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2 THE INDEPENDENT AUGUST 18, 2022 INDEPENDENT.COM artlecturesmatters first thursdays, 5:30–6:30pm mary craig auditorium Santa Barbara Museum of Art Single tickets: $10 SBMA Members; $15 Non-Members Free to students with valid ID & Upper Level Members Reserve or purchase tickets at the Visitor Services desks in person, by phone 805.884.6423, or online at tickets.sbma.net. For more information, visit www.sbma.net/artmatters september 1 Julius Caesar as Second Founder of Rome & the Evolution of the First Imperial Forum Chris Hallett Professor of Roman Art, Department of History of Art University of California at Berkeley october 6 Lucia DocumentaryMoholy:Absurdities Jan Tichy Artist, Educator, and Associate Professor School of the Art Institute of Chicago november 3 What Might Have Been: The Promise of Thomas Cole’s Late Career Frank Kelly Curator of American Paintings National Gallery of Art december 1 Looking at Impressionism and Thinking About Climate Change Harmon Siegel Junior Fellow Harvard Society of Fellows Image credit: Colossal head of Julius Caesar from Trajan’s Forum in Rome, early 2nd century AD, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples. 1130 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA Tuesday–Sunday 11 am–5 pm Thursday 11 am–8 pm www.sbma.net

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In faith and solidarity, Avanzando LGBTQ+ la Igualdad en la Costa Central Como líderes y personas de fe, nuestras tradiciones afirman inequívoca y ferozmente que las personas LGBTQ+ son una parte sagrada y amada de la familia humana. Lamentamos cómo la religión se usa para justificar la discriminación. La libertad de practicar nuestra religión jamás nos da el derecho de dañar a otros o de imponer nuestras creencias. Hoy, las personas LGBTQ+, nuestros vecinos, familia, amigos, congregantes, o nosotros mismos - estamos en riesgo de ser despedidos, rechazados de alojamiento, denegados de servicios, perseguidos de un baño, atacados verbal o físicamente, o excluidos de la atención médica crítica debido a quienes somos o a quienes Desafortunadamente,amamos.

a medida que nos acercamos a las elecciones intermedias, predecimos que habrá más reformas anti-LGBTQ+, retórica, y mentiras promovidas por políticos, desde las elecciones locales para la mesa directiva escolar hasta las elecciones nacionales. Responderemos oponiéndose a estas leyes insidiosas y denunciando esta retórica dañina en nuestra comunidad. Haremos todo lo posible para mitigar el daño causado a las personas LGBTQ+. A nuestros seres queridos LGBTQ+: PFLAG y líderes religiosos afirmativos están con ustedes en la lucha. Celebramos y afirmamos su pertenencia a nuestras comunidades de fe. Estamos listos para luchar por un mundo en el que cada persona sea valorada, segura y próspera. En la fe y la solidaridad, Rev. Liz Aguilar & Rev. Dr. Mark Richardson First United Methodist Church of Santa Barbara Charles Dennis Alger, MA, MDiv United Church of Christ (Santa Barbara) Rev. Chris Brown Bethania Lutheran Church (Solvang) Rabbi Stephen Cohen Congregation B'nai B'rith (Santa Barbara) Kate Connell Clerk, Santa Barbara Friends Meeting (Quaker) Rev. Randall Day St. Mark’s-in-the-Valley (Los Olivos) Rev. Jennifer Fraser St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (Goleta) Damon Garcia Public Theologian, Author (Santa Maria) Rev. Julia Hamilton Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara Rabbi Debi Lewis Santa Ynez Valley Jewish Community Rev. Jeannette Love, RCWP & Rev. Suzanne R. Dunn, RCWP Catholic Church of the Beatitudes (Santa Barbara) Rev. Elizabeth Molitors, Rev. Sarah Thomas, & Rev. Mark Asman, retired Trinity Episcopal Church of Santa Barbara Rev. Dr. David Moore Beloved Community Church (Santa Barbara) Dr. Karen Rice & Dr. Tim Burnette Way Collective (Santa Barbara) Laura Salazar Diaconal Intern, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (Solvang)

Today, LGBTQ+ people—our neighbors, family, friends, fellow congregants, or we ourselves—are at risk of being fired, refused housing, denied service, chased from a bathroom, verbally or physically attacked, or barred from critical medical care because of who they are or who they love. Unfortunately, as we approach the midterm elections, we predict that there will be more antiLGBTQ+ bills, rhetoric, and outright lies promoted by politicians, from local school board elections to national contests. We will respond by opposing these insidious laws and by calling out this damaging rhetoric in our community. We will do everything we can to mitigate harm caused to LGBTQ+ people. To our LGBTQ+ loved ones: PFLAG and affirming faith leaders are with you in the struggle. We celebrate and affirm your belonging in our faith communities. We are ready to fight for a world in which every person is valued, safe, and thriving.

CITY Santa Barbara City Attorney Ariel Calonne (pictured) was placed on paid administrative leave by the City Council at a special meeting last month. Neither Calonne, who was hired in 2014, nor anyone from City Hall would discuss details, stating it was a personnel matter. In Calonne’s absence, Assistant City Attorney Sarah Knecht will function as City Attorney. No official information has been provided as to what precipitated the action, but Noozhawk reported it arose out of an especially heated hallway exchange between Calonne and a fellow attorney. The City Attorney is one of two positions over which the City Council and not the City Administrator has direct hiring and firing authority. The city’s Planning Commission last week approved the Development Plan for the Santa Barbara Police Department’s new three-story, $92 million headquarters. Planning commissioners left comments suggesting small tweaks to the building’s tower structure to better match the downtown Santa Barbara aesthetic and asking if more solar panels could be added to improve the project’s overall environmental impact. Previously, the city’s Architectural Board of Review (ABR) requested fewer solar panels for a cleaner look. The project is expected to go through another ABR review for final design approval, though an official date has not yet been set.

