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Aerial Dance Company From France

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“A rare combination of technical bravura, artistic maturity and freshness of insight.” The Washington Post Program J.S. Bach: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue Schubert: Wanderer Fantasy Chopin: Polonaise-fantaisie in A-flat Major, op. 61 Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition

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10 21 2018 Free and open to the public.

Ambassador Dennis Ross

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Does Trump Have a Middle East Policy? The Trump Administration has an anti-ISIS military policy but has zeroed out reconstruction support for areas that have been liberated from ISIS in Syria. It has an anti-Iranian policy both rhetorically and economically, but it leaves containing the spread of Iran and the Shia militias in Syria to Israel and to the Russians — and leaves Israel on its own to deal with the Russians. It has declared it will present a peace plan for the Israelis and Palestinians but at this point is unable to deal directly with the Palestinian Authority. In all these areas, there are elements of a policy but inconsistencies as well. The gap between objectives and means remains wide. Can it be bridged? Will we see an effective strategy for the area? And, what would an effective strategy look like? Dennis Ross will cover all this in his lecture.

Sunday October 21, 2018 3:00 p.m. Corwin Pavilion UC Santa Barbara

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COVER STORY

Lords of the Rings

Will Ring Nets Save Montecito If the Mountain Comes Down Again? (Keith Hamm)

ALWAYS OBJECTIVE PAUL WELLMAN

PAUL WELLMAN

volume 32, number 665, Oct. 11-18, 2018 TKTKKT

CONTENTS

Engineers hike up Buena Vista Creek to see possible locations for Swiss ring nets that could safeguard against another debris flow in Montecito.

Angry Poodle Barbecue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Capitol Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  19

Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  22 Voices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  25

FOOD & DRINK .. . . . . . . . . . 43 The Restaurant Guy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

You live in Montecito and wrote this week’s cover story. What’s it like to report on a topic that directly impacts your family and neighbors? The little lane where I live with my family was untouched on January 9. A few nearby neighborhoods were erased, though, and that’s been difficult to comprehend. Because I was close to the disaster, I think I can better understand why the ring net proponents are moving with urgency. But I don’t think they’re panicking.

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Theater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

FILM & TV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Feature/Movie Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

THE WEEK.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 SPORTS.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 LIVING.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 ODDS & ENDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Living Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

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How do you stay objective when the subject matter hits so close to home? I focus on my job to report information to readers. Right now, the number of supporters of ring nets outweighs the number against, and I think the piece reflects that. It’ll be interesting to see what the regulators have to say.

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ENDORSEMENTS.. . . . . . . . . . . 9 Dining Out Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 NEWS.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 A&E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Arts Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 OPINIONS.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Name: Keith Hamm

Obituaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  20

Rob Brezsny’s Free Will Astrology . . . . . . .  62

CLASSIFIEDS.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

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California Propositions

his is the second installment of the Santa Barbara Independent’s endorsements for the November 6 election. The following propositions all deal with housing issues in California. Over the next few weeks, we will publish our endorsements for other candidates and propositions found on this year’s ballot.

Yes on Proposition 1 $4 Billion Housing Bond

This is that rare breed of ballot initiative, a genuine no-brainer. If passed, Prop. 1 would authorize the state to sell $3 billion in bonds to be used for new housing construction, rehabilitation, and purchase by low- and moderate-income households. If approved, the bond sales would set aside $1.8 billion to local governments or nonprofit organizations to build new — or rehabilitate existing — apartment complexes targeting low-income households. In exchange for this financing, the developments involved must continue to provide low-income housing for 55 years. Another $450 million would be spent on housing in existing urban areas or areas near public transportation lines. Another $450 million would be set aside to provide down-payment assistance to low- and moderate-income first-time homeowners. Lastly, $1 billion would provide home loan assistance to veterans seeking to buy single-family homes, condos, farms, or mobile homes. According to the state’s legislative analyst, Prop. 1 would directly benefit an estimated 30,000 multifamily households and 7,500 farmworker households and help with down payments for 3,000 veterans and 15,000 home buyers.

Yes on Proposition 2 Housing People with Mental Illness Who Are Homeless

Back in 2004, state voters ratified Prop. 63, the so-called millionaires’ tax designed to fund new programs to address the needs of people with mental illness. That program has not been without its difficulties. Prop. 2 allows the state to use $140 million a year of that tax money — maxing out at $2 billion — to fund a new initiative dubbed No Place Like Home that will create housing for people with mental illness who are homeless or at risk of chronic homelessness. No new bonding authority is being sought here, and no additional revenues will be exacted. Although many mental-health advocates were initially wary — or downright hostile — to Prop. 2, most have been persuaded that the new housing options generated will go to those suffering from chronic mental illnesses. The logic is both simple and irrefutable; without a roof over one’s head, someone with mental illness is highly unlikely to experience successful treatment. Proponents estimate they can build 20,000 permanent housing units for people needing mental-health and substance-abuse treatment statewide. In Santa Barbara, the numbers are illuminating. Every year, county mental-health programs receive $19 million from the original millionaires’ tax. If Prop. 2 passes, it will receive $1.4 million less. But in its stead, No Place Like Home will provide the county $2.7 million in housing funds. In addition, the county — and its nonprofit partners — will be eligible to compete for $250 million designated for medium-sized counties.

No on Proposition 5 Expands Property Tax Breaks Eligible to Homeowners over 55

Prop. 5 is a bad idea. If passed, it will broaden special tax considerations currently afforded to property owners selling their homes. On paper, it almost sounds reasonable: Allow special tax breaks to people older than 55 and those with severe disabilities. In reality, it’s a Trojan horse. According to the state legislative analyst, Prop. 5 will cost schools and local governments — who depend on property taxes — $100 million a year in lost property-tax revenues the first few years. After that, the cost will jump to $1 billion a year. Nancy Reagan wasn’t thinking about Prop. 5 when she famously declared, “Just say no,” but she may as well have been.

Yes on Proposition 10

Enables Local Governments to Pass Meaningful Rent-Control Ordinances Prop. 10 does not impose rent control throughout California; it merely allows city and county governments to pass expanded rent-control ordinances of their own if they so choose. It effectively repeals a law passed by the Legislature at the behest of the rental housing industry in 1995 — the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act — that has severely hamstrung California cities in what kind of rent-control laws they could pass. For example, single-family homes were barred from any rent-control protections anywhere in the state. So too were all apartment buildings constructed after 1995. And lastly, the CostaHawkins measure allowed landlords unrestricted rent increases once a tenant moved out. If Prop. 10 passes, these exemptions will be gone, allowing local governments broader discretion in what kind of rent controls they seek to impose. Nothing in Prop. 10, however, repeals the court-recognized right of landlords to make “a fair rate of return” on their investments. Right now, more than half the renters in California are spending at least 30 percent of their incomes on housing. That’s the federal government’s threshold for a “cost-burdened” household. More alarming, almost one-third of California’s renters are paying half of their income for housing. Rents statewide are increasing at three times the rate of wages. The U.S. Census just announced that more than 9,000 Latino residents in Santa Barbara left town over the last six years. Nobody asked them why. Everybody already knows. Rent control, admittedly, is a highly imperfect solution. But right now, market forces are such that tenants desperately need some countervailing pressure exerted on their behalf. We understand many landlords in Santa Barbara refrain from taking the most they can get. But increasingly we hear stories of new out-of-town investment companies buying up old rental properties — affordable by neglect — and evicting existing tenants — many working families — to make room for out-of-town students whose parents can pay top dollar. The passage of rent-control ordinances might, we are hoping, prevent such extreme abuses This, we understand, is only a stopgap approach that in isolation solves very little. But until local governments get more focused on a wide range of housing issues, such stopgaps are necessary.

Endorsements So Far ... 24th Congressional District:

Salud Carbajal

Proposition 1: Yes $4 Billion Housing Bond

Proposition 2: Yes

Housing People with Mental Illness Who Are Homeless

Proposition 5: No

Expands Property Tax Breaks Eligible to Homeowners Older Than 55

Proposition 6: No Reject Gas-Tax Repeal

Proposition 10: Yes

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November 1: Spirantia aera, vivos vultus – “Breathing bronze, living faces”: the making of portraits at Aphrodisias and Rome Chris Hallett, Professor of Roman Art, UC Berkeley

Art Matters is a premier lecture series intended for continuing adult education in the history of art. Distinguished speakers come from the Santa Barbara area, across the country, and abroad. Each season, art historians, curators, and conservators offer fascinating insights into their areas of specialization.

November 8: Ancient Bronzes as Art Objects: Roman Collectors and “Corinthian Bronzes” Chris Hallett, Professor of Roman Art, UC Berkeley

November 15: Visions of Immortality/Paradise in Ancient China and Egypt Anthony Barbieri-Low, Professor of History, UCSB

November 29: Egypt’s Sunken Cities: Recent Underwater Archaeology Discoveries Jan-Lodewijk Grootaers, Curator of African Art, Minneapolis Institute of Art

December 6: Protecting Africa’s Cultural Heritage Jan-Lodewijk Grootaers, Curator of African Art, Minneapolis Institute of Art

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The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to adopt a resolution re-ratifying the county’s proclamation of a local emergency due to the ongoing drought, an action that’s become almost standard every 30 days since 2014. As of 9/17 this year, the capacity of Lake Cachuma is at 32 percent. This is below the capacity in January 2014, when supervisors first proclaimed a drought emergency. If the county does not receive adequate rainfall this winter, a pumping barge may be needed next summer to assist water flow into Tecolote Tunnel and the South Coast distribution system. launches over the ocean of “polar orbit” missions, which circle Earth around its north and south poles, compared to East Coast launches, which are typically “prograde orbit”— they follow the more horizontal direction of Earth’s rotation. The launch took place at 7:21 p.m., and within just eight minutes the engine was back on land. The booster had previously

been used in a launch in July. This recycling of such a massively expensive piece of rocket equipment is what’s making SpaceX’s commercial and scientific ventures economically viable. Before the company came on the scene, boosters were simply abandoned above the ocean or desert and had to be rebuilt. Musk has said the new strategy will get humans to Mars by 2024. —Tyler Hayden

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In Escrow (Almost) School District Poised to Purchase Armory by Keith Hamm ith the price set at $11.6 million, Santa Barbara Unified School District is close to signing escrow paperwork and wiring a $580,000 down payment to purchase the California National Guard’s armory, a 27,000-squarefoot landmark building (pictured) on 4.7 acres of East Canon Perdido Street. Details of the agreement struck between the district and the State of California, which has owned the property since the 1930s, were discussed Tuesday at the Board of Education meeting, with a vote expected on October 23. If approved, the purchase will culminate decades of effort by the district to acquire the property. “Just to realize that we are on the verge [of owning] an entire city block,” reflected Superintendent Cary Matsuoka, referring to adding the armory parcel, situated between Santa Barbara Junior High and Santa Barbara High School. “[The district] will own property from Cota all the way up to Anapamu Street. It’s really the opportunity of a lifetime for this community. It’s really been a 25-year conversation, and we

WATER Early next year, Montecito Water District will begin installing new water meters for its more than 4,600 customers. The $3 million project swaps out old meters — which have a lifespan of roughly 15 years — with so-called smart meters, which allow customers to monitor real-time use. The new devices are also designed to alert for leaks and high flow rates. The project is expected to take about six months to complete.

Here We Come he show was so bright and spectacular Sunday night that Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti had to calm fears of extraterrestrial invasion. “Nope, definitely not aliens,” he tweeted as the sky fogged and glowed above California. “What you’re looking at is the first launch and landing of the @SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on the West Coast.” The private space company helmed by big-brained playboy Elon Musk made history yet again with this week’s mission, which put an Argentine Earthobservation satellite into orbit and then— arguably more important—recovered the Falcon’s main engine by gently guiding it back down to a spot 400 meters from its Vandenberg Air Force Base launch pad. It was the first time SpaceX had completed a recovery anyplace other than Cape Canaveral, at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Being able to lift off and touch down from the West Coast is critical for space exploration as the Santa Barbara County base allows for better (and safer)

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get to be part of closing the deal.” District leaders past and present have cited years of unsuccessful back-and-forth discussions with the state. However, in 2016, as the state moved to put the armory — and a handful of similar properties across the state — on the open market, then-assemblymember Das Williams introduced legislation that essentially gave the district the right of first refusal. The district exercised that option early last year. Since then, the district appraised the property at $12.35 million. But with follow-up due diligence on the condition of the property and associated renovation costs, for example, to retrofit a landmark public building that would be filled with children and teachers, district leaders had hoped the state would drop its price, to no avail. “I want to congratulate the board and Cary for bringing the district to this point,” said former boardmember Lanny Ebenstein, adding that the price is “reasonable and fair.”

ENVIRONMENT Coastal Cleanup Day, held nationwide on 9/15, attracted more than 1,100 volunteers at 27 sites countywide. They picked up more than 3,530 pounds of trash and 971 pounds of recyclables. Plastic pieces and cigarette butts were the most common materials found, and some of the more unusual items included a weather balloon, an entire fire hose, and a giant teddy bear. Coordinator Rachel Palmer with Santa Barbara’s Explore Ecology said, “We’re so grateful to everyone who came out to help. It was our bestattended Coastal Cleanup Day yet. Each volunteer made an impact on our beaches. Every piece of plastic picked up is one less piece of plastic in the ocean.” Statewide, more than 734,600 pounds of trash were picked up by 53,073 volunteers.

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A draft purchase agreement indicates that the land and buildings are being sold as is, “with all faults, and there is no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding the condition of the property.” Specifically, a staff report points to “the continuing presence of lead dust stemming from an indoor firing range, seismic issues relating to current structural code requirements, and potential soil liquefaction.” The report also states, “Because the enabling legislation bases the purchase price on the state’s appraisal, without allowance for negotiations, the final purchase price is firmly fixed at $11.6 million.” Approved by voters in 2016, the $135 million Measure I facilities bond earmarked $20 million for the purchase and renovation of the 730 East Canon Perdido Street property.

The city’s Housing Authority broke ground Monday on Johnson Court, a 16-unit apartment development for very-low- and low-income veterans. The project, city officials said, is in keeping with the wishes of the former property owners, the Johnson family, whose father had served in the military. The Housing Authority purchased the land in October 2013 and expects construction to be completed within a year. The county’s most recent homeless survey revealed there are 210 homeless veterans on the streets. They are 53 years old on average, the oldest reported being 84.

ELECTION The Associated Student Body at San Marcos High School is hosting a public forum for the eight candidates campaigning for the two open seats on Santa Barbara Unified School District’s Board of Education. Candidates will be asked student- and staff-generated questions, according to Aaron CONT’D ON PAGE 16 

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ail-in ballots were mailed out on Tuesday, and California Secretary of State Alex Padilla held a press conference to announce the steps the state was taking to ensure the November 6 election would be untainted by foreign influence. His office had conducted a “tabletop” exercise to update elections officials statewide that also presented scenarios such as internet disruption or rumors of long lines. Santa Barbara County Elections czar Joe Holland was among the participants. Holland said all Santa Barbara polling places were assigned cell phones and that field supervisors toured each of them throughout Election Day. He reassured that all of California used paper ballots per its election code: “What’s nice about paper ballots is that you can always recount them.” As for cybersecurity, Holland said he’d had Homeland Security in for a visit last spring to see if they could hack into Santa Barbara’s system. The ballot-counting apparatus has no link with the internet — and is therefore hack-proof — but voter registration and other elections information are freely available on the web. He said the Homeland hackers could not get

fter years of declining passenger counts brought on by outside market forces like skyrocketing oil prices, pilot shortages, and an economic slowdown, Santa Barbara Municipal Airport officials were happy to report this week that numbers are up. Passenger counts increased 14 percent between the summers of 2017 and 2018, bringing the airport to within striking distance of peak 2007 levels, when it was handling approximately 850,000 customers a year. That figure had dipped to below 600,000 in July 2016 before it started to climb again. Airport officials said they expected the upswing to last the rest of this year and into the next. The current bump is attributable to a few things, they said. American Airlines brought back its direct flights to Dallas, and along with United Airlines, it has started using bigger planes. Low-cost carriers Frontier and Sun Country just started service out of Santa Barbara, with Contour scheduled to begin flying October 16. “We are absolutely ecstatic,” said Deanna Zachrisson, the airport’s business development manager, in a presentation to the City Council on Tuesday, October 2. Ten nonstop destinations are now on the menu, she noted. Airport consultants told the council that, on average, Santa Barbara flights leave only 71 percent full. That’s because the airport’s fares are 37 percent higher compared to the rest of the state, so carriers are okay with the lower passenger counts. Santa Barbara’s steep ticket prices, they explained, are the work of the airlines themselves, who have

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into the system, but when given employee access, they were able to penetrate a couple of places. He declined to discuss details but said the problems had been fixed. Padilla emphasized the Russian disinformation campaign that had occurred in the run-up to the 2016 election, saying no breach had been made into California’s system. UCSB has been studying the disinformation threat, led by Professor Joe Walther. On his graduate students’ “Citizen’s Guide to Fake News” website, Walther said they point to firsthand accounts of fake news and how to spot it. Recently, the Russian activity has been to divide the electorate against those who currently hold power, much as its aim was in the 2016 election, he said. “Last time, the preponderance had been conservative. The latest round is antiestablishment, which is now Trump. It’s meant to disrupt, not promote an agenda,” he said. According to Padilla, robust citizen voting was the best way to combat any attempted interference. Voters can register through October 22 at registertovote.ca.gov, and provisional ballots will be available at —Jean Yamamura all polling stations.

sophisticated revenue-calculating systems that pinpoint multiple times a day what fares the market will bear. The price difference causes a full 64 percent of Santa Barbara residents in the airport’s service area to use other airports, mainly LAX, the consultants said. Looking ahead, the airport wants to add more direct Bay Area service, bring back its flights to Salt Lake City, and connect to Chicago. A new advertising campaign encourages area residents to fly out of Santa Barbara and avoid Los Angeles traffic. “DON’T LAX,” it reads. “RELAX.” —Tyler Hayden

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ed and brown paint resembling blood spatters covered the old stone walls of Santa Barbara’s Mission Wednesday morning, spelling out “rape,” “genocide,” and “remember the lives and land stolen,” apparent references to the Spanish conquest of the Americas. Santa Barbara Police were alerted to the vandalism around 4 a.m., said Monica Orozco, the director of the Mission Archive-Library. Windows were broken, paint had been splattered into the church, and the building’s outer walls were defaced. The building has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1966. The stonework was restored a few years back, in part with federal grants, and Orozco stated they would work within the rules. The Mis-

sion is a place of worship, she said, as well as a national landmark. “We want to make sure we do this correctly,” she said. “It’s an important building, not just for us, but for everyone in town.” Orozco said they’d been receiving phone calls of support all morning. “I do appreciate it,” she said. “A lot of things happen here, community-oriented things. People have expressed their disappointment, their sadness, and they try to comfort us. We end up comforting them, too.” Last September, vandals also struck the Mission, beheading the statue of Saint Junípero Serra and splashing red paint onto its plinth.

