite M, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; (805) 687‑6660. Published April 28, May 05, 12 2022. NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: DARYN DALE MAPEL Case No.: 22PR00177 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: DARYN DALE MAPEL A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: WENDY TAN MAPEL in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara THE PETITION for probate requests that: WENDY TAN MAPEL be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The Independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 05/26/2022 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 1100 Anacapa Street, P.O Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93102 Anacapa Division. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer Date: 04/07/2022 By: April Garcia, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Stephen T. Frank 1114 State St., STE 271, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; (805) 962‑0101.
Published April 28, May 05, 12 2022. NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: RICHARD M. HERNANDEZ Case No.: 22PR00199 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: RICHARD M. HERNANDEZ A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: JAMES V. DORGAN in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara THE PETITION for probate requests that: JAMES V. DORGAN be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 06/07/2022 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: SM2 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 312‑C East Cook Street Santa Maria, CA 93454, Cook Division. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk.Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer Date: 04/28/2022 By: Jazmine Killian, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: James P. Griffith, Esq. Howell Moore & Gough, LLP 812 Presidio Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 805‑962‑0524 x 6 Published May 05, 12, 19, 2022. NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: DONNA DELIBRO Case No.: 22PR00218 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: DONNA DELIBRO, DONNA MARIE DELIBRO A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: THOMAS WIDDERS in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara THE PETITION for probate requests that: THOMAS WIDDERS be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The Independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 06/30/2022 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 1100
Anacapa Street, P.O Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93102 Anacapa Division. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer Date: 04/27/2022 By: April Garcia, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: ROSALEEN WYNNE 222 East Carrillo, Suite 207, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; (805) 687‑1204. Published May 12, 19, 26, 2022. NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: PETER ANTHONY REMEDIOS Case No.: 22PR00231 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: PETER ANTHONY REMEDIOS A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: JOY ETIENNE in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara The Petition for Probate requests that: JOY ETIENNE be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The Independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 06/30/2022 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Anacapa Division. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file
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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: MARK C. OSTROMECKI Case No.: 22PR00209 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: MARK C. OSTROMECKI A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: MARK MICHAL PAYKART in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara THE PETITION for probate requests that: COURTNEY DeSOTO, A PRIVATE FIDUCIARY, be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The Independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 06/23/2022 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 1100 Anacapa Street, P.O Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107 South County ‑ Anacapa Division. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer Date: 04/19/2022 By: April Garcia, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Kenneth W. Kossoff 5743 Corsa Avenue, Suite 208 Westlake Village, CA 91362 (818) 865‑0766 Published May 05, 12, 19, 2022.
FBN ABANDONMENT STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: OTTER ROCK PROPERTIES at 4874 8th Street, Unit B, Carpinteria, CA 93013. The original statement for use of
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this Fictitious Business Name was filed 11/07/2019 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original File no. 2019‑0002790. The person(s) or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Elizabeth Loomis (same address), William III Loomis (same address), Christine Reynolds, 5295 Calle Barquero, Santa Barbara, CA 93111. The business was conducted as a Joint Venture signed by ELIZABETH LOOMIS, GENERAL PARTNER. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 5/06/22. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office, Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2022‑0001208. Published: May 12, 19, 26, June 2, 2022.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: CASA ANTICA STUDIO at 2901 State Street, Studio 7 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Christopher J De Rose (Same Address) This business is conducted by An Individual Filed by: CHRISTOPHER DE ROSE with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on April 20, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E4. FBN Number: 2022‑0001034. Published: Apr 28, May 05, 12, 19 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: 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: 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: 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.