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espite the threat of a lawsuit by an anonymous parent group, Santa Barbara Unified School District’s Board of Education voted unanimously to fund the ongoing work of Just Communities, a nonprofit whose voluntary training programs aim to dismantle prejudice, discrimination, and oppression in and outside the classroom. The parent group, referring to itself as Fair Communities Education, Inc. (FCE), claims Just Communities does just the opposite. According to FCE and a handful of public speakers Tuesday evening, the nonprofit promotes an anti-white and anti-Christian political agenda. The voices against Just Communities were vastly outnumbered by the show of supporters, including parents, PTA leaders, teachers, students, members of the clergy, and Just Communities boardmembers past and present. The district’s retired human resources head, Mitch Torina, said he attended one of the first Just Communities training sessions, about 15 years ago. Since then, he added, he had “never heard anybody come out of those trainings and say, ‘That was so anti-white and anti-Christian.’” More important, he added, the training

teaches teachers about their own implicit bias and how it can affect students. Longtime school boardmember Kate Parker said her training session with Just Communities was “hard … life-changing, and unifying.” She praised Just Communities for helping the district in its ongoing mission to close achievement gaps and build inclusive schools. Other speakers were concerned that the anonymous threat of a lawsuit might derail a great program, and that Just Communities’ work is increasingly needed as the nation as a whole becomes more polarized. Boardmember Laura Capps said the $294,000 contract with the nonprofit is “one piece of a huge, comprehensive plan to improve student outcomes.” “We support implicit bias training,” said Eric Early, an attorney who represents FCE and ran as a Republican in the June primary for California attorney general. “But [Just Communities] crosses the line.” He urged district leaders to put the nonprofit’s teaching material online “for everyone to see.” The FCE is composed of “very concerned parents,” Early said in a brief phone interview. “They haven’t given me permission to —Keith Hamm release their identities.”

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n what city planner Anne Wells called a “monumental” decision, Goleta handed responsibility for the Ellwood Onshore Facility (EOF) over to the California State Lands Commission on October 2. After Venoco’s bankruptcy in April 2017, State Lands had taken control of its offshore Platform Holly and the two wells at Pier 421 in the intertidal zone below Sandpiper Golf Course. The state was “battling” for control of the EOF, said city attorney Michael Jenkins, but its fate will be decided by the bankruptcy court. The Ellwood facility was for sale by the bankruptcy estate, but so far no buyers were biting at the millions-of-dollars price tag, said Jenkins. Any impression that the city was signing away regulatory control was illusory, he said, since state rules would trump the city’s. Venoco had blamed its bankruptcy on the Refugio Oil Spill, and the shutdown of the Plains All American pipeline has meant no oil has moved from Platform Holly or the EOF since May 2015. Once Holly, Pier 421, and the EOF begin to be decommissioned, Goleta roads will be used to truck

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out the oil, as well as any debris. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) also transfers the city’s rights over those permits to the state. All the prep work thus far has been done with the collaboration of city planning and State Lands, said Wells. Though it sounded like the city was giving a lot away in handing over regulatory control, “We’re getting a lot back,” she said. State Lands will be doing the work the city has been doing and assuming the liability. Once EOF ownership is decided, State Lands will return for another town hall meeting to discuss next steps, she said. Since Venoco’s bankruptcy and abandonment of the EOF, the city has spent staff time and $350,000 from its general fund on contractors and consultants to monitor, oversee, and conduct safety inspections, according to the staff report. The MOU with State Lands is expected to save the city about $150,000. Plugging the Platform Holly wells, the first of the facilities to go offline, is expected to begin around March 2019.

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or years, Lompoc residents without a home had found one on the banks of the Santa Ynez River. They pitched tents, built makeshift shelters, and found nooks in the foliage. October 10 marked 30 days since authorities started evictions along the river and also marked the closure, as planned, of a temporary triage center at Lompoc’s River Park. There, riverbed residents had accessed shelter, and also mental-health and addiction treatment. The center was an unpopular option for many of the riverbed’s evicted inhabitants, yet it connected some people to recovery programs and helped others reunite with supportive family members. According to a statement by the City of Lompoc, a total of 69 evicted riverbed residents accessed the triage center initially, and about 20 stayed until it closed. Remotely located away from crucial resources, people who accepted shelter at the triage had to walk many miles to take showers and wash clothes. Many had lost their identification cards and also needed services not provided on-site. “When we saw these missing pieces,” said Public Defender Christine Voss, “we were able to jump in

and drive people to where they needed to be so they could re-establish themselves.” Ultimately, much of the service Voss and other advocates provided had to do with making people “feel good about themselves.” And because they were helping people who were marginalized, it was also about “building relationships of trust with them,” said Voss. “Once you see the challenges that are presented to some people,” she added, “you can see why someone would give up, become depressed, and become a recluse from society. The barriers they face are almost insurmountable.” Access to shelters in Santa Barbara County, for instance, is scant; they have sobriety requirements and do not allow visits from family members or offer pet lodging. “These requirements leave people in the cold, if you will, even if there is a bed available for them,” said Voss. “Though we’ve been providing resources, that doesn’t solve the question of where they would physically go when the triage closes. If we’ve built relationships of trust, at least, hopefully we can build on the work we’ve started now that they don’t have a riverbed to go to anymore.” —Erika Carlos

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work with the defendant to ensure they show up for court. In 2016, a yearlong study backed by California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye found that the state’s bail system is “unsafe and unfair” and is dependent on a defendant’s finances rather than whether a defendant is a flight or safety risk. SB 10 was proposed and signed into law to level the playing field between the rich and poor, and to reduce pretrial incarceration. Once SB 10 is in effect, defendants lose the ability to purchase their freedom via bail. Instead, they will undergo a “risk assessment” and be released or retained accordingly. Released defendants would be placed under pretrial supervision. Basaldua believes that SB 10 will not reduce incarceration but will instead lead to an increase in pretrial incarceration and, consequently, an increase in “forced” guilty pleas. Under the bail system, there must be “clear and convincing” evidence that an individual is a threat to public safety before a judge can deny bail. Now, no evidence will be needed to deny release, said private attorney Steve Balash, who describes his position on SB 10 as “very pessimistic.” Basaldua and Brattain both agree that bail is in need of reform, but they point out that each county sets its own bail schedule. Bail amounts for the same crime can vary by more than $25,000 from one county to the next. Basaldua supports bail on a sliding scale based on income, and he’s convinced eliminating bail will not solve any problems. Beyond posting bail bonds, Basaldua and Brattain provide their clients with guidance through the court systems. “We work with customers and educate them,” said Basaldua, who sometimes advises families to not purchase a bond. “We never force anyone to do anything.” Helping people is a big reason Basaldua got into the business. Even if cash bail is eliminated, he plans to manage his existing customers beyond October 2019. “I just won’t be bringing in any income,” he said.

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crops to survive economically. Among others, cannabis operators had been patiently waiting for the ordinance to be approved so they could get permits for their grows.

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procedure and that towing oversized vehicles like motor homes actually results in a “huge loss” for his business, he said. Under Santa Barbara’s and Goleta’s oversized-vehicle parking ordinances, RVs can no longer be parked on city streets. Boucher said that Bauer’s vehicle was “unregistered, parked on a street that does not allow oversized vehicles, and abandoned for more than 72 hours. The registered owner received multiple notices via USPS, notifying him of his vehicle being in storage. In this case, he chose not to respond until it became a collections account.” Towing motor homes is a “financial burden,” said Boucher, because of the larger storage space the vehicles take up and the “hazardous waste and illegal narcotics” sometimes found inside them. He estimated that about 60 percent of the vehicles he towed and their associated fees went unclaimed by the owner. As a result, his company must dispose of these vehicles at its own expense. To recoup some of the costs, Boucher sells approximately a third of the vehicles at a fraction of their original price. He then charges owners $325 per hour for the towing service and $125 per day for storage. After providing a Towing Fees and Access Notice to the owner, Boucher deducts the price he received for the vehicle from the total service costs and sends the owner a bill. Boucher suggested that Bauer may have “had a large fee because RVs are not worth anything.” He said his company tows about three vehicles every day for law enforcement agencies. He noted that before the ordinance took effect, he towed one or two RVs a month; he now only tows approximately five annually. Currently, Bauer lives inside his XC90 Volvo. Since losing his trailer, he stated, “I got problems in my lungs.” He struggles to breathe and spends much of his income on medican tion for his condition.

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OUCH: Someone famously dead, white, and male compared the crafting of new laws to the making of sausage; neither, he warned,

should be observed by the faint of heart. He also described politics as “the art of the possible.” Based on the acrimoniously paralytic performance by the Santa Barbara City Council this Tuesday evening, I’d say he got it only half right. After sitting through about three hours of council debate, I don’t know what, if anything, is possible. But I sure wouldn’t eat the sausage. At issue—on the subliminal macro level —was how to bring State Street back from the dead. On the micro level, however, it was all about a sudden, unannounced policy shift by the Santa Barbara Police Department to

limit the hours that new downtown restaurants can sell liquors, both hard and soft. Police Chief Lori Luhnow has become con-

cerned Santa Barbara has become so awash in new bars, breweries, tasting rooms, artisanal distilleries, and booze-infused barbershops that her officers no longer have the resources to respond safely. Caught in the crossfire between the macro and the micro is the fierce and formidable restaurateur Tina Takaya, who is trying to open a new, chichi sushi bar on Cabrillo Boulevard. Takaya — who also owns the highend, highly successful Opal restaurant next to the Arlington — is fighting back. She’d spent $240,000 on a new liquor license for her new

restaurant, Oku, with the full expectation that that license allowed her to serve liquor until 2 a.m. Takaya was shocked to learn —with no warning — she’d need to shut down at midnight instead. This change, she estimated, would cost her $250,000 a year in revenues. This info, she said, came courtesy of Anthony Wagner, Chief Luhnow’s resident seeing-eye guard dog and licensing czar. Takaya’s been knocking loudly on councilmembers’ doors ever since. That’s how the issue got to the council this Tuesday. Wagner, a big-brain policy wonk endowed with a pugnacious swagger, wasn’t backing down. He buried councilmembers in such alarming liquor stats that I feared for the liver of every man, woman and child ever conceived in Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara, he said, has 617 liquor licenses within city limits, ranking it first among California’s 482 cities. Based on state standards, he said, Santa Barbara is “over-saturated” with 200 to 300 percent more booze dispensaries than the state’s Alcohol Beverage Control guidelines suggests is acceptable for a population our size. These establishments, he said, accounted for nearly 15 percent of the 88,000 calls for service the department receives. Assuming each response requires two cops for about 40 minutes, that’s $285 a call. Although calls for service are actually dropping — by 9,000, in fact, over the past three years—Wagner said the number of aggravated assaults has gone up sharply, from 152 in 2016 to 209 for

the first nine months of 2018. The epicenter for all this mayhem, he said, is in the drunkand-disorderly zone on State Street between Haley and Ortega. What these stats have to do with Takaya’s new restaurant is hard to imagine. Her staid customer base of well-heeled Santa Barbara denizens, I bet, hasn’t accounted for even one of the aggravated assaults worrying Chief Luhnow. And Takaya’s proposed sushi bar is well off State Street, safely beyond the glow of the drunk-and-disorderly zone. Even more befuddling is why they would propose this change at a time when State Street is facing an unprecedented number of empty buildings. Merchants and property owners have been making a pretty good case for blaming this high vacancy rate on City Hall’s own intoxication with its regulatory authority. Though this critique conspicuously fails to acknowledge the damage inflicted by greedy and indifferent landlords, they have a point. Now is decidedly not the time to propose new hurdles for downtown businesses to jump. By law, the council lacks the legal authority to tell Luhnow and Wagner to take a chill pill and go back to the old policy of hashing out hours of operation on a case-by-case basis with the applicants. But City Administrator Paul Casey does. In a sensible universe, the council would have quietly asked Casey to quietly ask Luhnow to make the problem go away. In a sensible universe, I would have never known there’d even been an issue. That,

however, is not the universe in which the current city council resides. Instead of solving the problem simply and transactionally, they all got caught up in complicated policy options that required voluminous research, staff time, and endless hours of future deliberation. I will mercifully spare you the details. As usual, Councilmember Jason Dominguez would not shut up after Mayor Cathy Murillo had called the vote. As usual, Murillo and Dominguez got into it. Murillo had said she was standing by the chief. Dominguez wanted to say he was standing by the chief, too. But he also wanted to ask the chief a bunch of pointed questions—good ones, actually—that undermined the chief’s conclusions. Dominguez’s violation of council protocol infuriated Councilmember Eric Friedman, so much so, in fact, that he wound up voting against a motion he himself had proposed because it contained a “friendly” amendment suggested by Dominguez. Eventually, the council voted 4-2 to explore looking into a new regulatory framework to deal with new restaurants selling booze after midnight. That will be considered when the council addresses a new ordinance tightening regulations of liquor sales at 7-Elevens, liquor stores, and places like Mac’s Grog ’n’ Groc. That ordinance has been in suspended agitation since January 2017. In the meantime, I’m not sure what happens to Tina Takaya’s new sushi bar. Good thing she doesn’t sell sausage. — Nick Welsh

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ake your pick of conventional wisdom about the national political impact of newly sworn U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation in the wake of a savage partisan cage match in the Senate. The internets are awash in hot takes, propagated by sectarian media zealots and festooned with quotes from party hacks and spinners, that alternately insist that in the crucial upcoming midterms, the Kavanaugh fight will:

(a) surely energize conservative Republicans outraged over efforts to stop Trump’s appointment of one of their own to the swing seat on the court. (b) obviously aid Democrats enraged that right-wingers succeeded in their decades-long power grab that began with the 2000 Bush vs. Gore decision. To paraphrase the writer William Goldman’s famous adage, “Nobody knows nothin’.” Although post-Kavanaugh political implications across the U.S. remain uncertain, the repercussions for California are clearer, less than one month before the November 6 election. Five key takeaways:

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Kamala Harris put on a characteristically showy performance during Judiciary Committee hearings, dramatically walking out at one point while channeling Perry Mason in cross-examination of Kavanaugh at several others. She generated a big online fundraising haul after several of those exchanges went viral, helping to finance her ongoing national barnstorming that, over the weekend, landed her at a big state campaign event in Ohio, where she was greeted by cheers urging her to run for president in 2020, a possibility that appears increasingly likely.

THE PATH OF MOST RESISTANCE. State Attorney General Xavier Becerra already has filed dozens of lawsuits against the Trump administration on issues from agriculture safety and fuel efficiency standards to health care and immigration, but looming over every state legal action now is the shadow of Kavanaugh, pushing the court to the right from his perch atop the federal justice heap. That’s not to mention litigation already nearing the high court, as CALmatters columnist Dan Morain noted this week in highlighting a closely watched eminent domain case that could affect a host of policy matters in California, from coastal access to local government requirements that developers provide parks or other services in exchange for permits.

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prevail in their desperate struggle to win the House by flipping 23 Republican seats nationwide, they must turn nearly half a dozen California districts from red to blue, most of them in the suburbs of Orange

Minority Leader and former speaker Nancy Pelosi, who has spent months hosing down red hots within her party eager to pursue articles of impeachment against Trump, a campaign issue she believes is a big loser, now finds herself fending off calls from the left wing to impeach Kavanaugh if Dems capture the House. Nearly two dozen Democratic congressional candidates are running with the promise not to back Pelosi for a leadership post, but because she remains the party’s most prodigious fundraiser, she’s a good bet to reclaim the gavel if there’s a blue wave, a result almost certainly made more difficult to achieve if Democratic wannabes get distracted from focusing on health care and other breadand-butter issues in favor of railing about High Crimes and Misdemeanors. Don’t forget to vote. —Jerry Roberts

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John Lawrence left this earth on October 1, 2018, five days before his 61st birthday. He died doing what he loved—soaring in the skies with friends. John was born in Tucson, Arizona, eldest son of John C. Lawrence and Sally (Lawrence) Simms. He and his family, which included his younger siblings, Jim and Dianna, lived throughout Southern California and eventually settled in Somis, California. John was a gifted natural athlete and was a CIF champion in wrestling. John dreamed of becoming a “fireman” throughout his childhood and entered the firefighter academy immediately after his high school graduation. He joined a Ventura County hand crew, where he made many lifelong relationships. In 1979, John was hired by Santa Barbara County Fire. He loved being a firefighter, the camaraderie with the crew and helping others. He worked there until his retirement in 2012. According to his colleagues, John was an amazing firefighter and knew his job better than anyone. They never had to second-guess what he was going to do. He did what needed to be done effectively and efficiently. He was a firefighter’s firefighter. Around 1980 John moved into an oceanfront trailer at Arroyo Quemada on the Gaviota Coast. His friends soon began to call him Quemada John, as he thrived in this magical setting where he could pursue many of his favorite endeavors—boating, fishing, diving, surfing, barbecuing and perfecting the Quemada cocktail. John was a competitive person who transformed many events into a competition. Buying a car, catching a lobster, a game of ping pong—John’s was the best, biggest and most beautiful. He was a master at finding and negotiating the best price for anything he purchased, from groceries and cars to real estate. In 1992 John married the love of his life, Roberta Morris. They built a home on the Mesa, where they raised their two children, Karly and Kip. John was a loving father who wanted the best for Karly and Kip, and was a loving husband who readily deferred to Roberta’s wisdom and sense of practicality. They had a beautiful relationship and a beautiful family and held a vision of their path together. John also cared deeply for his nieces, nephews and other relatives, who remember him as a supportive, loving, and generous role model. He brought out the light-hearted, fun-loving, 20

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passionate spirit in all of them and he always wanted to be their “favorite uncle.” John was always 100 percent himself, regardless of who he was with or where he was, and that allowed others to do the same. John lived his life with passion and panache, and always on his own terms. He lit up a room and added life and humor to every occasion. He was fun-loving and outgoing. Above all, John cherished the simple things in life—spending time with family and friends. He loved to socialize and everyone definitely knew …that he loved food and loved to eat unabashedly! John was an adventurous soul who pursued a plethora of offduty interests over the years. In addition to the aforementioned activities he enjoyed at Quemada, John also loved kitesurfing, paddling, swimming with whales, hunting, water skiing and wakeboarding at his lake house, classic cars (Porsches and Woodys), motorcycle riding and working out at the gym. He worked on house projects and took great pride in ownership. John also loved to travel and visited Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Indonesia, Europe and Southern Mexico. After he retired, he discovered the joy of flying. In all his activities, John was always prepared and safety minded. John had a huge heart and was an exceptionally loyal and fiercely protective friend, even as he was a practical joker. He would drop everything to help out, no matter where or when. He was very generous with his own time and resources. And he inspired others in different ways. He knew so many people in Santa Barbara, his friends often commented that they couldn’t walk half a block with him without running into someone he knew, which made everyone late to their destination! John was not shy. He was a stubborn, determined, strongminded person who was passionate about his views and opinions. When John’s mind was set, he worked hard, followed through and wouldn’t budge. He wouldn’t take no for an answer. While this trait made him successful in many endeavors, it often exasperated people, who loved him nonetheless. John is preceded in death by his parents, John C. Lawrence and Sally Simms. He is survived by his wife, Roberta Morris, daughter Karly and son Kip; brother Jim Lawrence and daughter Alina; sister Dianna Keough (Jeff) and daughter Shaina (Buster) and son Jack; cousins Barbara Jean and Howard Rubin and their children, Emily and Dori (Andy). John volunteered for many notable causes, particularly The Friendship Paddle and Aeromedicos, running flights to Mexico where his team administered dental and medical care to underprivileged families. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to charities John supported: The Friendship Paddle (friendship-

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Joseph Otto Bouzek 11/29/21-08/17/18

Joseph Bouzek, passed peacefully at home on August 17, 2018. He lived 96 happy years. Joseph leaves behind his three children and their families; Karen (Bouzek) and Fred Wise; Robyn, Jeff, Zachery, and Addyson Ellis; Carson, Kalea, and Indy Wise; Joanne (Bouzek) and Jack Sims; Parker Sims and Sarah Bowlin; Haley Sims; David Bouzek and Henry Bernabel. Together they hope to carry on his example of a good life—one that is long, happy, healthy and full of love. Because Joe’s life was good. He would tell you so. Joe was born to immigrant parents living in the Czechoslovakian enclave in Chicago. He spoke his first words of English after entering grade school. Once his family moved to California seeking the land of opportunity, Joe was forever captive to its beauty, warm sunshine and ocean breezes. Joe embraced life early. He explored, examined, achieved and conquered. He was witty and funny. He danced, sang and acted in high school plays, crooned in college bands, and jitterbugged in Rose Bowl Parades. Days after the US Navy lost 13 ships and over 2,000 sailors in the Battle of Java Sea, Joe enlisted in the US Navy. He was stationed in the Philippines near the end of the war under operation Downfall. After serving for 4 years he then remained in the Navy Reserves for another 13 years. Joe saw the girl of his dreams, Dorothy Jean, as he performed on stage and she danced to his singing. Their short 3-month courtship led to a long and devoted 54-year marriage. Joe became a successful businessman who started at the bottom and left at the top. He earned much more than monetary success during those working years. His colleagues, competitors, and new hires at all levels respected his fairness, work ethic, humor, and kindness. His business relationships continued long after the job ended. Joe’s dedication to his work, however, took a toll on his health and his doctor warned “No more martini lunches, red meat, and soft cheeses. Time to clean up your diet!” So for the next 56 years, keeping his degenerative heart disease at bay, he became

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a living testament to proper diet and exercise. Joe embraced retirement. He and Dottie settled permanently in their favorite place, Santa Barbara, California. They traveled and played with their children and grandchildren. They were active and full of fun. Life took a tragic turn when Dottie unexpectedly passed away. Faced with overwhelming grief, he became an inspiration to all who knew him, rising up and carrying on with life. He sought old friendships and made new ones. He joined social groups to play golf, lawn bowling, and bridge. He attended happy hours at his club, joined Tuesday dinner group, dined and danced at the American Legion, entertained and hosted family gatherings at home. Joe looked for the good. He engaged. He would welcome you with a compliment that you could lean into, absorbing his sincerity. He listened with interest. He gave generously. When he lost his ability to walk securely and had to move from his Santa Barbara home, he was invited to join his son, David, at his home. It was an extraordinary opportunity to share time with family and develop deep relationships with those who cared for him. His appreciation for his new home was genuine. He greeted each day and each individual with gratitude through kind words and actions. In Joe’s final months, once it became clear his body couldn’t keep pace with his spirit, he gave himself permission to have the things he had denied for so many years. He announced with glee, “I’d like one of those Hawaiian pizzas. Extra bacon, please!” The family will have a private ceremony in Santa Barbara where Joe will rest beside his dear wife, Dottie—together again, sharing sunsets over the Pacific and its gentle ocean breezes.

James Alfred “Bud” Bottoms 01/17/28-09/23/18

James “Bud” Bottoms passed on peacefully in the comfort of his home and surrounded by love in the early morning of Sunday, September 23. Artist, environmentalist, community activist, family man, gentleman: kind, considerate, and cordial. He and his wife, Carole Ann, were lovingly devoted to each other. He loved unconditionally his four sons Timothy, Joseph, Samuel (who died on 2008), Benjamin and Benjamin's wife, Sarah; two daughters Eudora and Saren, and Eudora's husband Matt; and his ten grandchildren Buckeye,

Io, Clara, Bodie, Bridget and her fiance Vijay, Benton, Katherine, Elizabeth, Kelsan, and Abrielle. Bud’s former wife, Betty; and his sons’ former wives and current partners were also included in his big family, as was his niece, Kathy, her husband, John, and daughter, Danielle. He is swimming with dolphins; he is flying with eagles; he is walking with the Ancestors. He is off sculpting the clouds and re-arranging the stars, but he also lives on in our hearts. May his memory be an inspiration for us to be kind to one another, care for our community, and fiercely protect the majestic sea and sacred land that surround us. As he wished, a private family memorial at sea is planned. A public remembrance is TBA.

Robert Leonard Traughber 1926-2018

Born in Alexandria, Louisiana in 1926, Robert Leonard Traughber, following five years' U.S. Navy service as a submarine radio operator, was educated at Louisiana State and Stanford universities where he received bachelor's and master's degrees in mathematics. Bob began his teaching career at San Marcos High School and, in 1964, transferred to Santa Barbara City College where he was a widely respected professor, teaching algebra and calculus courses. After twenty-two years, Bob retired from the college in order to take care of his elderly parents. Always the mathematician, he designed and helped build a cedar house north of Paso Robles. For years, he lovingly fed dozens of deer, wild turkeys and feral cats who appeared daily at his doorstep. Bob passed peacefully in his rural home on October 4, 2018. Bob Traughber was a quality friend and colleague. He will be remembered for his dedicated teaching, clear intellect and his willingness to help students, often far beyond expectations. He will be missed for his entertaining stories, his sense of grace and for a manner not easily awed by the pretensions of others. He could spot a phony a mile away. He loved the Sierras, where he spent time each summer for over forty years with a few colleagues, hiking and fishing, but mostly gabbing. Generous at his best, stubborn at his worst, Bob made his corner of the world better for having been there. With gratitude to neighbors Ron and Susan Fisher for their dedicated care of Bob for several years.

obituaries John Christopher Harrison 05/20/29-10/02/18

John Christopher Harrison died peacefully in his sleep on October 2, 2018 after a fourmonth illness. John Christopher, “Chris”, was born in Stockton-on-Tees in northeastern England in 1929. He received his B.A. in physics in 1950, and Ph.D. in geophysics in 1953, both from the University of Cambridge. He spent a year as a postdoctoral researcher at UCLA before returning to Britain to serve two years as an InstructorLieutenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. His assignments there included mapping gravity around the continent of Africa using submarine-borne instrumentation. He returned to UCLA in 1957 as a research scientist, where he was involved in developing surface ship gravimetry, and the first observations of the Earth’s free oscillations. From 1961 - 1965 he was a research geophysicist at Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, CA. In 1960 Chris married Elaine Millar, with whom he raised three children. In 1965 Chris moved with his young family to Boulder Colorado, in part to be close to his sister Margaret Jennifer, and her family, and to take up a position of professor of geological sciences at University of Colorado (C.U.) at Boulder. During his twenty-three years in Boulder, Chris dedicated himself to raising his family, to teaching, and to scientific research. At C.U. Chris established the interdepartmental graduate program in geophysics, and was a founding director of the Cooperative Institute for Research In Environmental Sciences (CIRES), an enterprise that now employs more than 800 environmental scientists working to understand the dynamic Earth system, including our human relationship with the planet. Chris left C.U. and moved to Santa Barbara in 1983. In Santa Barbara he was employed as a research scientist at Geodynamics Corporation developing differential GPS measurements as a tool to map the Earth’s surface gravity. Chris was a long-time member of the flute section of the Santa Barbara Prime Time Band. Because he had a great interest in encouraging young people to learn and play instrumental music, he served for many years with the Santa Barbara Symphony’s Music Van, a program for elementary students. He and Elaine were also regular volunteers at the Santa Barbara Natural His-

To submit obituaries for publication, please call (805) 965-5205 or email obits@independent.com tory Museum and the Museum’s annual Art Walk. After Elaine passed, Chris married the second love of his life, Rosemarie, in 2005. He and Rosemarie met in the Prime Time Band, and shared many interests. They enjoyed music, traveling and spending time with their families and their dog, Beauty. Chris was dedicated Rosemarie, his children, Kirsteen Anderson, Fiona Harrison, and Keith Harrison, his step-children Mia McElwee and Mario DiSandro, and his twelve surviving grandchildren. In addition to his scientific legacy, Chris will be remembered always as a most beloved husband, parent, and grandfather.

James “Mike” Colee 05/22/62-10/01/18

Mike Colee, 56, of Santa Barbara, CA died on Oct. 1, 2018. Mike was with two friends on a camping adventure when their plane crashed in northern Mexico. All three passengers perished. Mike is survived by his wife, Carol, his son Kevin and his daughter Kelly. He was predeceased by his father Frank. His relatives include his mother, Marlene Berger, his stepfather, Randy Berger, and siblings Jamie Colee, Cheryl Swift, George Colee and Bracken Berger. Mike was born in Phoenix, AZ on May 22, 1962. He went to college at BYU and earned a degree in Electronic Technology. In 1987 he earned his MS degree in Electrical Administration from the University of Utah. Microsoft Corporation headhunted and hired Mike, who moved to Redmond, WA immediately after graduation. He spent the next several years helping to develop Windows 3.0 and 3.1 and worked on an MSDN team. While living in the Seattle area, he met and married Carol. Together they enjoyed many Pacific Northwest outdoor adventures. Their twins, Kevin and Kelly were born in 1995 and the family moved to Santa Barbara, CA in 2000. Mike led an extraordinary life as a person who epitomized the phrase “carpe diem.” He loved life and lived it to the fullest. He had many passions: cycling, competitive windsurfing, flying, computer programming and enjoying locally roasted coffee and conversation with good friends. He loved working in his shop where he could design and build things out of metal using machines that could carve aluminum like butter. Mike learned many of these skills from his beloved grandfather, who was a machinist by trade. Mike was always available to

others when they needed help of any kind. His engineering experience and abilities enabled him to repair just about anything. He would also drop everything to help with simple but important things like solving computer problems, moving furniture and charity events. Some of his friends have described him as “an angel among men” … “the kind of man you would want as a friend and neighbor” …. and “one of the evolved, conscious men this world needs more of.” One friend says, “Mike’s passing creates a void in humanity’s heart, we are left without his devoted friendship, adventurous spirit and unsurpassed kindness.” His family wishes to thank the many friends who have supported us through this difficult time. It will be a very lonely journey without him in our lives. Very few people have enjoyed life as much as Mike did. In lieu of flowers, please honor Mike’s loving, generous spirit by performing a kind deed to help someone in need. A Celebration of Life/Paddle Out will be held on Oct. 20th at 10:00 am for his family and friends. Please visit Forevermissed.com/mike-colee for details.

Roderick Paul Clinton

Roderick Paul Clinton was born in Los Angeles to Betty and David H. Clinton. He grew up running wild with his brothers; David, Clifford & Ernie. They would sneak into the studio lots & play in the submersible used in the Jules Verne movie. Eventually the family moved to caretake the Mt Hermon Conference Center. Rod graduated from San Lorenzo Valley High School, in Felton CA, in 1960. Followaing his brothers lead, he enlisted in the Navy in 1961 where he served as store clerk on the USS CHARR submarine, which sank outside of San Diego Harbor. In 1968 he married our mother Janet in Honolulu Hawaii and was Honorably Discharged later that year with the National Defense Service Metal. Rod graduated from Palmer Chiropractic College in Davenport Iowa in 1972 & returned to California in 1973 with two young sons in tow, Yancey & David, to begin his practice in Goleta. Rod and Janet added two daughters to the family; Karis and Crystal and bought a house in Rancho Embarcadero in the late 70’s. Between 1979 and 1991 Rod served on the Embarcadero Municipal Improvement District Board and was President for six of those years. He also was an active member of the

EPOA, Chiropractic Association, Optimists, Toastmasters, Unity Church, Church of Religious Science, Little League baseball, Ken Ota’s Dojo and lecturer. He had a talent for Radiology, Diagnosis, and faithfully served his patients for over 20 years. When Rod retired he turned his imagination and intellect towards his hobbies. Living in Carpinteria with his longtime girlfriend the late Montana Leigh, he was a prolific screenplay write as well as a poet. Holding multiple patents, his most loved inventions were the Super Cuzi (a giant jacuzzi/swimming pool) featured in Sunset Magazine and the Cane Tar a guitar cane featured in SB News Press (still available for sale). Fond memories were made at the Island Brewery in Carpinteria where Rod was hailed as a hero, appreciated and most in his element, as friends and other veterans lined up to buy him his favorite beer. His friendly personality and intellect made him a popular person at any event. He was survived by and is so proud of all his four children and six grandchildren. Being in his presence, one could feel, the unconditional love that he gifted to everyone around him. Over the years we spoke about death many times “If you believe that the wave is a separate entity, its own being, its own thing, then when it crashes upon the shore, you feel sad. For the wave is gone forever. However, when you see that it never has and never will be separate from the ocean then what is there to be sad about? It is always the ocean, in the depths, growing into its swell, as it peaks up, and when it crashes and is returned, it is still and always the ocean.” Roderick Paul Clinton died September 17th, 2018, his wave crashed and was returned, it was a lovely wave, well appreciated, his ripple runs across all our lives.

Brigadier General Barry J. Sottak 11/23/41-10/01/18

Brigadier General Barry J. Sottak was born on November 23, 1941 in Laconia, NH, the eldest son of Edward and Claire Sottak. One of a blended family of ten children, from a young age he helped to support the family by picking apples and milking cows. After graduating from Belmont High School in 1959, he headed for the wilds of Alaska to fight forest fires. Upon his return, while working at an automobile dealership, he married Sarah Ann Masalsky in 1962. They had three children, Jeffrey Paul, Kevin John, and Kimberly Dawn.