Hagin (Same Address) This business is conducted by An Individual Filed by: CHRISTOPHER DE ROSE with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on April 19, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E47. FBN Number: 2022‑0001008. Published: Apr 28, May 05, 12, 19 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: HOLLYWOOD BLVD. APARTMENTS at 1379 Camino Meleno Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Markin Family Properties LLC (same address) This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company Filed by: OLIVIA LOEWY, MANAGER/TRUSTEE with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 19, 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 E30. FBN Number: 2022‑0001028. Published: Apr 28, May 05, 12, 19 2022.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: COLORFUL GLUONS at 1452 W Beacon Way Santa Maria, CA 93458; Eric D. Martin (Same Address) This business is conducted by an Individual Filed by: ERIC MARTIN with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on April 19, 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 E30. FBN Number: 2022‑0001027. Published: Apr 28, May 05, 12, 19 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: LICK CLOTHING at 1736 Calle Poniente Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Miles C
NOTICE INVITING PROPOSALS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that proposals are invited by the City of Goleta, California for the completion of a Goleta Community Center Strategic Plan in accordance with the requirements listed in the Request for Proposal (RFP). The City of Goleta (City) is seeking proposals from qualified consultants to develop the Goleta Community Center (GCC) Strategic Plan. The consultant is expected to guide the City and selected stakeholders through the strategic planning process. The GCC Strategic Plan will consider needs and priorities of the community, establish a vision for the future of the GCC and set a path forward to achieve specific objectives. Proposal forms and requirements are available on the City’s web site at https:// www.cityofgoleta.org/i-want-to/view/city-bid-opportunities. All proposals must be received by electronic mail by the City no later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday May 31, 2022. Proposals are to be submitted to Shannon Kirn, at skirn@cityofgoleta. org. Any questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted via email to skirn@ cityofgoleta.org prior to May 16, 2022, and answers will be communicated to all known interested contractors prior to May 23, 2022. CITY OF GOLETA _____________________________ Deborah S. Lopez, City Clerk Published: Santa Barbara Independent, May 12, 2022
ORDINANCE NO. 22-XX AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GOLETA, CALIFORNIA, ADDING CHAPTER 8.18 TO TITLE 8 OF THE GOLETA MUNICIPAL CODE ENTITLED SINGLE-USE FOODWARE ACCESSORIES AND STANDARD CONDIMENTS On May 17, 2022 at Goleta City Hall, 130 Cremona Drive, Goleta, California, the City Council of the City of Goleta (“City”) will consider the second reading and possible adoption of a proposed ordinance that will bring Goleta into compliance with California Assembly Bill 1276, mandating that single-use foodware accessories and standard condiments be made available only upon request by the consumer. If adopted, the Ordinance will take effect June 17, 2022 following adoption by the City Council. Any interested person may obtain a copy of the proposed ordinance at the City Clerk’s Office, cityclerkgroup@cityofgoleta.org or by calling City Hall at (805) 961-7505. Deborah S. Lopez City Clerk Publish: Santa Barbara Independent, May 12, 2022 52
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SANTA YNEZ VALLEY PRIDE at 3326 Pine St Santa Ynez, CA 93460; Santa Ynez Valley Pride (Same Address) This business is conducted by A Corporation Filed by: GOLZAR MEAMAR, CEO/ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on April 07, 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: 2022‑000924. Published: Apr 28, May 05, 12, 19 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ONE.SOCCER SCHOOLS at 315 Meigs Rd, Suite A‑431 Santa Barbara, CA 93109; One. Skill Factory (same address) This business is conducted by A Corporation Filed by: JEFFERY K. JOHNSON with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 20, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E955. FBN Number: 2022‑0001032. Published: May 05, 12, 19, 26, 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CALIFORNIA FINANCIAL SERVICES at 555 Corporate Dr, Ste 100 Ladera Ranch, CA 92694; C Financial Investment Inc (Same Address) This business is conducted by A Corporation Filed by: CEJAY HELMER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 26, 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 E30. FBN Number: 2022‑0001116. Published: May 05, 12, 19, 26, 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CYPRESS PSYCHOLOGY at 3463 State Street, Suite 160 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Rebecca D Sandhu 2858 Ben Lomond Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93105 This business is conducted by An Individual Filed by: REBECCA SANDHU, FOUNDER & CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 27, 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 E30. FBN Number: 2022‑0001141. Published: May 05, 12, 19, 26, 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SB Animal Things at 3047
Samarkand Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Athena G.A. Veatch (same address) This business is conducted by An Individual Filed by: ATHENA VEATCH with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 13, 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: 2022‑0000989. Published: May 05, 12, 19, 26, 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: STEPHENS FARM at 200 Calle Ecuestre Goleta, CA 93117; Eunice Stephens (same address) This business is conducted by An Individual Filed by: EUNICE STEPHENS, INDIVIDUAL 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 E35. FBN Number: 2022‑000953. Published: May 05, 12, 19, 26, 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SPS PROPERTIES at 3820 State Street Suite B Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Shannon P Sorensen (same address) This business is conducted by An Individual Filed by: SHANNON P SORENSEN with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 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 