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Barry followed his older broth brothers into military service, enlisting in the Army in 1963. He earned his commission at the Infantry Officer Candidate School in Ft. Benning, Georgia in 1964. He was selected to flight school, then served two tours in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot. Barry was shot down six times, lost many friends, and was a highly decorated warrior. His early career also included assignments in Germany, Korea, and several stateside posts. In 1979, Barry married Geraldine (Gerry) Pivato. Together they spent the rest of his 28 year military career moving across the country for command and staff assignments. They spent the better part of those years at Ft. Campbell, KY where he commanded the 101st Aviation Battalion, Task Force 160, and the 101st Aviation Group. Barry and Gerry had two children, Cara Ann and Brian Gerald. Upon retirement as a Brigadier General in 1991, the family moved to Gerry’s hometown of Santa Barbara where the weather was conducive to year-round golf. Barry worked for many years as a golf marshal at Glen Annie Golf Course, enjoying working with his fellow marshals and interacting with the players. Barry was predeceased by both of his parents and five siblings. Surviving him are his wife, five children, and grandchildren: Benjamin, Madeleine, Jacob, Rachel, Carly, and baby Jack. Remaining siblings: Sr. Catherine Sottak, Bill Benoit, Gale Howland, and Paul Sottak, plus many nieces and nephews. Barry was smart, driven, and intense. He was never shy to share his opinion; you could always count on an engaging conversation. He enjoyed sports, was a fierce competitor, and was proud of New Hampshire roots. Barry loved and expected a lot from his children and the soldiers under his command, always striving to inspire and lead by example. He was selfless, brave, and especially kind to the sick and those in need. One of his closest friends described him as follows: “Barry was a man's man, a no nonsense kind of guy. You didn't need to guess where he was standing. Right or wrong, he was a straight shooter. I admired and loved him. I am honored just to say that I knew him. I will miss him very much.” Barry passed away on October 1, 2018 and is now at peace with the “Big Ranger.” Inurnment will be private. A Celebration of Life was held on Tuesday, October 9 at Glen Annie Golf Course in Goleta. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Visiting Nurses and Hospice, 509 E. Montecito Street, Suite 200, Santa Barbara, CA 93103 (www.vnhcs.org/ donate) or Wounded Warrior Project, PO Box 758517, Topeka, KS, 66675-8517 (www.woundedwarriorproject.org).

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Paula Perotte for Goleta Mayor

am writing to encourage voters in the City of Goleta to elect Paula Perotte as our mayor on November 6. Paula has served us well on the City Council for eight years, including three years as the mayor appointed by city councilmembers. Among the many things that impress me about Paula is her commitment to protect and preserve Goleta’s agricultural heritage and open space, regarded by many as our “green mentalhealth zones.” In 2012, Goleta residents became alarmed by an outside developer’s proposal to build 1,200 housing units on agriculturally zoned Bishop Ranch. Paula Perotte was an early supporter of the Goleta Agricultural Land Protection Initiative (G2012), a measure to protect Bishop Ranch and Goleta’s four other largest agriculture parcels from rezoning for large developments. The measure was resoundingly approved by 71 percent of voters. We have a clear choice in the upcoming election for Goleta mayor. While Paula Perotte endorsed G2012, her opponent, Michael Bennett, helped lead the opposition and signed the ballot argument against Measure G2012. He supported the status quo that Bishop Ranch could be rezoned any Tuesday by a vote of just three councilmembers. I hope Goleta residents who favor protecting our agricultural lands from development will join me in voting for Paula Perotte in the upcoming mayoral election. —Bob Wignot, Goleta

Marsha Croninger for SBCC Trustee

few years ago, many of us in the community rallied successfully against Measure S, which we believed would further remove Santa Barbara City College from the community through a campus expansion for out-of-area students and dormitories or apartments to house them. Marsha Croninger was on the SBCC Board of Trustees during this fight. She heard the community and listened to the concerns we expressed. (I write this letter alone, not for the onetime No on S Committee.) SBCC has taken a remarkable and commendable change of direction since that time. The present administration is responsive to lifelong learning; it has pushed remarkable programs to allow every local high school student to attend SBCC; it has curtailed costly athletic and esoteric curriculum proposals in favor of programs for job success and college advancement. Unfortunately, that work is being threatened by a candidate, Darcél Elliott, who is challenging Croninger and advocating the construction of dormitories or other student housing, which, by definition, would attract out-of-area students. Neighborhood congestion would be aggravated, and the housing would almost certainly require large tax-paid bonds. Please vote for Marsha Croninger, the Area 5 candidate for SBCC Board of Trustees, and keep SBCC on its mission of local —Glen Mowrer, S.B. service.

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Kathleen Werner for Goleta Water

fter many years in Goleta, my family and I decided to move to southern Oregon. I will finish my four-year term at the Goleta Water District, but I will not run for reelection. During the past four years of drought, I developed a deep understanding of what it takes to successfully serve the community on the Goleta Water District Board of Directors. I believe that Kathleen Werner possesses these qualities, including integrity, confidence, commitment, accountability, and decision-making capability. Kathleen’s background as a chemist also provides technical understanding of the water treatment process that will prove very useful to the district as it continues to address serious water-quality challenges in Lake Cachuma. Kathleen will also bring valuable experience garnered during 20-plus years as an employee at the Goleta Sanitary District. I am pleased to endorse Kathleen Werner for the position of director of the Goleta —Meg West, Goleta Water District.

Measure G— County Redistricting

few key points: Measure H, authored by Reason in Government (RIG), was placed on the ballot regardless of its quality. Its weaknesses and omissions prompted Supervisor Das Williams to introduce Measure G, for a model Citizens’ Independent Redistricting Commission (CIRC), a better thought-out and comprehensive approach. The Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to move forward with it, which speaks volumes. The key differences are: RIG’s Measure H requires that a commissioner be registered to vote and live in the county. The more substantial requirements of CIRC’s Measure G include a history of voting, demonstration of analytical ability, and diversity through an application process. These latter qualities are necessary to the complicated process of drawing district boundaries; the commissioners must represent the county’s diverse population. Both initiatives require commissioners to be free of active political and financial ties to parties and candidates, but Measure G also prohibits large, vested financial interest in local corporations. Measure G has provisions to remove commissioners if they violate the terms of the ordinance, which Measure H does not. RIG’s initiative has five commissioners and no defined quorum; decisions could rest on two commissioners. CIRC has 11 members and far more requirements and opportunities for public input into proposed district maps. Measure H seems to be entirely selfinvented, whereas Measure G borrows heavily from the state redistricting commission and from Los Angeles and San Diego’s commissions, drawing on their successes. If we are going to have a redistricting commission, we should do it right. That’s what five county supervisors ultimately decided on July 3. —Lee Heller, Summerland

Price and Quality

very city I have ever lived in has landlords and run-down properties like Dario Pini’s. The rents are cheap but the conditions probably not the best. Usually the tenants who move into these properties are not able to afford the sky-high rents in the area and understand the building has challenges. I have lived in apartments like these. I moved in completely aware of the conditions, and I understood the low rent meant I would have to deal with property issues. In a few cases, if the conditions were not tolerable (toilets not working, etc.), I contacted the landlord and offered to fix the problem out of the rent. The landlord understood that I could do this legally and allowed me to do the repairs. I believe every city needs buildings like Pini’s because these are the only affordable places to live for many people. I think his case has been mishandled by our city, and I think there might be more of an interest in money than helping the tenants whose rent will surely be raised when this debacle is over.

—Lauda Swan, S.B.

Just Fairness

hank you to the Independent for including the document “Altered Slides vs. Just Communities Slides” in your article “Just Communities Refutes Racism Charges” [independent.com/justrefutes]. The fact that anonymous parents threatening a lawsuit are using doctored materials to misrepresent the group they oppose says a lot about the merits of the parents’ position. Manufactured evidence suggests there is no factual basis for their position. Or maybe they didn’t all know the slides were altered and now will take back their lawsuit threat? If not, there must be other (apparently secret?) reasons underlying their grievance that are rooted in prejudgments rather than facts. I have attended a Just Communities workshop, and I am one of those white people against whom these parents believe the group discriminates. Other white people were there with me, and no one complained of discrimination — there was no reason to. None of the materials attacked us or encouraged people of color to view us negatively. Just Communities’ programs promote equity and understanding, not the devaluation of any group. What’s the problem with that?

—Bonnie Beedles, S.B.

Chaplin Slept Here

or the record, Charlie Chaplin had absolutely nothing to do with building or founding the Montecito Inn. Nothing! Two Independent columnists in recent weeks have simply repeated a myth. I believe the myth was possibly started by the inn’s former owners, Montecito residents Don B. Sebastian and William S. Seamans, who formed the Montecito Company to build the hotel. Ground was broken in August 1927, and it was ready for guests on February 18, 1928. Fifty-four-year-old Charlie Chaplin possibly stayed at the hotel when he and 18-year-old Oona O’Neill eloped to Santa Barbara, where they got a marriage license at the courthouse and were married at a judge’s home in Carpinteria (now Roxanne’s quilting store on Maple Avenue). My family moved to Montecito from Goleta in 1898, and I grew up a stone’s throw from the Montecito Inn. I like the new name for the bar, but who built the hotel is a completely different story. The late David Myrick wrote the definitive early history of Montecito in Mon-

tecito and Santa Barbara. Volume I, From Farms to Estates, contains the story of the building of the Montecito Inn. Santa Barbara has a rich history with no need for —Judy Pearce, Carpinteria “made-up” stories.

Fact Checks

ick Welsh is the only journalist left in town sympathetic to the homeless, and I am hesitant to correct “Fighting City Hall” [Sept. 27, independent.com/ homelessrights], but I must.

(1) Nick makes me the center of the story. In fact, RV dwellers were well organized long before I came along. Homes on Wheels, headed by Nancy McCraidie, already existed, and the Committee for Social Justice helped with their suit, which defeated the city’s earliest attempt to bar RVs from the streets. (2) Our efforts have hardly been futile. Among other things, we succeeded in 2005 and also designed the earliest version of the Safe Parking Program. We helped develop the warming centers and the hotweather cooling centers. In 2009, we invited the ACLU into Santa Barbara, resulting in the Ryden Agreement, via which the city agreed to modify its ticketing and housing policies. We got the city to modify the towing of RVs without prior warning, and, finally, we have over time retrieved perhaps three dozen vehicles RVers would have lost without us. (3) The battle has not been solitary. The RVers can speak for themselves quite eloquently and often take a harder line re: their rights than even I have. And had I the space, I could list three dozen activists—homeless and homed—who have waged this battle beside me. (See independent.com/factchecks.) (4) Nick writes the city attorney said this ban was drawn up with my objections in mind, but better for us all had it been drawn up with the Constitution and disability and property rights in mind. That is what we—repeat “we”—will be arguing in —Peter Marin, S.B. the courts.

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A Case for Racism? Does Steven Pinker Argue Eugenics?

ARANYE FRADEN BU RG JOY his October, UCSB Arts & Lectures

is hosting Harvard evolutionary psychologist Steven Pinker discussing his best-selling book Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress. This book is one in a series of Pinker’s works that seek to prove that our social differences, especially gender and racial differences, are primarily biological and genetic rather than created by sexist and racist environments. His main point in this book is that we live in the least racist and sexist times, because “science has granted us the gifts of life, health, wealth, knowledge, and freedom.” Many scientists and critics have questioned such over-optimistic perspectives on our society and science, but Pinker dismisses them as “progressophobes” and “prophets of doom.” According to Pinker, the media, the Left, progressive students and faculty, and even the United Nations tend to have their “critical faculties” restricted by their interests in “dogmas” of social justice and their “anti-scientific bent that runs toward feel-good political correctness.” In light of his talk, we encourage our Santa Barbara community to hold conversations about the fact that science and scientists, like all things related to human experiences, reflect our social ideologies, values, and biases.

We urge you to look at the science and scientists Pinker promotes in Enlightenment Now and his other works such as The Blank Slate (2002/2016): namely, Francis Galton (founder of eugenics or “science of racial betterment”), E.O. Wilson (social biologist who explained racial inequality as based on evolution and not racism), Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray (who claimed to empirically verify overall lower intelligence levels among African Americans), and Randy Thornhill

deaths per century in perpetuity.” Notably, Pinker (New Republic, 2005) was the key supporter of Lawrence Summers after Summers was dismissed from his post as president of Harvard University for claiming that men “outperform” women in sciences and mathematics because of gender-based biological differences and not social biases. Many of Pinker’s assertions have been questioned by concerned scientists and social critics, including his statements that stereo-

The very same science and scientists Pinker often promotes are used by contemporary racist and misogynistic writers. and Craig Palmer (authors of A Natural History of Rape, who claim rape is not a form of social violence but an evolutionary adaptive sex). Pinker defends eugenic and racist studies, like the Tuskegee syphilis experiments, and recasts them as a “one-time failure to prevent harm to a few dozen people with the prevention of hundreds of millions of

types are true because they are based on “census figures” (such as income, education, or crime statistics); that eugenic “breeding” of people based on “intelligence and character” is a good idea; that affirmative action is not only “discriminating against whites” but is wrong because minorities’/women’s under-representation reflects their lack of inborn biological capacities in these areas;

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But perhaps, they decided, something could be done to capture and slow a debris flow, should another come down from the steep canyons above Montecito. After much research, the partnership settled on a Swiss-born technique: ring nets. The plan proposed is to anchor ring nets — hightensile steel-wire barriers — across the upper reaches of Hot Springs, Cold Spring, San Ysidro, Buena Vista, and Romero canyons in the hopes of trapping boulders, branches, and thick mudflow that could be set loose by intense rainfall. But what seemed at first glance a straightforward mechanical solution to a public-safety concern turned out to be anything but. To accomplish their plan in short order — right now, they’re aiming to install 16 nets by the end of the year — the partnership must secure permission from the U.S. Forest Service and a handful of private residents who own the canyon parcels where the ring nets look to be most effective. More challenging, the partnership must also pull emergency permits from several regulatory agencies, including Santa Barbara County Flood Control, the Regional Water Quality Control Board, the California Department of Fish & Wildlife, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which must consult with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service, respectively, because Montecito’s wild canyons and creeks are critical habitat for the red-

COVER STORY But building their concrete walls and downstream beam grids, Firestein explained, would take years and raise major environmental concerns. Sabo dams for Montecito, he said, were “a nonstarter.” He also researched PineBind, advertised as a natural stabilizer that can be crop-dusted across denuded hillsides, plus a variety of seeding and mulching strategies, most of which were very expensive and unreliable. Firestein eventually came across ring nets manufactured by Geobrugg, a company based in Switzerland. It turns out

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Matthews was also on the phone with Gwyn Lurie, with whom he had served for several years on the Montecito Union School District’s Board of Trustees. Her husband, Les Firestein, a builder and a longtime television writer and producer with hits such as The Drew Carey Show and In Living Color, joined the conversation. Another Montecito resident, Montecito Planning Commission Chair Joe Cole — a minority shareholder and former publisher of the Santa Barbara Independent — was also part of the original partnership. “All of us were just like everyone else,” Lurie said. “We were horrified. We were trying to make sense of it and do what we could. “Montecito is full of people not used to feeling out of control,” she added. The partnership soon discovered that Santa Barbara County government leaders were running on fumes, overwhelmed by the monumental cleanup of Montecito, Summerland, and Carpinteria, while scrambling through unfamiliar federal channels in an attempt to recoup recovery expenses. To help, the partnership privately funded a temporary public position for consultant David Fukutomi — formerly with the National Guard’s Homeland Security Institute and the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services — to work in the office of County Executive Officer Mona Miyasato and her second in command, Matt Pontes. “[Fukutomi’s] experience helped us tap into grant programs that were different than the wildfire-driven stuff we were already used to,” Pontes said. “There were avenues we didn’t know about, and he’s been a world of help.” About the ring net plan, Pontes said, “We’re for it … super excited. If it were a normal governmental process, it would take years to get these up, and we don’t have that kind of time. We’ve seen the [watershed] channels, and they’re loaded [with boulders]. We anticipate aggressive evacuations this winter.” The partnership — with seed money donated by wealthy Montecito homeowners, including real estate developer Herb Simon and cell-phone industry pioneer Craig McCaw — also flew in consultant James Lee Witt, who was the director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under President Bill Clinton. Witt’s ties to Santa Barbara date back to 2010, when he worked with Kinko’s founder Paul Orfalea to beef up the county’s Office of Emergency Management. This time around, Witt has been an on-call advisor and sounding board as the county put together its recovery strategic plan, according to Pontes. Meanwhile, other members of the partnership, who include political consultant Mary Rose and communications executive Alixe Mattingly, a former deputy press secretary for presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush and a boardmember with Direct Relief International, Lotusland, Laguna Blanca School, and MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation, have helped to raise awareness — and money — for the ring net plan. Firestein took on the job of researching what solutions other communities living in the paths of debris flows had found. His first discovery was Japanese sabo check dams, which have been successfully used for hundreds of years.

legged frog, federally listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act, and the venerable, federally endangered steelhead trout. “There is still rock moving up there in the mountains,” said the partnership’s spokesperson, Pat McElroy, 65, who retired as the City of Santa Barbara’s longtime fire chief on March 17. “Essential to all of this, including getting permission and all the permits, is the urgency of it. We’re trying to get ahead of winter.”

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As McElroy tells it, the partnership took shape within a week of the January 9 tragedy when he got a call from Montecito resident Brett Matthews. McElroy and Matthews had worked together before. In 2009, as the Jesusita Fire raged along the Santa Barbara mountain front, an inadequate contract had rendered nearby Santa Maria Airport offlimits to air tankers, forcing pilots to refill on fuel and fire retardant out of the area. Fire chiefs countywide were livid, wondering how many of the 80 destroyed homes could have been saved. Matthews had connections to former 3rd District Santa Barbara county supervisor Willy Chamberlin (a Republican from Los Olivos) and then-congressmember Elton Gallegly, of Ventura County. Pressure was applied, McElroy remembers; since then, Santa Maria Airport has been open to tanker traffic year-round. Last year, he added, more than half of all the retardant dropped on California wildfires was flown out of Santa Maria.

BIG PICTURE: If the plan pans out, Buena Vista Canyon (spread), which does not have a debris basin, will get eight ring nets that are designed to stop or slow a debris flow before it clogs the culvert beneath Park Lane and overflows into downstream neighborhoods, as it did on January 9. Pictured above are net proponents Joe Cole (left) and Pat McElroy of The Partnership for Resilient Communities. Pictured beneath is an example of a ring net installed over a stream in Nambé Pueblo, New Mexico.

that Kane GeoTech, a Stockton-based geoengineering firm, had engineered 55 Geobrugg nets since 2004, mostly in the western U.S., including a fencelike system to capture landslides above Highway 1 in Big Sur and five ring nets across barrancas in Camarillo Springs, as safety measures for a community beneath mountains scorched by the Spring Fire of 2013. Geobrugg’s ring nets seemed like the best fit, Firestein said, plus Kane GeoTech had a good track record. A few months back, the Montecito partnership hired founder Bill Kane and company vice president Mallory Jones to hike and map Montecito’s five prominent canyons — Hot Springs, Cold Spring, San Ysidro, Buena Vista, and Romero — to pinpoint where a series of ring nets, located upstream

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COVER STORY FIELDWORK: Vice President Mallory Jones (left) and founder Bill Kane of Kane GeoTech have pinpointed more than five dozen locations where properly anchored ring nets could potentially mitigate another debris flow. Right now, however, the yet-tobe-approved plan calls for 16 nets in five watersheds before the end of the year.

of existing debris dams, could potentially trap the beginnings of a debris flow. They found more than five dozen suitable locations, mostly at canyon pinch points along the upper reaches of the five watersheds. Then the partnership hired Colorado’s BGC Engineering to evaluate Kane’s plan. Their team, which included Dr. Matthias Jakob, a leading expert in debris-flow risk assessment and author of a standard textbook on the topic, issued their own assessment of the dangers. In its August 31 letter to Suzanne Elledge, a planning and permitting expert who is voluntarily guiding the partnership through the project’s regulatory hoops, BGC stated, “Urgent action is needed to protect life and property in Montecito from the impacts of future debris flows. The January 2018 debris flows did by no means remove the hazard or return the watersheds to pre-fire conditions. The likelihood of debris flows this winter remains high.”

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Not everyone agrees with these conclusions, however. At a community forum hosted by the Santa Barbara Urban Creeks Council, UCSB geologist Ed Keller said there’s no way to know for certain if heavy rains will spur another deadly event, adding that anybody who says they do know “is just guessing.” Urban Creeks Council Boardmember Louis Andolaro was opposed to the emergency nature of the plan, calling it an “end run” around a properly reviewed permitting process. He also said installing the nets could cause “massive site disturbance” to critical steelhead habitat and that the estimated price FOR THE FISH: “The time of crisis has passed,” said Louis Andolaro (top) with the Urban Creeks Council. “There isn’t nearly as much loose … material as there was last year, most of the trees and woody debris are gone, and the creeks are able to handle higher flows than ever before in modern history.” Added state Fish & Wildlife Environmental Scientist Natasha Lohmus (bottom), “All these creeks [in Montecito] are critical habitat for trout. It’s against the law to put up barriers. It will be very difficult [for the partnership] to get permits.”

tag of $5.5 million to purchase, install, maintain, and clean out the nets seemed too low. Speaking at the same forum, Natasha Lohmus, an environmental scientist with the California Department of Fish & Wildlife, called the barriers “gill nets for mammals” that could trap deer, bear, coyote, and other large mammals that commonly travel along streambeds. McElroy has taken issue with the gill net analogy, calling it inaccurate and inflammatory at best, malicious and pejorative at worst. Geobrugg followed up with an October 9 letter from its California regional manager, Saleh Feidi, who wrote, “The reference to ‘gill nets for mammals’ is completely without merit [or] evidence, photographic or anecdotal, and mischaracterizes our product intentionally. This reference is defamatory in comparing our product, which serves to protect habitat, with an ocean-based system designed to kill and capture fish. We have no recorded incidents regarding animal death [or] injury.” McElroy explained that the ring nets can be custom designed with larger-diameter rings along the bottom and sides, through which animals can pass, and positioned so that the bottom row of rings is suspended above the surface of the creek, to avoid disturbing fish and frogs while allowing silt to pass through on its way to the beach. “We need to get permission for all this work,” McElroy added. “Nobody is trying to go around the regulatory process, and we’re looking at this as a temporary solution until the forest grows back.” Biologists estimate that new grasses, shrubs, and trees could stabilize the mountainsides in five years, give or take, depending on how much rain we get.

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COVER STORY MAYBE, MAYBE NOT: “I think [the ring nets] are worth looking at,” said geologist Ed Keller (pictured) at a forum last month. “I’m not writing them off yet, [but] they shouldn’t be put in because we think we have an emergency and think we need to do something.”

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“Our North Star is up there on that mountain,” McElroy said. “We’re looking at the best technologies that exist. The Swiss nets seemed the best fit for our condition, which includes environmental concerns. “There is going to be opposition,” he added. “To them I say, ‘What’s your plan?’ ” At the forum, Lohmus also pointed out that Montecito’s stream channels, scoured by the debris flow, are now an empty canvas, so to speak, for creekside landowners to replant with native trees, such as willows, which stabilize riparian corridors and provide optimum wildlife habitat. The partnership’s Brett Matthews seemed to take that suggestion to heart. “Let’s call it a fiveyear plan,” he said in an interview, explaining that temporarily putting up debris nets could protect downstream channels from further damage as plant life returns to the mountainsides. At the same time, property owners could help by planting willows and other native species as Santa Barbara County Flood Control moves ahead with its plan to renovate existing Montecito debris basins. Matthews added that the partnership is currently working on creating an escrow account dedicated to promptly cleaning out the debris nets, if necessary, and “insuring the risk,” he said, so that the property owners of the canyon parcels won’t be held responsible for accidents during construction or cleanout, for example, or in the event of net failure. Meanwhile, the county’s emergency leaders are refining their evacuation strategies throughout Montecito, Summerland, and Carpinteria. “And we’re going to go in and touch up our debris basins,” said Flood Control’s Tom Fayram, adding that his team will have cleanup and maintenance contracts lined up with outside companies so that, if the mountains start to move again, “literally, we could call somebody at 6 a.m. and be working at 7.” On ring nets, Fayram said, “We’ve been talking to [the partnership], but we’re not hooked into that as a cooperator, per se. We don’t want to get into a scenario where their work and our work are in conflict. But right now, it looks like we won’t be getting in each other’s way.” County Supervisor Das Williams, whose district includes Montecito, Summerland, and Carpinteria, said, “I’ve spoken with Tom [Fayram] and with [the

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The partnership also hired Storrer Environmental Services to put together a biological report on the watersheds and take a hard look at Kane’s installation plan. John Storrer and his colleague Jessica Peak spent weeks in the Montecito mountains, coming up with ways to avoid or minimize any environmental disturbances that could surface if and when the ring net project is given the regulatory green light. Storrer and Peak’s report — an indispensable part of the permit application process—suggested relocating a few of the nets to avoid tree removal and excavation during installation. Also, they’ve recommended a stand-down order to protect human lives if intense rains hit while crews are in the canyons. Another key condition would be to prevent any concrete slurry—used to anchor the nets into the bedrock — to flow downstream, as it could harm wildlife and habitat deemed critical to the recovery of steelhead, red-legged frogs, and possibly even federally endangered tidewater gobies, a small fish that breeds in brackish water but is known to tolerate freshwater far upstream. To mitigate the potential blockage of steelhead movement, nets that fill up after a debris flow would need to be promptly emptied. If the proposal is approved, expert biologists will likely monitor the work, including the movement of manpower and materials along existing fire roads and trails, and quite possibly a helicopter and a walking backhoe, which can creep like a fourlegged spider through rocky narrows. With the partnership now putting the final touches on its application package, the ambitious proposal will soon rest with a handful of regulators who will consider its fate on a very tight deadline. “I’ve consulted on construction projects for 35 years, some of them in active streams,” Storrer said. “I’ve not seen anything quite like this.” n CUSTOMIZABLE: This debris barrier, engineered to protect a Big Sur stretch of Highway 1 from landslides after the Basin Complex Fire, features larger rings to allow wildlife passage. Another approach, according to proponents, would be to suspend the bottom of the net slightly so animals could pass beneath.

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As always, find the complete listings online at independent.com/events. And if you have an event coming up, submit it at independent.com/eventsubmit. master puppet maker and choreographer Christina McCarthy as you learn the basics of puppet anatomy, motion, and modes of construction, as well as how to utilize simple and easy materials to demonstrate the principles of effective mechanisms for rodbased puppets. 5:30-7:30pm. Art, Design & Architecture Museum, UCSB. Free. Call 893-4320. museum.ucsb.edu

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The Kingdom of California: Mapping the Pacific Coast in the Age of Exploration

Fascinating, original, rare, and antique maps that represent early attempts to explore and map the Pacific coast, as well as rare books, will be on display. The exhibit shows through January 2, 2019. 10am-5pm. S.B. Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta del Sol. Call 682-4711. sbnature.org

10/11-10/14, 10/17: The School for Lies Written by David Ives (The Liar, Venus in Fur), this hilarious adaptation in rhyming verse of Molière’s classic comedy The Misanthrope takes place in 1666 and follows a sarcastic, irritable guy named Frank as he goes head to head with and falls for Célimène, a beautiful young widow and social butterfly. The show runs through October 21. Thu.-Fri., Wed.: 8pm; Sat.: 4 and 8pm; Sun.: 2pm. New Vic, 33 W. Victoria St. $25-$65. Call 965-5400. etcsb.org

10/11-10/17: The Game’s Afoot It is December 1936, and the Broadway star of Sherlock Holmes, William Gillette, has invited his fellow cast members to his Connecticut castle for the weekend. Then one of the guests is stabbed to death. Danger and hilarity ensue in this nonstop, glittering whodunit. The show runs through October 27. 7:30pm. Garvin Theatre, SBCC, 801 Cliff Dr. $14-$26. Call 965-5935. theatregroupsbcc.com

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10/11: The Romance & Reaping of Riven Rock Join director Tina Love and producer Frank McGinity for a screening of their 2018 documentary about one of Montecito’s most fabled estates and the family who lived there. A Q&A and reception will follow. Reservations are required. 5:30-7pm. S.B. Historical Museum, 136 E. De la Guerra St. $15-$20. Not rated. Call 966-1601.

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10/11-10/17: Fall Native Plant Sale Thousands of plants from the many habitats of California are available for purchase at one of our area’s largest plant sales, which will also feature workshops. The plant sale runs through November 4. 9am-6pm. S.B. Botanic Garden, 1212 Mission Canyon Rd. Free. Call 682-4726. sbbg.org COURTESY

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10/11: A Kind of Song: Reading with Dana Gioia Join the poet laureate of California for a reading and Q&A to discuss poetry, literature, and literacy. 5:30-7pm. S.B. Museum of Art, 1130 State St. Free. Call 884-6457. sbma.net

10/11: Playdate: S.B. Zoo Bring the kids for activities, refreshments, and giveaways; watch volunteer “doctors” listen to a sick dino’s heartbeat; and learn fun facts with Lily, Duncan the T. rex, and baby Triceratops Tulip. 10am-11am. Center Fundraiser

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a close look at the discovery, excavation, and preservation of the first sea cow fossil discovered on the Channel Islands with Dr. Jonathan Hoffman, the S.B. Museum of Natural History’s Dibblee Collection manager of earth science. There will be light bites, cocktails, and adult crafts. Reservations are required. 5:30-7:30pm. Sea Ctr., 211 Stearns Wharf. $35-$40 (free for Naturalist level). Ages 21+. Call 682-4711. sbnature.org

10/11: Artist Reception: Irina Malkmus Meet artist Irina Malkmus

Frankenevents Enjoy these Frankenstein-inspired activities in celebration of the S.B. Reads program selection of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. 10/11: Monsters: The Dark Side of Human Imagination Learn about some of the most famous monsters imagined by humans, such as Frankenstein’s creation, Dracula, Cerberus, and the Minotaur, and the heroes that battled them. 5-6:15pm. Faulkner Gallery, S.B. Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. Free. Call 564-5621. sbplibrary.org

10/11: Frankenstein: Mary Shelley Follow the story of teenager Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin (Elle Fanning) and her passionate but tragic love affair with poet Percy Shelley that fueled the creation of a legendary monster in this 2017 film. There will be a post-screening discussion. A reservation is recommended to guarantee a seat. 7-10pm. Pollock Theater, UCSB. Free. Rated PG-13. Call 893-4637. Read more on p. 57. carseywolf.ucsb.edu COURTESY

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and hear about her artistic vision and use of different media, including oil, acrylics, found objects, and pewter. The exhibit shows through November 30. 4-6pm. Terry Dworaczyk Ameriprise Financial, 2605 S. Miller St., Santa Maria. Free. Call 938-9724.

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10/11: Groundswell Rising: Protecting Our Children’s Air and Water This 2014 documentary captures the challenges in the grassroots movement against fracking and a system that promotes profit over health. There will be a post-viewing Q&A, as well as wine and tacos for purchase. 7pm. Standing Sun Winery, 92 2nd St., Buellton. Not rated. Call 606-7756.

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10/11: Holiday Arrangements Workshop Learn from experienced arrangers how to make long-lasting autumn displays, and then make a pumpkin and

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Ken Jeong Funny man, former doctor, and scene stealer Ken Jeong — best known for playing Ben Chang on the sitcom Community and the gangster Leslie Chow in The Hangover film series — will bring his stand-up chops to the area as he gets ready to film his first comedy special on Netflix this fall. 8pm. Chumash Casino Resort, 3400 E. Hwy. 246, Santa Ynez. $45-$65. Ages 21+. Call (800) 248-6274. chumashcasino.com

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Friday Matinee: The Curse of Frankenstein

Watch as Victor Frankenstein (Peter Cushing) builds a scary creature (Christopher Lee) and brings it to life in this 1957 thriller. 1-3pm. Faulkner Gallery, S.B. Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. Free. Not rated. Call 962-7653. sbplibrary.org

10/12: Frankenstein Stories Told with American Sign Language Come see and hear children’s stories about Frankenstein’s monster and other scary characters told in American Sign Language, followed by Frankenstein craft making. 4-4:45pm. Faulkner Gallery, S.B. Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. Free. Call 564-5602. sbplibrary.org

10/13: It’s Alive! Frankenstein Science Fair Learn how to extract DNA from a strawberry, build a working hand, a model of working lungs, and the circulatory system, bring a creation to life with littleBits, and more. Best for families with children ages 3-12. 11am-1pm. Faulkner Gallery, S.B. Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. Free. Call 564-5642. sbplibrary.org

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attend. 10am-noon. Poco Farm, Ojai. Free-$9. Call 223-0774. pocofarm.com

10/13: Company Wang Ramirez: Borderline Five dancers and an aerial rigger thwart gravity and defy borders with movements set to an original soundtrack in a series of stunning and intimate vignettes. 8pm. The Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. $20-$49. Call 899-2222. granadasb.org

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succulent arrangement to take home. Visit the website for a list of items to bring. 7pm. Trinity Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, 909 N. La Cumbre Rd. Free. Call 451-7695.

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10/11: Israel @ 70 Celebration Sunset Cruise Enjoy Israeli food, wine, and music while the winner of the oneweek stay in Israel raffle is announced. 4:30pm-7:15pm. S.B. Sailing Ctr., 302 W. Cabrillo Blvd. $70. Call 957-1115.

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SATURDAY 10/13 10/13: 10th Annual Wags n’ Whiskers Festival This year’s festival

10/12: Opening Reception: Collage at the End of Time This group show features the provocative and colorful work of Steve Fields, Rebecca Traver, and David Holland. The exhibit shows through December 23. 6-8pm. Art From Scrap, 302 E. Cota St. Free. Call 884-0459.

10/13: I’m with Her, The Brother Brothers Multi-Grammy winners

features adoptable dogs, cats, bunnies, birds, and reptiles from 20 shelters and rescue groups, pet portraits, face painting, mini-therapy horse, performances by search-and-rescue heroes, dog agility with S.B. Flyers, Best in Show with three categories, and more! 11am-4pm. SBCC West Campus Lawn, 721 Cliff Dr. Free.

Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz, and Aoife O’Donovan will be bringing their breathtaking harmonies to town and will perform songs from their emotionally raw debut album, See You Around. Identical twins David and Adam Moss will open the show with their folk sound. 8pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. $39-$49; VIP: $105. Call 963-0761. lobero.org

10/13: S.B. Music Club Season Opening Concert Listen to organist

10/13: Solvang Stomp Feel what it’s like to stomp some grapes and also taste vintages from 25 world-class wineries while you enjoy an I Love Rosé Lounge, food, live music, and a Lucy & Ricky Ricardo Look-Alike Contest. Receive a wine glass, foot towel, and one ticket for the chance to win a prize. 2-5pm. Various wineries in Solvang. $70-$75; VIP: $100. Ages 21+. Read more on p. 45.

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and composer Roger Nyquist in his solo recital on the church’s Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ. 3-4:30pm. First United Methodist Church, 305 E. Anapamu St. Free.

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Dr. Rachel Street, astronomer at Las Cumbres Observatory in Goleta, will explain how planet hunting is done and look at some of the extraordinary planetary systems that have been found using the microlensing technique. Rare artifacts from the 1960s Space Race will also be on display. 2-3pm. Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum, 21 W. Anapamu St. Free. Call 962-5322.