E29. FBN Number: 2022‑0001063. Published: May 05, 12, 19, 26, 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THYMELESS MY CHEF at 1626 Garden St #A Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Thymeless Santa Barbara LLC (same address) This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company Filed by: BOB PEEBLER, MANAGER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 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 E40. FBN Number: 2022‑0001106. Published: May 05, 12, 19, 26, 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: COACH B SPORTS at 5288 University Dr Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Bryan Hergenroether (same address) This business is conducted by An Individual Filed by: BRYAN HERGENROETHER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 20, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2022‑0001048. Published: May 05, 12, 19, 26, 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: XANADU SKATE BOUTIQUE at 1436 Santa Fe Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Valerie A. Selvaggio (Same Address) This business is conducted by A Individual Filed by: VALERIE SELVAGGIO, PROPRIETOR with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 2, 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 E30. FBN Number: 2022‑0001174. Published: May 12, 19, 26, June 2, 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LORETO PLAZA SHOPPING CENTER at 3311 B State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93130; James M DeLoreto, 1243 Camino Rio
Verde, Santa Barbara 93111; Edward S DeLoreto, 1361 Mission Ridge Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93103 This business is conducted by a Trust, Filed by: JAMES M. DELORETO, TRUSTEE with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on April 20, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E4. FBN Number: 2022‑0001030. Published: May 12, 19, 26, June 2, 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: SANTA BARBARA GIFTS&MORE at 4010 Calle Real, Ste #3, Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Ziyad Abdulhai 4515 Chapparral Drive, Carpinteria, CA 93013. This business is conducted by A Individual Filed by: ZIYAD ABDULHAI,OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 5, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E20. FBN Number: 2022‑0001202. Published: May 12, 19, 26, June 2, 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SZABO FINISH CARPENTRY AND WOODWORKS at 210 W. Micheltorena St, Unit E, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Andrew J. Szabo (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual, filed by ANDREW SZABO, OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 06, 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) E20. FBN Number: 2022‑0001207. Published May 12, 19, 26, June 8, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BARNES & BARNES at 1900 State St Ste M Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Margaret V Barnes 4635 Sierra Madre Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93110 This business is conducted by An Individual Filed by: MARGARET V BARNES with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 20, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E47. FBN Number: 2022‑0001031. Published: May 05, 12, 19, 26, 2022.
INVITATION FOR BIDS 01‑NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS CALLING FOR BIDS 1.OWNER: Montecito Union School District 2.PROJECT IDENTIFICATION NAME: 2122‑5 Outdoor Learning Pavilion Increment 01 3.PROJECT LOCATION: Nature Lab, 385 San Ysidro Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108 4.PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Increment 01: Site accessible path of travel work, site utility work, and outdoor countertops and sinks. This project is anticipated to start approximately June 10, 2022, and is anticipated to be completed by August 18, 2022. Outdoor Learning Pavilion Summary: Site accessible path of travel work, site utility work, and outdoor countertops and sinks as indicated in drawings. Concrete pad and minor site grading. Connection of new sewer and water line to R.O.W. Electrical and data conduits. 5.BID DEADLINE: Bids are due on June 3, 2022, not later than 2:00 p.m. (per the School Office clock) 6.PLACE AND METHOD OF BID
RECEIPT: All Bids must be on the District provided bid forms and sealed. Personal delivery, courier, or mailed via United States Postal Service and addressed to Montecito Union School District, 385 San Ysidro Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. ATTN: Virginia Alvarez 7.PLACE PLANS ARE ON FILE: Montecito Union School District, Business Department, Second Floor, 385 San Ysidro Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108, www. tricoblue.com 8. ALTERNATES: If alternate bids are called for, the contract will be awarded to the lowest bid price on the base contract without consideration of the prices on the additive or deductive items. 9. MANDATORY JOB WALK: Meet at Montecito Union School Office on Monday, May 23, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. Attendance at the entire job walk is mandatory and failure to attend the entire job walk results in your bid being rejected as non‑responsive. Contact OWNER for details on required job walks and related documentation. 10. This is a prevailing wage project. OWNER has ascertained the general prevailing rate of per diem wages in the locality in which this work is to be performed for each craft or type of worker needed to execute this contract. These rates are on file at OWNER’s office, and a copy may be obtained upon request, or at www.dir. ca.gov. The contractor shall post a copy of these rates at the job site. ALL PROJECTS OVER $1,000 ARE SUBJECT TO PREVAILING WAGE MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT BY THE LABOR COMMISSIONER. It shall be mandatory upon the contractor to whom the contract is awarded (CONTRACTOR), and upon any SUBCONTRACTOR, to pay not less than the specified rates to all workers employed by them in the execution of the contract. 11. A Payment Bond for contracts over $25,000 and a Performance Bond for all contracts will be required prior to commencement of work. These bonds shall be in the amounts and form called for in the Contract Documents. 