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10/13: Family Movie: The Haunted Mansion Based on the Disneyland ride of

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Come enjoy the abundance of the S.B. Channel as you meet fishermen face-to-face, have freshcaught lobster and sea urchin (uni) prepared for you on the spot, and visit specialty food booths for fish tacos, oysters, mussels, barbecued albacore, fresh crab, clam chowder, and seafood paella. 10am-5pm. S.B. Harbor, 132-A Harbor Wy., Free. Call 897-1962.

Melaku Belay reimagines traditional Ethiopian culture for the 21st century by combining tribal dances and indigenous instruments with elements of jazz, rock, and theater. MultiCultural Ctr. Theatre, UCSB. $5-$15. Call 893-8411.

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decades, conguero Poncho Sanchez has enthralled audiences with South American and Latin American styles as well as straight-ahead jazz. Don’t miss this night of infectious rhythm and stellar percussion! 8pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. $39-$49; VIP: $105. Call 963-0761.

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10/11-10/12: Carr Winery Barrel Rm. Thu.: TD Lind. Fri.: Dulcie Taylor. 6-8pm. 414 N. Salsipuedes St. Free. Ages 21+. Call 965-7985. carrwinery.com 10/11, 10/13: Dargan’s Irish Pub & Restaurant Thu.: Dannsair. 6:308:30pm. Sat.: DJ H Bomb. 10pm-12:30am. 18 E. Ortega St. Free. Call 568-0702.

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10/12-10/14: Cold Spring Tavern Fri.: Sean Wiggins. 6-9pm. Sat.: The Dithers; 1-4pm. The Tailgaters; 5-8pm. Sun.: Tom Ball and Kenny Sultan; 1:154pm. Teresa Russell and Cocobilli; 4:30-7:30pm. 5995 Stagecoach Rd. Free. Call 967-0066. coldspringtavern.com

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10/12-10/14: Maverick Saloon Fri.: Flannel 101. 8pm. Sat.: Paradise Kings. 8-11pm. Sun.: Nate Latta. 1-5pm. Free-$5 (after 8pm). 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. Ages 21+. Call 686-4785. themavsaloon.com 10/12-10/13, 10/16: M.Special Brewing Co. Fri.: The Golden Impalas. 7-9pm. Sat.: The New Vibe. 6-9pm. Tue.: Alex Nishi. 6-8pm. 6860 Cortona Dr., Bldg. C., Goleta. Free. Call 968-6500. mspecialbrewco.com

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surf and skate gear, unique arts and crafts, and more. Enjoy food, live entertainment, a raffle, and zumba fun. Funds raised will benefit SBCC Women’s Basketball Program. 10am-3pm. SBCC, 721 Cliff Dr. Free.

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SUNDAY 10/14 10/14: Last Look Brunch: Barry McGee: SB Mid Summer Intensive Catch the final hours of Barry McGee: SB Mid Summer Intensive over coffee and pastries followed by a private walk-through. 11am12:30pm. Museum of Contemporary Art S.B., 653 Paseo Nuevo. $14-$18.

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10/14: The Art of Brunch Fundraiser Enjoy a unique brunch with artists and art, including live music, multisensory art demonstrations, a silent auction, a Bloody Mary bar, and more. 11am-2pm. Wildling Museum, 1511-B Mission Dr., Solvang. $75-$85. Call 688-1082.

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10/14: William Bolcom’s Trio for Horn, Violin, and Piano Listen to the

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Cirque Mechanics: 42FT: A Menagerie of Mechanical Marvels This steampunk, one-ring circus will showcase a

galloping metal horse, a rotating tent frame for strongmen, acrobats, aerialists, and mechanical wonders that will be a feast for the eyes! 7pm. The Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. $20-$49. Call 899-2222. granadasb.org

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the same name, this 2003 comedy stars Eddie Murphy as a real estate agent whose family is summoned to creepy old Gracey Manor. 2-3:30pm. Island Rm., S.B. Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. Free. Rated PG. Call 962-7653.

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communities, Trout Club, Painted Cave, Paradise Road, Rosario Park, and East Camino Cielo, are coming together to raise money for the San Marcos Pass Volunteer Fire Department. Enjoy and purchase handmade jewelry, homemade preserves, baked goods, a silent auction, and a raffle. 9am-2pm. Cold Spring Tavern, 5995 Stagecoach Rd. Free.

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10/13: 15th Annual Community Cleanup Join hundreds of volunteers at one of two locations and help with a variety of projects, including litter pickup, graffiti removal, and creek cleanup. Students are able to earn community service hours. Cleanup supplies will be provided. 9am-noon. Parque de los Niños, 520 Wentworth St., or corner of Quarantina and Canon Perdido sts.). Free. Call 564-5669.

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10/13: S.Y.V. Elks Car, Truck & Jeep Show Take a look at a variety of sweet rides and enjoy vendors, live music, and an Elks BBQ, with proceeds to benefit the Elks and their charities. 10am2pm. Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. Free. Call 688-3448. syvelks.com

10/13: A Harvest of Hope

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West Coast premiere with UCSB Professor Steven Gross (horn) and American Double (violinist Philip Ficsor and pianist Constantine Finehouse) in a program featuring Gross’s commissioned work from William Bolcom, as well as works by Václav Nelhýbel and Jiří Havlík. 3pm. Hahn Hall, Music Academy of the West, 1070 Fairway Rd. Free-$15.

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Everyone is invited to this fall celebration that will feature pony rides, food trucks, games and activities, and a beer and wine garden. Proceeds will benefit the California Coastal Horse Rescue. Noon-4pm. California Coastal Horse Rescue, 600 W. Lomita Ave., Ojai. Free-$10. Call 649-1090.

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10/13: The Cool Off Block Party All ages can dance in the streets with beats featuring Chelsea Cutler, Polo & Pan, Tycho DJ Set, Walker & Royce, and Yetep. Enjoy food from area eateries and caterers with complimentary bus transportation from I.V. Proceeds benefit Vow4Mal programs within S.B. (focusing on drinkingand-driving education and prevention). 3-9:30pm. Carpinteria and Powers Ave., Carpinteria. $29.99-$59.99.

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10/13: Surf Fest and Swap Meet Commercial and individual vendors will be on-site, showcasing surfboards, jewelry, clothing, skin-care products,

Volunteer Opportunity

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Gregory Alan Isakov, Glen

Phillips Be transported with the soft voice and poetic lyrics of Colorado-based indie-folk artist Gregory Alan Isakov (pictured), whose musical career spans more than a decade. Singer/songwriter Glen Phillips will open the show. 8pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. $40. Call 963-0761. lobero.org

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10/15: Yoga & Beer All levels are wel-

come at this yoga “sesh” that includes a pint of beer. Sign up online. 7:30pm. Telegraph Brewing Company, 418 N. Salsipuedes St. $20. Ages 21+. Call 963-5018.

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TUESDAY 10/16 10/16: Seong-Jin Cho After selling out his S.B. debut last season, this South Korean pianist will return to perform masterful renditions of Schubert and Chopin. 7pm. Campbell Hall, UCSB. $10-$40. Call 893-3535.

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10/17: Women’s Literary Festival: A Literary Salon and Happy Hour with Reyna Grande Enjoy an

evening of dialogue with Reyna Grande as she shares her memoir, A Dream Called Home, about crossing the border to L.A. as a 9-year-old, undocumented immigrant. Reservations are required. 5:30-7:30pm. Covarrubias Adobe, S.B. Historical Museum, 136 E. De la Guerra St. $25. Email info@womensliteraryfestival.com.

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Santa Barbara City College

emy Award–winning 1976 documentary follows the coal miners’ strike against the Brookside Mine of the Eastover Mining Company in Harlan County, Kentucky, in June 1973. There will be a post-screening discussion about the history and future of coalmining communities in Appalachia. Reserve your seat online. 7-9:15pm. Pollock Theater, UCSB. Free. Rated PG. Call 893-5903.

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WEDNESDAY 10/17 10/17: Tents This Portland-based quartet will play its comfort-pop music in support of its debut album, Deer Keeps Pace. 9pm. Mercury Lounge, 5871 Hollister Ave., Goleta. $8. Ages 21+. Call 967-0907.

10/17: The World Famous Popovich Comedy Pet Theater Award-winning international circus legend Gregory Popovich will bring his European-style acrobats and jugglers and his furry cast of rescue animals (cats, dogs, geese, mice, dogs, and a miniature horse) to perform for you. 7pm. Center Stage Theater, 751 Paseo Nuevo. $23-$38. Call 963-0408. centerstagetheater.org

10/17: Return to the Forbidden Planet This fabulously campy send-up of the 1956 sci-fi film Forbidden Planet (loosely based on Shakespeare’s The Tempest) takes place on a spaceship in the future and features rock-and-roll classics, including “Wipe Out,” “Good Vibrations,” and “Monster Mash.” The show previews on October 17 and 18 and runs through November 4. 7pm. Rubicon Theatre, 1006 E. Main St., Ventura. $25-$40. Call 667-2900. rubicontheatre.org

10/17: Civic Forum: Immigration Update with the League of Women Voters Get informed about what is happening today regarding immigration and the current treatment of new and current immigrants in S.B. County from speakers from the S.B. County Immigrant Legal Defense Center, a district representative for Congressmember Salud Carbajal, the founder of the S.B. Response Network, and law enforcement. 6-8pm. Faulkner Gallery, S.B. Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. Free. Call 564-5641. sbplibrary.org

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Tickets available at 805.898.9386 The Santa Barbara Symphony invites the community to join us as we take you back to the era of “Supper Clubs” at our 65th Anniversary Ball. Hosted by Broadway star Lisa Vroman, celebrate the start of this historic season with an evening filled with music, dinner and dancing! HONORARY CHAIRS ANNE SMITH TOWBES AND JANET GARUFIS

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The 65th Anniversary Season begins with a program every bit equal to the occasion, beginning with the folk- and gospel-infused American Rhapsody. Chart-topping recording artist Jeffrey Biegel, next takes to the piano for George Gershwin’s wonderfully intoxicating Rhapsody in Blue, and opening weekend concludes with Berlioz’ epic Symphonie Fantastique.

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School of Extended Learning MIND & SUPERMIND iGen: The Smartphone Generation and the Future with Dr. Jean Twenge Headline-making psychologist, researcher and author Dr. Jean Twenge discusses why today’s super-connected kids born after 1995 - the iGeneration - are growing up less rebellious and more tolerant, but less happy and completely unprepared for adulthood… and what that means for the rest of us. Monday, November 5, 2018, 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. Garvin Theatre, SBCC West Campus / $25 in Advance. $40 at the door. Register at SBCC Wake or Schott Campus or online at www.sbcc.edu/ExtendedLearning 38

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10/11-10/17: Lane Farms Pumpkin Patch Come for the hayrides, farm animals, corn maze, farm equipment, and pumpkins! Visit the website for corn maze hours. 9am-9pm. Lane Farms, 308 S. Walnut Ln. Free. Call 964-3773.

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10/11-10/17: The Solvang Farmer Pumpkin Patch Pumpkin pickers of all ages will have fun finding their way through the corn maze and picking the perfect pumpkin. 10am-6pm. Alamo Pintado Rd., Solvang. Free. Call 331-1918.

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ies of gorgeous pumpkins and winter squash that were grown just for you to pick from at this authentic pumpkin patch! Open weekends through October 28. 11am-6pm. Rancho San Julian, 6000 San Julian Rd., Lompoc. Free. Email elizabeth@ranchosanjulian.com.

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10/12-10/13: Uptown Lounge Fri.: Out of the Blue. Sat.: The Roosters. 9pm-midnight. 3126 State St. Free. Ages 21+. Call 845-8800.

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10/12, 10/14, 10/17: Velvet Jones Fri.: Hirie. $17. Sun.: Basement, Elder Brother, Pllush. $15-$18. Wed.: Vinyl Theatre, The Catching. 7pm. $13. 423 State St. Call 965-8676. velvet-jones.com 10/13-10/14: Island Brewing Company Sat.: Cadillac Angels. 6-9pm. Sun.: Rick Reeves. 3-6pm. 5049 6th St., Carpinteria. Free. Call 745-8272. islandbrewingcompany.com 10/13: The James Joyce Ulysses Jasz. 7:30-10:30pm. 513 State St. Free. Ages 21+. Call 962-4660. sbjamesjoyce.com 10/13: La Cumbre Plaza Shelter. Noon-3pm. 121 S. Hope Ave. Free. Call 687-6458. shoplacumbre.com/events 10/13: Mercury Lounge Ö. 9pm. 5871 Hollister Ave., Goleta. $7. Ages 21+. Call 967-0907.

10/13-10/14: Santa Barbara Cider Co. Sat.: Sam Kulchin. 7-9pm. Sun.: Jungle Man Sam. 5-7pm. 325 Rutherford St., Ste. D., Goleta. Free. Call 695-2457.

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10/16: Pickle Room Cougar Estrada and John Schnackenberg. 7-11pm. 126 E. Canon Perdido St. Free. Ages 21+. Call 965-1015.

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First Man (141 mins., PG-13) Director Damien Chazelle (La La Land) and actor Ryan Gosling team up again for this biopic about astronaut Neil Armstrong’s historic mission to the moon. Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, and Kyle Chandler also star. Fairview/Metro 4

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os Pueblos High plays up its semirural character with the slogan “Straight Outta Hicktown,” but the Chargers football team got out-hicked last Friday night. The Lompoc Braves came to town and took over sole possession of first place in the Channel League by pounding out a 42-21 victory over the Chargers. “We like Santa Barbara; we’re enjoying it,” Lompoc coach Andrew Jones said of his team’s second triumphant visit this season (after a 36-10 win over Bishop Diego), with another coming up this Saturday, October 13, when the Braves take on the Santa Barbara Dons at La Playa Stadium. Lompoc and Santa Ynez are new additions to the Channel League, and they have brought a certain rigor to the football scene. Santa Barbara got a taste of it Friday night when the Dons went over the pass to play Santa Ynez — for the first time in anybody’s recollection — and took a 28-10 licking from the Pirates. NORTH COUNTY TOUGHNESS: Dos Pueblos High “We’re the smallest school [in the league], and laid out the welcome mat for the Lompoc Braves we have to take the toughness approach,” said and took a 42-21 lashing in return. Josh McClurg, who played for the Pirates 25 years ago. When he took over as head football coach at his alma mater in 2012, McClurg felt that things Josh McClurg (left), had gone soft. “The socioeconomic level rose, son of a former DP and toughness declined,” he said. “The culture player, coached the had to be changed. It was a long process, putting Santa Ynez Pirates to demands on the kids to be accountable, maka 28-10 win over the ing them learn to be uncomfortable. Everybody Santa Barbara Dons. wants to be happy and feel good, but life isn’t always like that.” Louisville after being His father, Brent McClurg, was a Dos Pueblos Charger in the early days of the school. Josh was a promised $100,000 by year old when his family moved from Santa Baraspiring agent Christian Dawkins , who faces bara to the valley and embraced the country life. Lompoc is the ultimate blue-collar team. “I didn’t have charges in the New York trial along with two shoe comto motivate kids,” pany representatives. said Mike Warren, a When Pasternack left Arizona to become UCSB’s former coach of the head coach on April 4, 2017, the alleged shenanigans Braves. “That gets were still going on (Bowen committed to Louisdone at home.” Said Frank Aragon, a 2018 Lompoc grad who ville in June). Four college assistant coaches were attended last Friday’s Dos Pueblos game: “There’s nothing arrested later in the year on charges they took bribes to do in Lompoc. The only thing we had to look forward to to influence players to sign with certain agents. They was football. Six, seven, eight years old, we played. When included Arizona’s Book Richardson — implicated in bribes that he received after Pasternack’s departure we got to high school, we were so jelled.” Dos Pueblos did not shrink from the challenge. “We’re — and USC’s Tony Bland, who had been a candidate not afraid to play physical football,” said Coach Doug for the Gaucho job. They will face trials next year. Caines. With their big offensive line, anchored by 345Gaucho athletics director John McCutcheon pound tackle Angel Flores, and hard-running tailback Eric issued this statement last week: “UC Santa Barbara Lopez, the Chargers traded blows with the Braves for three has not been contacted by any of the fedquarters. Udy Loza, a 150-pound speedster, got loose on a 62-yard touchdown sprint that tied the score, 21-21. But the Braves, who stayed on the ground throughout the second half, hammered the Chargers into submission, with running back Leondre Coleman (25 carries for 228 10/12: College Women’s Volleyball: The Master’s at yards) as the main hammer.

eral investigators involved in the college basketball trial in New York City. At this time, we are focused on and excited about the upcoming season.” It seems to me that Pasternack’s move to Santa Barbara enabled him to escape the web of shady dealings that entangles coaches under pressure to compete in high-powered programs. He declared his intention to “do things the right way” when he was hired at UCSB. He sees its academic prestige — it was recently ranked as the No. 5 public university in the country — as all the incentive an athlete needs to take a scholarship worth up to $60,000 a year. A first-class education and a chance to play ball — what a deal. There is good reason to be excited about the upcoming Gaucho men’s basketball season. Pasternack and staff proved their coaching chops last year by compiling a 23-9 record — after UCSB had won just six games the previous season — and an infusion of new talent has them looking at potentially better things to come.