12. Pursuant to the provisions of Public Contract Code Section 22300, the CONTRACTOR may substitute certain securities for any funds withheld by OWNER to ensure CONTRACTOR’s performance under the contract. At the request and expense of CONTRACTOR, securities equivalent to any amount withheld shall be deposited, at the discretion of OWNER, with either OWNER or a state or federally chartered bank as the escrow agent, who shall then pay any funds otherwise subject to retention to CONTRACTOR. Upon satisfactory completion of the contract, the securities shall be returned to CONTRACTOR. Securities eligible for investment shall include those listed in Government Code Section 16430, bank and savings and loan certificates of deposit, interest‑bearing demand deposit accounts, standby letters of credit, or any other security mutually agreed to by CONTRACTOR and OWNER. CONTRACTOR shall be the beneficial owner of any securities substituted for funds withheld and shall receive any interest on them. The escrow agreement shall be in the form indicated in the Contract Documents. 13. To bid on or perform the work stated in this Notice, CONTRACTOR must possess a valid and active contractor’s license of the following classification(s) B No CONTRACTOR or subcontractor shall be qualified to bid on, be
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listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of § 4104 of the Public Contract Code, for a public works project (submitted on or after March 1, 2015) unless currently registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code § 1725.5. No CONTRACTOR or subcontractor may be awarded a contract for public work on a public works project (awarded after April 1, 2015) unless registered with the DIR. DIR’s web registration portal is: www.dir.ca.gov/Public‑Works/ Contractors.html 14. CONTRACTOR and all subcontractors must furnish electronically certified payroll records (eCPR) to the Labor Commissioner monthly in PDF format. Registration at www.dir.ca.gov/Public‑Works/ Certified‑Payroll‑Reporting.html is required to use the eCPR system. The following notice is given as required by Labor Code Section 1771.5(b)(1): CONTRACTOR and any subcontractors are required to review and comply with the provisions of the California Labor Code, Part 7, Chapter 1, beginning with Section 1720, as more fully discussed in the Contract Documents. These sections contain specific requirements concerning, for example, determination and payment of prevailing wages, retention, inspection, and auditing payroll records, use of apprentices, payment of overtime compensation, securing workers’ compensation insurance, and various criminal penalties or fines which may be imposed for violations of the requirements of the chapter. Submission of a bid constitutes CONTRACTOR’s representation that CONTRACTOR has thoroughly reviewed these requirements. 15. OWNER will retain 5% of the amount of any progress payments. 16. This Project does not require prequalification pursuant to AB 1565 of all general contractors and all mechanical, electrical and plumbing subcontractors 17. BID PACKET and Bid Forms will be provided at the job walk to attendees. Advertisement Dates: May 09 – May 22, 2022 (print publication dates May 12 and 19) Virginia Alvarez 805‑969‑3249 x 420
NAME CHANGE IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF WENDY TAN MAPEL TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 22CV01320 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior court proposing a change of name(s) FROM and TO the following name(s): FROM: WENDY TAN MAPEL TO: WENIFREDA TAN MALIJAN THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed , the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing June 10, 2022 10:00 am, Dept 4, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101.Ancapa Division. A copy of this order to Show Cause shall be
published in the Santa Barbara Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated April 20, 2022. by Donna D. Geck. of the Superior Court. Published. April 28, May 05, 12, 19, 2022. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF KAREN TRACEY WILLIAMS TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 22CV01129 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior court proposing a change of name(s) FROM and TO the following name(s): FROM: KARENS TRACEY WILLIAMS TO: KAREN TRACEY AVALON THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed , the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing June 3, 2022 10:00 am, Dept 4, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101. A copy of this order to Show Cause shall be published in the Santa Barbara Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated April 18, 2022. by Donna D. Geck. of the Superior Court. Published. April 28, May 05, 12, 19 2022. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF SCOTT CRAIG VANSANFORD TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 22CV00713 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa
Barbara Superior court proposing a change of name(s) FROM and TO the following name(s): FROM: SCOTT CRAIG VANSANFORD TO: SCOTT CRAIG VAN SANFORD THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed , the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing June 15, 2022 10:00 am, Dept 3, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa St., P.O. Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93121, Anacapa Division. A copy of this order to Show Cause shall be published in the Santa Barbara Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated April 27, 2022. by Thomas P. Anderle, Judge of the Superior Court. Published. May 12, 19, 26, June 2, 2022. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF KATHERINE ANN BRUNE TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 22CV01347 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior court proposing a change of name(s) FROM and TO the following name(s): FROM: KATHERINE ANN BRUNE TO: KATHERINE ANN DOBBS THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days
before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed , the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing June 17, 2022 10:00 am, Dept 4, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa St., P.O. Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93121, Anacapa Division. A copy of this order to Show Cause shall be published in the Santa Barbara Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated April 22, 2022 by, Donna D. Geck, Judge of the Superior Court. Published May 12, 19, 26, June 2, 2022.