A BLUE YEAR? Monday, October 15, will mark the 30th anniversary of the most unforgettable moment in L.A. sports: the Kirk Gibson home run that launched the Dodgers to their improbable triumph — maybe even impossible, as Vin Scully suggested — in the 1988 World Series. It was the toughness of Gibson, who was so beat up he could hardly walk, that brought it about. I saw some toughness in the current Dodgers as they put away the Atlanta Braves in four games to win the National League Division Series. A number of players had red Atlanta dirt on their uniforms after Monday’s 6-2 clincher. A key blow was struck by David Freese, a gritty veteran who, like Gibson, came to L.A. with noteworthy experience in a previous World Series (2011, when he was Series MVP for n the St. Louis Cardinals).

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SAYING IT AIN’T SO: It was disturbing to see UCSB coach Joe Pasternack’s name come up last week in a fed-

eral trial dealing with corruption and bribery in college basketball recruiting. The father of five-star prospect Brian Bowen alleged that Pasternack, then an assistant coach at Arizona, offered to funnel $50,000 for his son to commit to the Wildcats. No such transaction ever took place. Brian Bowen Sr. testified that other schools, including Creighton and Oklahoma State, offered as much as $150,000. He said his son ultimately chose

Westmont The top two teams in the Golden State Athletic Conference go at it. The Master’s (21-3, 10-0 in the conference) took over first place last month when they swept the Warriors, ending their 34-match winning streak against GSAC teams going back to 2016. Westmont (16-4, 7-3) slumped in the absence of injured All-American Libby Dahlberg but has since rebounded with five wins in a row heading into this week. Friday night’s match is part of Westmont’s homecoming weekend, which will also include women’s and men’s soccer games between the Warriors and The Master’s on Saturday. 7pm. Murchison Gym, Westmont College, 955 La Paz Rd. Free-$8. Call 565-6010.

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The senior accounted for three points in the Dons’ 11-7 victory over Dos Pueblos, landing them in second place in the Channel League. She rallied from a 1-4 deficit against DP’s No. 1 player for a 6-4 win.

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Santa Barbara coach Mark Walsh called him “a beast” after the 6’7”, 250-pound senior scored five goals, including the clincher in overtime, as the Royals defeated the Dons in their league opener, 11-9.

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ARIES

CANCER

LIBRA

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(Mar. 21-Apr. 19): In his book The Snow Leopard, Peter

(June 21-July 22): You Cancerians may not possess the

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): My astrological analysis suggests

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Russian philosopher George Gurdjieff

Matthiessen describes his quest to glimpse the elusive and rarely seen creature in the Himalayas. “Its uncompromising yellow eyes, wired into the depths of its unfathomable spirit,” he writes, give it a “terrible beauty” that is “the very stuff of human longing.” He loves the snow leopard so much, he says, that it is the animal he “would most like to be eaten by.” I bring this up, Aries, because now would be a good time, astrologically speaking, for you to identify what animal you would most like to be eaten by. In other words, what creature would you most like to learn from and be inspired by? What beautiful beast has the most to give you?

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20): Richard Nelson is an anthropolo-

gist who has lived for years with the indigenous Koyukon people of Alaska. He lauds their “careful watching of the same events in the same place” over long periods of time, noting how this enables them to cultivate a rich relationship with their surroundings that is incomprehensible to us civilized Westerners. He concludes, “There may be more to learn by climbing the same mountain a hundred times than by climbing a hundred different mountains.” I think that’s excellent counsel for you to employ in the coming weeks.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “It is sad that unless you are born a god, your life, from its very beginning, is a mystery to you,” writes Gemini author Jamaica Kincaid. I disagree with her because she implies that if you’re human, your life is a complete and utter mystery; whereas my observation has been that for most of us, our lives are no more than 80 percent mystery. Some lucky ones have even deciphered as much as 65 percent, leaving only 35 percent mystery. What’s your percentage? I expect that between now and November 1, you can increase your understanding by at least 10 percent.

mental dexterity of Virgos or the acute cleverness of that life is conspiring to render you extra excited and Geminis, but you have the most soulful intelligence in unusually animated and highly motivated. I bet that if the zodiac. Your empathetic intuition is among your you cooperate with the natural rhythms, you will feel greatest treasures. Your capacity to feel deeply gives stirred, playful, and delighted. So how can you best use you the ability to intensely understand the inner work- this gift? How might you take maximum advantage ings of life. Sometimes you take this subtle acumen for of the lucky breaks and bursts of grace that will be granted. It may be hard for you to believe that others arriving? Here’s my opinion: Be more focused on discovering possibilities than making final are stuck at a high school level of HOMEWORK: Name 10 emotional skill when you have decisions. Feed your sense of wonder personal possessions you’d put in a the equivalent of a PhD. Everyand awe rather than your drive to figtime capsule to be opened by your thing I just said is a prelude to ure everything out. Give more power to descendants in 200 years. Testify at what you can imagine than to what you my advice. In the coming weeks, Freewillastrology.com. I doubt you can solve your big already know. Being practical is fine as riddle through rational analysis. long as you’re idealistically practical. Your best strategy is to deeply experience all the interSCORPIO esting feelings that are rising up in you. (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): How far is it from the Land of the Lost to LEO the Land of the Lost and Found? What’s the best route (July 23-Aug. 22): Do you ever experience stress from to take? Who and what are likely to provide the best having to be so interesting and attractive all the time? help? If you approach those questions with a crisply It may on occasion feel like an onerous responsibility optimistic attitude, you can gather a wealth of useto be the only artful egomaniac amid swarms of ama- ful information in a relatively short time. The more teur egomaniacs. I have a suggestion that might help. research you do about the journey, the faster it will go Twice a year, celebrate a holiday I call Dare to Be Boring and the more painless it will be. Here’s another fertile Week. During these periods of release and relief, you question to meditate on: Is there a smart, kind way to won’t live up to people’s expectations that you keep give up your attachment to a supposedly important them amused and excited. You’ll be free to focus solely thing that is actually quite burdensome? on amusing and exciting yourself, even if that means they’ll think you’re dull. Now is an excellent time to SAGITTARIUS observe Dare to Be Boring Week. (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In her only novel, Save Me the Waltz, Zelda Fitzgerald described her main character like this: VIRGO “She quietly expected great things to happen to her, and (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): A Chinese proverb says, “Tension is no doubt that’s one of the reasons why they did.” That’s a who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you bit too much like fairy-tale wisdom for me to endorse it are.” I’m happy to let you know that you are currently unconditionally. But I do believe it may sometimes be a more receptive to this truth than maybe you have ever valid hypothesis — especially for you Sagittarians in the been. Furthermore, you have more power than usual coming months. Your faith in yourself and your desire to change your life in ways that incorporate this truth. to have interesting fun will be even more important To get started, meditate on the hypothesis that you can than usual in determining what adventures you will get more good work done if you’re calm and composed have. I suggest you start now to lay the groundwork for than if you’re agitated and trying too hard. this exhilarating challenge.

taught that most people are virtually sleepwalking even during the day. He said we’re permanently stuck on automatic pilot, prone to reacting in mechanical ways to every event that comes our way. Psychology pioneer Sigmund Freud had an equally dim view of us humans. He believed that it’s our normal state to be neurotic, that most of us are chronically out of sync with our surroundings. Now here’s the good news, Capricorn. You’re at least temporarily in a favorable position to refute both men’s theories. In fact, I’ll boldly predict that in the next three weeks you’ll be as authentic, awake, and at peace as you’ve been in years.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In the late 19th century, American bota-

nist George Washington Carver began to champion the nutritional value of peanuts. His influence led to the plant being grown and used more extensively. Although he accomplished many other innovations, including techniques for enhancing depleted soils, he became famous as the Peanut Man. Later in life, he told the story that while young he had prayed to God to show him the mystery of the universe, but God turned him down, saying, “That’s for me alone.” So George asked God to show him the mystery of the peanut, and God agreed, saying, “That’s more nearly your size.” The coming weeks will be a great time for you to seek a comparable revelation, Aquarius.

PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20): Every year, people discard 3.3 million

pounds of chewing gum on the streets of Amsterdam. A company named Gumdrop has begun to harvest that waste and use it to make soles for its new brand of sneakers, Gumshoe. A spokesperson said the intention was to “create a product people actually want from something no one cares about.” I’d love it if you were inspired by this visionary act of recycling, Pisces. According to my reading of the cosmic omens, you now have exceptional powers to transform something you don’t want into something you do want.

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ASSOCIATED STUDENTS Provides support for the student staff and volunteers who interact with Isla Vista residents and visitors to provide them with knowledge and resources to make informed decisions about their own and the community’s well‑being. The UCIV/Pardall Center Program Coordinator prevents conflict and promotes peaceful interactions between public safety officers and Isla Vista residents visitors to the community and visitors to the Pardall Center. When needed, the volunteers connect people with medical services or other public safety officials. Knowledge of physical facilities and project management. Reqs: Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to work with a diverse community and student population. Must be sensitive to unique issues that have faced Isla Vista, particularly over the last several years. Good judgement especially in identifying students and members of the community that may have issues in regard to mental health, drugs or alcohol or may be houseless. Strong organizational skills attention to detail. Knowledge of office automation systems, procedures, and methods. Ability to solve problems, conduct research and present solutions to management. Notes: Fingerprint background check required. Must be able to work some evenings and weekend evenings. $22.56‑$23.00/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For primary consideration apply by 10/21/18, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu Job #20180550

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ADMINISTER OF ESTATE NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ARISTEA G. PADILLA NO: 18PR00284 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of ARISTEA G. PADILLA A PETITION FOR PROBATE: has been filed by: JUANA PADILLA in the Superior Court of California, county of Santa Barbara THE PETITION for probate requests that (name): COURTNEY DESOTO, or another Private Professional 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: on 10/25/2018 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

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as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the southwesterly line of a Public Street known as Wilson Avenue, described in the deed from Joseph McManus et al, to the City of Santa Barbara, dated October 18, 1022 and recorded in Book198, Page 491 of Deeds, records of said country, with the southeasterly line of Yanonali Street, thence southeasterly along said line of Wildon Avenue, 56.18 feet to a point; thence at right angles northwesterly 56.18 feet to the southeasterly line of Yanonali Street; thence at right angled northeasterly along said last mentioned line, 100 feet to the point of beginning. The sale is sublect to current taxes, covenants, conditions, restrictions, reservations, rights of way and easements of record, with any encumbrances of record to be assumed by the purchaser. The property is to be sold on an “as is” basis, except for title. Bids or offers are invited for this property. They must be in writing and will be received at the Law Office of Cristi Michelon Vasquez, attorney for the Personal Representative, at 132 East Figueroa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, or they may be filed with the Clerk of this Court or delivered to Cristi Michelon Vasquez, personally at any time after the first publication of this notice and before the sale. A HEARING on this matter will be held as follows: November 1, 2018; Time: 9:00 am Dept: 5 The terms of sale are: Cash. The undersigned reserves the right to reject any binds. Dated: October 3, 2018. Published Oct 11, 18, 25 2018.

FBN ABANDONMENT STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: CAFE EQUILIBRIUM at 6549 Pardall Rd. Ste B Isla Vista, CA 93117; The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 12/30/2016 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original file no. 2016‑0003530. The person (s) or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Yonatan Berhane 621 Forest Park Blvd Oxnard, CA 93036; Sara Fesshazion (same address) This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 20, 2018. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jazmin Murphy, Published: Oct 4, 11, 18, 25 2018. STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: GOODLAND KITCHEN at 231 S. Magnolia Avenue Goleta, CA 93117; The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 05/10/2016 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original file no. 2016‑0001394. The person (s) or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Michael Andrew Crookston 434 Donze Avenue Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 19, 2018. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jazmin Murphy, Published: Oct 4, 11, 18, 25 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HAGGERTY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT at 111 E. Victoria Street, 2nd Floor Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Carolyn E. Haggerty 910 Estrella Dr. Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Ian J. Haggerty (same address) This business is conducted by an Married Couple Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 12, 2018. 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 Jazmin Murphy. FBN Number: 2018‑0002506. Published: Sep 20, 27. Oct 4, 11 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ANGELINE’S at 517 W Figueroa St. Apt 5 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Danielle Broder (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Danielle Broder Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 07, 2018. 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 Jazmin Murphy. FBN Number: 2018‑0002475. Published: Sep 20, 27. Oct 4, 11 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: FRESH COAT PAINTERS at 133 De La Guerra #148 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; M. J. Painters, Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by an Corporation Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 04, 2018. 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 Jazmin Murphy. FBN Number: 2018‑0002429. Published: Sep 20, 27. Oct 4, 11 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SHALHOOB’S FUNK ZONE BREWING COMPANY, SHALHOOB’S FUNK ZONE PATIO at 220 Gray Ave Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Santa Barbara Style, Inc (same address) This business is conducted by an Corporation Signed: John Shalhoob, President Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 28, 2018. 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 Jazmin Murphy. FBN Number: 2018‑0002398. Published: Sep 20, 27. Oct 4, 11 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: ZOUX GARAGE at 130 North Calle Cesar Chavez St Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Joshua Roux 2033 Monterey Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Joshua Roux Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 28, 2018. 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 Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2018‑0002400. Published: Sep 20, 27. Oct 4, 11 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PINTOR TRANSPORT at 1120 North Nopal Street #10 Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Maria Pintor (same address) Oscar Pintor (same address) This business is conducted by an Married Couple Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 11, 2018. 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 Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2018‑0002499. Published: Sep 20, 27. Oct 4, 11 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: AMAR at 287 Apple Grove Lane Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Erick Goycochea (same address) Ildefonso P. Rodriguez 1021 De La Vina St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by an General Partnership Signed: Erick Goycochea Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 13, 2018. 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 Margarita Silva. FBN Number: 2018‑0002512. Published: Sep 20, 27. Oct 4, 11 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: INTERNET MOUNTAIN at 1027 E De La Guerra Street, Unit B Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Raymond Douglas (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 21, 2018. 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 Jazmin Murphy. FBN Number: 2018‑0002341. Published: Sep 20, 27. Oct 4, 11 2018.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: WEGOWISE, INC at 50 Castilian Drive Goleta, CA 93117; Appfolio Utility Management, Inc (same address) This business is conducted by an Corporation Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 12, 2018. 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 Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2018‑0002507. Published: Sep 20, 27. Oct 4, 11 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: GET HOOKED, GET HOOKED SEAFOOD at 152 Aero Camino Goleta, CA 93117; Get Hooked Seafood, LLC 1936 Laguna St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by an Limited Liability Company Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 11, 2018. 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 Margarita Silva. FBN Number: 2018‑0002500. Published: Sep 20, 27. Oct 4, 11 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MOSE FINE CARPENTRY at 1608 Villa Ave. Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Jon Moseley (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 17, 2018. 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 Sandra E Rodriguez. FBN Number: 2018‑0002533. Published: Sep 27. Oct 4, 11, 18 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ROI’S LIST at 3905 State Street #7‑239 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Appgyn, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by an Limited Liability Company Signed: Nancy Patterson Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 19, 2018. 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 Jazmin Murphy. FBN Number: 2018‑0002562. Published: Sep 27. Oct 4, 11, 18 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: STEWART TECHNOLOGY LLC at 1567 Seacoast Carpinteria, CA 93013; Stewart WM Holdings LLC (same address) This business is conducted by an Limited Liability Company Signed: Nancy Patterson Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 24, 2018. 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 Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2018‑0002609. Published: Sep 27. Oct 4, 11, 18 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HEARING SERVICES OF SANTA BARBARA at 5333 Hollister Avenue, Suite 165 Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Hearing Services of California, Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by an Corporation Signed: John D. McCaffery, President Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 10, 2018. 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 Margarita Silva. FBN Number: 2018‑0002496. Published: Sep 27. Oct 4, 11, 18 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LONGSHORE at 2729 Puesta Del Sol Santa Barbara, CA 93105; MR Longshore LLC (same address) This business is conducted by an Limited Liability Company Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 13, 2018. 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 Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2018‑0002515. Published: Sep 27. Oct 4, 11, 18 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: G.A.S. ; GOLDEN ACCOUNTING SERVICES at 6190 Craigmont Dr Goleta, CA 93117; Wenjing Wan (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 18, 2018. 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 Jazmin Murphy. FBN Number: 2018‑0002537. Published: Sep 27. Oct 4, 11, 18 2018.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: OPEX SANTA BARBARA at 1933 Cliff Dr 27B Santa Barbara, CA 93109; E3 Fitness, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by an Limited Liability Company Signed: David Downey, Manager Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 14, 2018. 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 Margarita Silva. FBN Number: 2018‑0002526. Published: Sep 27. Oct 4, 11, 18 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DELIVERY SB at 1114 State Street Suite #20 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Delivery SB (same address) This business is conducted by an Limited Liability Company Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 25, 2018. 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 Sandra E Rodriguez. FBN Number: 2018‑0002630. Published: Sep 27. Oct 4, 11, 18 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: UNDERDOG SCENT WORK at 601 E Micheltorena St Unit 69 Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Noah Gaines (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 19, 2018. 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 Jazmin Murphy. FBN Number: 2018‑0002556. Published: Sep 27. Oct 4, 11, 18 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SEA STAR ORCHARD, SEA STAR RANCH at 4625 Via Huerto Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Antonio Diloreto (same address) Kim Diloreto (same address) This business is conducted by an Married Couple Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 18, 2018. 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 Sandra E Rodriguez. FBN Number: 2018‑0002543. Published: Sep 27. Oct 4, 11, 18 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: SPEEDY MART at 826 North Milpas Street Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Z N Corporation 2005 Gates Avenue Unit A Redondo Beach, CA 90278 This business is conducted by an Corporation Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 19, 2018. 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 Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2018‑0002563. Published: Sep 27. Oct 4, 11, 18 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DMR TECHNOLOGY at 915 E. Yanonali Street Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Mark R. Wiestock (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 20, 2018. 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 Margarita Silva. FBN Number: 2018‑0002575. Published: Sep 27. Oct 4, 11, 18 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RACHEL WILLIAMS INTERIORS at 240 Sanderling Lane Goleta, CA 93117; Rachel Marie Williams (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 19, 2018. 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 Sandra E Rodriguez. FBN Number: 2018‑0002560. Published: Sep 27. Oct 4, 11, 18 2018.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ENT ASSOCIATES OF SANTA BARBARA at 5333 Hollister Avenue, Suite 155 Santa Barbara, CA 93111; John D. McCaffery, M.D., Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by an Corporation Signed: John D. McCaffery, President Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 10, 2018. 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 Margarita Silva. FBN Number: 2018‑0002493. Published: Sep 27. Oct 4, 11, 18 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: M.A. CONSTRUCTION, MILLAR & ASSOCIATES CONSTRUCTION, MILLAR CONSTRUCTION at 1460 Crestline Dr. Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Millar & Associates Design & Construction (same address) This business is conducted by an Corporation Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 21, 2018. 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 Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2018‑0002586. Published: Sep 27. Oct 4, 11, 18 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RIVIERA PLUMBING at 1112 N. F St Lompoc, CA 93436; Cuyler Kittle (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Cuyler Kittle Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 06, 2018. 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 Jazmin Murphy. FBN Number: 2018‑0002468. Published: Sep 27. Oct 4, 11, 18 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: VINES AND VISION SANTA BARBARA at 3905 State St. #7‑213 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; MacDuff Everton 2611 Samarkand Dr. Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Matthew Kettmann 318 Loreto Pl Santa Barbara, CA 93111 This business is conducted by an Joint Venture Signed: Matthew Kettmann Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 21, 2018. 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 Jazmin Murphy. FBN Number: 2018‑0002588. Published: Sep 27. Oct 4, 11, 18 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: VB JEWELRY at 1130 Punta Gorda St. #29 Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Vanessa Barreiro Berga (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 18, 2018. 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 Sandra E Rodriguez. FBN Number: 2018‑0002542. Published: Sep 27. Oct 4, 11, 18 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BEAR STAR SYNDICATE at 739 Juanita Ave. Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Robert Guilfoyle (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Robert Guilfoyle Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 19, 2018. 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 Jazmin Murphy. FBN Number: 2018‑0002551. Published: Sep 27. Oct 4, 11, 18 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: THE CARRILLO PROFESSIONAL BUILDING at 1371 Holiday Hill Road Goleta, CA 93101; Terrance L. McGowan (same address) This business is conducted by an Limited Partnership Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 26, 2018. 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 Jazmin Murphy. FBN Number: 2018‑0002641. Published: Oct 4, 11, 18, 25 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ADVENTURE DOG WALKING, SANTA BARBARA PET SITTERS at 1491 Camino Rio Verde Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Sunny Key 1080 Cedar Lane Cloverdale, CA 95425; Tracy Lynn Mongold 1491 Camino Rio Verde Santa Barbara, CA 93111 This business is conducted by an General Partnership Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 24, 2018. 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 Margarita Silva. FBN Number: 2018‑0002608. Published: Sep 27. Oct 4, 11, 18 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LAFAYETTE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, MEMORY GARDEN, MEMORIAL PARK & MORTUARY, UTTER MCKINLEY SAN FERNANDO MISSION MORTUARY at 1525 State St., Suite 203 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; The Lafayette Corporation (same address) This business is conducted by an Corporation Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 26, 2018. 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 Margarita Silva. FBN Number: 2018‑0002643. Published: Oct 4, 11, 18, 25 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: HAPPY HEADS at 408 Ellwood Beach Dr #2 Goleta, CA 93117; Sara Gibson (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 02, 2018. 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 Jazmin Murphy. FBN Number: 2018‑0002697. Published: Oct 4, 11, 18, 25 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DOUGLAS LAMBERT INSURANCE SERVICES at 1825 State Street, 3rd Floor Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Douglas Maritime Insurance Brokers Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by an Corporation Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 26, 2018. 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 Jazmin Murphy. FBN Number: 2018‑0002650. Published: Oct 4, 11, 18, 25 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SUBLIME GARDENS at 331 N Alisos St Apt A Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Carlos Roque Cuellar (same address) Cesar Joaquin Trujillo (same address) This business is conducted by an General Partnership Signed: Carlos Roque Cuellar Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 25, 2018. 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 Margarita Silva. FBN Number: 2018‑0002628. Published: Oct 4, 11, 18, 25 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THE WILD POSY at 715 San Fernando Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Jaime Kostechko (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 25, 2018. 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 Sandra E. Rodriguez. FBN Number: 2018‑0002626. Published: Oct 4, 11, 18, 25 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SHERMAN PEDIATRIC PHYSICAL THERAPY at 1313 Olive St. #12 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Heather Sherman (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Heather Sherman Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 12, 2018. 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 Jazmin Murphy. FBN Number: 2018‑0002508. Published: Sep 27. Oct 4, 11, 18 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HARBORSIDE BIKES at 223 Castillo Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Harborside Inns of Santa Barbara Inc (same address) This business is conducted by an Corporation Signed: Jeanette Webber, Vice President Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 21, 2018. 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 Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2018‑0002589. Published: Oct 4, 11, 18, 25 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TURQUOISE SUCCULENTS at 953 West Carrillo Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Ashley Rifkin (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Ashley Rifkin Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 20, 2018. 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 Jazmin Murphy. FBN Number: 2018‑0002568. Published: Sep 27. Oct 4, 11, 18 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CYCLING UP AND AWAY at 30 West Valerio Street #3 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Erin M Tague (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 20, 2018. 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 Tara Jaysinghe. FBN Number: 2018‑0002569. Published: Oct 4, 11, 18, 25 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HIVE & BODY, HIVE AND BODY at 500C David Love Place Goleta, CA 93117; Elias Ray Cole 1233 Camino San Carlos Buellton, CA 93427 This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 27, 2018. 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 Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2018‑0002656. Published: Oct 4, 11, 18, 25 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THE RIGHT BRUSH PAINTING at 7660 Cathedral Oaks Road #10 Goleta, CA 93117; The Right Brush, Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by an Corporation Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 27, 2018. 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 Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2018‑0002657. Published: Oct 4, 11, 18, 25 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: KITTLE MAINTENANCE at 7730 Evergreen Dr. Goleta, CA 93117; Jordan Kittle (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 25, 2018. 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 Jazmin Murphy. FBN Number: 2018‑0002633. Published: Oct 4, 11, 18, 25 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SANTA BARBARA PICINIC CO. at 1642 Calle Canon Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Nicole M. Leza (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Nicole Leza Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 20, 2018. 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 Jazmin Murphy. FBN Number: 2018‑0002577. Published: Oct 4, 11, 18, 25 2018.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: WEGOWISE, INC. at 50 Castilian Drive Goleta, CA 93117; Appfolio Utility Management, Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by an Corporation Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 01, 2018. 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 Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2018‑0002683. Published: Oct 4, 11, 18, 25 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GOODLAND APOTHECARY at 130 Los Alamos Avenue Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Marina Mark (same address) Megan Schmidt (same address) This business is conducted by an General Partnership Signed: Megan Schmidt Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 04, 2018. 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 Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2018‑0002717. Published: Oct 4, 11, 18, 25 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PACIFIC BEE at 1524 Castillo St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Mark James Sheridan (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 04, 2018. 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 Jazmin Murphy. FBN Number: 2018‑0002718. Published: Oct 11, 18, 25. Nov 1 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: WHITE’S PET HOSPITAL at 532 East Haley St. Santa Barbara, CA 93103; K & D Veterinary Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by an Corporation Signed: Kathleen McFarlin, President Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 04, 2018. 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 Margarita Silva. FBN Number: 2018‑0002720. Published: Oct 11, 18, 25. Nov 1 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SANTA BARBARA FISHOUSE at 101 E. Cabrillo Blvd Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Santa Barbara Shellfish Co. (same address) This business is conducted by an Corporation Signed: Gerardo Lopez Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 02, 2018. 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 Sandra E. Rodriguez. FBN Number: 2018‑0002705. Published: Oct 11, 18, 25. Nov 1 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MOUNTAIN TRUST MORTGAGE, NRL MORTGAGE at 16486 Bernardo Center Drive San Diego, CA 92128; Nations Reliable Lending, LLC 2506 W. Main Street, Suite 400 Houston, TX 77098 This business is conducted by an Limited Partnership Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 02, 2018. 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 Jazmin Murphy. FBN Number: 2018‑0002699. Published: Oct 11, 18, 25. Nov 1 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HAPPY DAYZ CLASSIC DINER at 603 East Main St Santa Maria, CA 93454; Hector Garcia 1020 Henry Ave #F Santa Maria, CA 93454 This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Hector Garcia Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 01, 2018. 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 Jazmin Garcia. FBN Number: 2018‑0002689. Published: Oct 11, 18, 25. Nov 1 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PIPILO, PIPILO TALES at 267 Saratoga Court Goleta, CA 93117; Melissa Fontaine (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 24, 2018. 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 Jazmin Murphy. FBN Number: 2018‑0002598. Published: Oct 11, 18, 25. Nov 1 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: EHB PARTY FAVORS, ELASTIC HAIR BANDZ at 747 Alamo Pintado Road Solvang, CA 93463; Gina Gandall (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 28, 2018. 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 Jazmin Murphy. FBN Number: 2018‑0002663. Published: Oct 11, 18, 25. Nov 1 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TWOCAN RETREATS at 70 Crestview Ln. Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Mike E. McCrory (same Address) Stacy K. McCrory (same address) This business is conducted by an Married Couple Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 24, 2018. 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 Sandra E. Rodriguez. FBN Number: 2018‑0002615. Published: Oct 11, 18, 25. Nov 1 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MY POOL GUY at 1025 N. Lupine St. Lompoc, CA 93436; Bryan Huckaby (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 05, 2018. 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 Margarita Silva. FBN Number: 2018‑0002728. Published: Oct 11, 18, 25. Nov 1 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: JACK FORINASH at 316 Newsome St. New Cuyama, CA 93254; Samuel Gregory Bassett (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 28, 2018. 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 Jazmin Murphy. FBN Number: 2018‑0002677. Published: Oct 11, 18, 25. Nov 1 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HAIRBYSUNI K at 3530 State St Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Suntharee Khomarwut 423 West Gutierrez St #5 Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 24, 2018. 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 Jazmin Murphy. FBN Number: 2018‑0002614. Published: Oct 11, 18, 25. Nov 1 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CHILD DEVELOPMENT NETWORK OF SANTA BARBARA at 123 W. Padre St. Suite F Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Child Development Network Of Santa Barbara (same Address) This business is conducted by an Limited Liability Company Signed: Machel Symons Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 14, 2018. 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 Jazmin Murphy. FBN Number: 2018‑0002518. Published: Oct 11, 18, 25. Nov 1 2018.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CLUB WEST, CLUB WEST TRACK AND FIELD, CLUB WEST JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, CLUB WEST YOUTH TRACK, CLUB WEST MASTERS TRACK AND FIELD, CLUB WEST YOUTH TRACK & FIELD at 403 C Northgate Drive Goleta, CA 93117; Club West, Inc (same address) This business is conducted by an Corporation Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 28, 2018. 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 Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2018‑0002668. Published: Oct 11, 18, 25. Nov 1 2018.

TO: LENA FLOREN EVA GUSS 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. NOTICE OF HEARING Oct 17, 2018 9:30am, Dept 6, Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa Street, 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 Aug 22 2018 by Pauline Maxwell, Judge of the Superior Court. Published. Sep 20, 27. Oct 4, 11 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DE LA VINA DESIGNS at 1819 De La Vina St. Apt. B Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Tessa Montini (same address) Hayley Odell 2403 De La Vina St. Apt 2 Santa Barbara, CA 93105 This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 02, 2018. 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 Jazmin Murphy. FBN Number: 2018‑0002696. Published: Oct 11, 18, 25. Nov 1 2018.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF MAX JAY SWEENEY ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 18CV04001 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: MAX JAY SWEENEY TO: MAX MEKEL SWEENEY 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. NOTICE OF HEARING Nov 07, 2018 9:30am, Dept 6, Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa Street, 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 Aug 20 2018 by Pauline Maxwell, Judge of the Superior Court. Published. Sep 27. Oct 4, 11, 18 2018.

NAME CHANGE IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF HAMZA IBN PETROS ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 18CV04334 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: HAMZA IBN PETROS TO: ADAM TABER CRAWFORD 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. NOTICE OF HEARING Nov 14, 2018 9:30am, Dept 6, Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa Street, 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 Sep 06 2018 by Pauline Maxwell, Judge of the Superior Court. Published. Sep 20, 27. Oct 4, 11 2018. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF JOSEPH HILLARY MENDOZA ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 18CV04091 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: JOSEPH HILLARY MENDOZA TO: JOSEPH LARRY MENDOZA 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. NOTICE OF HEARING Oct 24, 2018 9:30am, Dept 6, Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa Street, 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 Sep 12 2018 by Pauline Maxwell, Judge of the Superior Court. Published. Sep 20, 27. Oct 4, 11 2018. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF ALMA GUSS ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 18CV04122 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: RACHEL FLOREN EVA GUSS

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF KRISTIN FRASCELLA and GIOVANNI VIGNA ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 18CV04516

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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: LUCIA FRASCELLA VIGNA TO: LUCIA MIRELLA VIGNA FROM: LEONARDO FRASCELLA VIGNA TO: LEONARDO VIGNA 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. NOTICE OF HEARING Nov 14, 2018 9:30am, Dept 6, Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa Street, 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 Sep 17 2018 by Pauline Maxwell, Judge of the

Superior Court. Published. Sep 27. Oct 4, 11, 18 2018.

SUMMONS SUMMONS CASE NO.: 2017‑CP‑23‑ (Action to Clear Tax Title an Confirm Tax Sale) S.C 12‑61‑10, et.seq. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF GREENVILLE FERNANDO HERNANDEZ Plaintiff, VS ANITA GOGGANS; LINDA WILLIAMS; DORIS WORKS a/k/a DORIS WERKS; and SHERRY MASSEY Defendants. TO: THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the subscriber at his office at 200 North Main Street, Greer, South Carolina, 29650 (P.O. Box 450, Greer, SC 29652), within thirty (30) days after service thereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment be default will be rendered against you for the

relief demanded in the Complaint. Plaintiff would respectfully show this Court that: 1. This is an action for foreclosure against Anita Goggans; Linda Williams; Doris Works a/k/a Doris Werks; and Sherry Massey. 2. Due and diligent search has been made for Defendant Sherry Massey. 3. It is necessary to obtain juristiction of these Defendants by publication of the Summons and Lis Pendens in a newspaper of general circulation as provided for in SC Code Ann 15‑9‑740, (1977), and the Santa Barbara Independent is a newspaper of general circulation in said County most likely to give the said Defendant notice of these proceedings. WHEREFORE, Plaintiff prays that this Court issue its Order authorizing service of the Summons and Lis Pendens by publication in the Santa Barbara Independent such being deignated as the newspaper most likely to give notice of these proceedings; and for such other and further relief as may be just and proper. s/Ronald G. Bruce 200 North Main Street Greer, SC 29650; (864) 877‑0207 ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF Published Sep 20, 27. Oct 4, 11 2018.

ORDINANCE NO. 18-__ AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GOLETA, CALIFORNIA ESTABLISHING COMPENSATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL

On October 16, 2018 at 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 increase the compensation of members of the City Council to $643 per month commencing January 1, 2019. This Ordinance shall be null and void and not take effect if Measure W2018 passes in the November 2018 election. Any interested person may obtain a copy of the proposed ordinance at the City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 130 Cremona Drive, Suite B, Goleta, California 93117 or by calling City Hall at (805) 961-7505. Deborah Lopez City Clerk Publish: Santa Barbara Independent October 11, 2018

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Design Review Board Goleta City Hall – Council Chambers 130 Cremona Drive, Suite B Goleta, CA 93117 Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at 3:00 P.M. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Design Review Board (DRB) of the City of Goleta will conduct a public hearing on the date set forth above to consider the following new project: Sign Review Canopy Sign for Union 76 Station 76 Hollister Avenue (APN 071-082-006) Case No. 18-129-DRB Canopy Sign for Union 76 Station 7798 Calle Real (APN 079-121-016) Case No. 18-130-DRB Starbucks Wall Sign on Albertson’s Store 7127 Hollister Avenue (APN 073-440-003) Case No. 18-099-DRB G. Ruiz Tax & Notary Sign 5848 Hollister Avenue (APN 071-053-024) Case No. 18-137-DRB Target Building and Shopping Center Overall Sign Plan 6861 & 6865 Hollister Avenue (APNs 073-100-033, -034, -035) Case No. 18-116-DRB Conceptual Review Cortona Warehouse Building 6364 & 6868 Cortona Drive (APN 073-140-027) Case No. 17-094-DRB Design Review Residential Second Story Addition 6221 Momouth Avenue (APN 077-202-007) Case No. 18-131-DRB Residential Second Story Addition 1153 No. Patterson Avenue (APN 069-401-004) Case No. 18-133-DRB PUBLIC COMMENT: This hearing is for design review only. All interested persons are encouraged to attend the public hearing and to present written and/or oral comments. All letters should be addressed to City of Goleta, Planning and Environmental Review, 130 Cremona Drive, Suite B, Goleta, CA 93117 or email to mchang@cityofgoleta.org. Letters must be received by Planning and Environmental Review no later than 24 hours prior to the DRB meeting. Materials received after this time may not be reviewed prior to the DRB meeting. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: The item in this notice is a new item. The DRB agenda may also include items continued 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 72 hours before the hearing on the City’s website at www.cityofgoleta.org. Publish: Santa Barbara Independent, October 11, 2018

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