PUBLIC NOTICES EXTRA SPACE Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 6640 Discovery Drive, Goleta, CA 93117. May 26, 2022 at 3:30 PM Mishelle Cooper Household Stephanie Vuong Chairs, Dresser, Boxes, Bags The auction will be listed and advertised on www. storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.
1‑10 NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this Summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self‑Help Center (www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia. org), the California Courts Online Self‑Help Center (www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar
association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 días, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su version. Lea la informacion a continuacion. Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales papa presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www. sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remisión a
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Design Review Board Goleta City Hall – Council Chambers (Electronically and Telephonically) 130 Cremona Drive, Suite B Goleta, CA 93117 Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 3:00 P.M.
SUMMONS SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): NIKKI TYLER FAITELL YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): ALICIA GONZALEZ, NOE OBISPO, DOES
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abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (wwwlawhelpcalifornia. org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www. sucorte.ca.gov) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotasy los costos esentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperacion de $10,000 o mas de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el graveman de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso. CASE NO: (Numero del Caso) 22CV00805 The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT 1100 Anacapa St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101 The name, address, and telephone number of the plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la dirección y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): John Hunter SBN 71301 625 Mulberry St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101 805‑962‑5441 DATE 02/28/2022 Deputy Clerk; Leili Hejzai. Published. Apr 28, May 05, 12, 19, 2022.
ATTENTION: The Virtual Meeting is held pursuant to Assembly Bill (AB) 361. The meeting will be Virtual because meeting in person would present imminent risks to the health or safety of attendees. The public may only view the meeting on Goleta Channel 19 and/or online at https://www.cityofgoleta.org/goletameetings and not in Council Chambers. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Design Review Board (DRB) of the City of Goleta will conduct an Electronic public hearing on the date set forth above to consider the following projects: Conceptual/Preliminary/Final Review
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GOLETA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING VARIOUS AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 17 OF THE GOLETA MUNICIPAL CODE On May 17, 2022, at the Goleta City Hall, 130 Cremona Drive, Suite B, Goleta, California, the City Council of the City of Goleta will consider the second reading and possible adoption of a proposed ordinance that would 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: • General Plan and State law consistency related to electrical vehicle charging stations, noise exposure levels, eligible appellants, and projects requiring only ministerial review • Director actions and responsibilities • Building separation and allowable height 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 • Noticing requirements • Revised definitions • Other clarifying revisions If adopted, the Ordinance will be effective 31 days from the date of adoption. Any interested person may obtain a copy of the proposed ordinance at the City Clerk’s Office, cityclerkgroup@cityofgoleta.org or by calling City Hall at (805) 961-7505.
Captain Fatty’s Signage 6489 Calle Real Suite D (APN 077-160-055) Case No. 21-0054-ZC Panda Express Signage 131 N. Fairview Avenue (APN 077-170-042) Case No. 21-0014-ZC Conceptual Review Calle Real Shopping Center Improvements 5660, 5820, 5748, 5700, 5652, 5733, 5697, 5785, 5677, 5687 Calle Real (APNs 069-110-093, 069-110-084, 069-110-085, 069-110-094, 069-110-090, 069-110-095, 069-110-070, 069-110-067, 069-110-059, 069-110-058) Case No. 22-0003-DRB IN LIGHT OF THE CITY’S NEED TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETINGS AND TELEPHONICALLY DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, written comments may also be submitted as instructed above or via email to the DRB Secretary, Mary Chang at mchang@cityofgoleta.org or by electronic means during the Public Hearing (date and time noted above), provided they are received prior to the conclusion of the public comment portion of the Public Hearing. Instructions on how to submit written comments during the hearing will be available on the City’s website: https://www.cityofgoleta.org/i-want-to/news-and-updates/ government-meeting-agendas-and-videos. PUBLIC COMMENT: This hearing is for design review only. All interested persons are encouraged to participate in the public hearing electronically (by phone) as described above.
Deborah S. Lopez City Clerk
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: The items in this notice include new and continued items from prior meetings. All persons wanting to review any project applications may do so by contacting City of Goleta, Planning and Environmental Review at (805) 961-7543. The Agenda, staff reports and project plans will be available approximately one week before the hearing on the City’s website at www.cityofgoleta.org.
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