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For the latest news and longer versions of many of these stories, visit independent.com/news by Jean Yamamura F ive cases of monkeypox have now been detected in Santa Barbara County, an increase of two since August 9, Dr. Henning Ansorg reported in an update to the County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. The response to the international outbreak of a West African strain of monkeypox, which the California Public Health Department has abbreviated to Mpox to avoid stigmatization, said Ansorg, has been somewhat chaotic, though new vaccine protocols are making a little more protection available. In Santa Barbara County, said Dr. Ans org, the county’s health officer, results from four tests were pending today and could raise the county’s case count as high as nine while vaccines have been given to 35 people who have been exposed. Further, as many as 1,100 people could soon be vaccinated against the disease, now that the Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency authorization that allows doctors to split one dose of the Jynneos vaccine into five. Though 1,733 cases were confirmed in California and 36 of the people infected are hospitalized, Ansorg stated, “The risk to the general population is very low. Mpox is much less contagious than COVID or smallpox.”

The county has 10 courses of a treatment developed for smallpox called tecovirimat, or Tpoxx, which is being permitted for use in severe cases of Mpox as an Investigational New Drug.

CASE REPORTS While the risk to the general public may be low, the medical literature state that monkey pox is predominantly occurring among the gay and bisexual male community, though heterosexual men and women have become infected, as well as children. A July analysis in the New England Jour nal of Medicine looked at 528 cases between April and June 2022 in 16 countries. It found 98 percent were gay or bisexual men, about 41 percent of whom had a well-controlled HIV infection. Their median age was 38 years old. Sexual activity was the suspected source of transmission in 95 percent of cases. Of the 95 percent who had rashes, 73 percent were ano genital in the anal or genital region and 41 percent were mucosal. Some patients had a single lesion, leading the authors to caution that monkeypox could be misidentified as a different sexually transmitted infection. Symptoms that commonly preceded a rash were fever, swollen lymph nodes, lethargy, myalgia, and headache. Ansorg explained on Tuesday that the virus was transmitted through close skin-toskin contact, or by close face-to-face contact, such as kissing or cuddling. Mpox also spread through “fomites,” or objects that touched the infectious rash or body fluids, like clothing, linens, or eating utensils. The literature indi cates that pox viruses can live on drier, colder surfaces for up to two weeks. Mpox is not spread by brief social contacts like shaking hands, saying hello, or passing next to someone, Ansorg added: “But hav ing said that, it is still spreading quite sig nificantly.” Worldwide, the count was up to 30,000 people infected; 9,000 have been infected in the U.S. He noted that people infected with Mpox could go to the grocery store, “but be sure your clothing covers the lesions, and don’t go if you have a fever.”

VACCINES In a discussion with Supervisor Joan Hart mann, Ansorg confirmed that having had a smallpox vaccine, perhaps as far back as the 1960s, conferred some immunity. The strength of protection from an old vaccine would vary and would be unpredictable, he later told the Santa Barbara Independent, but “there is the chance of at least some protection.” Smallpox was declared eradicated worldwide in 1980. Hartmann also asked about the future risk from cases of polio in New York. Ansorg replied that his reading indicated the polio find ings in New York City’s wastewater were similar to findings in London and Israel, and they were actually from an oral live virus vaccine that isn’t given in the U.S. any lon ger. The N.Y.C. health department stated a man in Rockland County north of Manhattan was diagnosed with paralytic polio on July 21, and poliovirus was also detected in the sewage of neighboring Orange County. Both counties have relatively low polio vaccination rates of about 60 percent. “If anybody is traveling to remote places in the world, I would definitely recommend a booster shot to be fully protected,” said Ans org, who lamented the number of people who were not fully vaccinated as children. Africa has yet to receive any of the Jyn neos vaccine, said Zain Rizvi and Aly Ban croft of Public Citizen’s Access to Medicines Program in an opinion piece last week at MedPage Today. The medical world paid little attention to the disease when it affected “only poor people of color.… Where could we have been if tools like Jynneos had been studied locally, manufactured regionally, and distrib uted systematically to affected populations in endemic countries before this outbreak?” They argued that the U.S. could help stand up manufacturing through the transfer of tech nology to places like Africa to head off similar global outbreaks by working together.

MPOX SHOTS: Pacific Pride Foundation will be holding a monkeypox vaccine clinic this Thursday at its Santa Barbara office for those who are 18 or older and meet the state’s eligibility requirements.

Santa Barbarans may need to add a few minutes to their drive if their destination is anywhere in town, as street detours are popping up everywhere unexpectedly. The summer is the best time to roll asphalt onto the streets after they’ve been repaired, said Jim Dewey, who manages street operations and infrastructure for the city. He went on to explain that any concrete work to fix uplifted sidewalks and add curb ramps needed to be done ahead of road repairs. That’s why so many intersections in a row and side streets have been full of trucks, jackhammers, and road workers. by RYAN P. CRUZ, TYLER HAYDEN, JUN STARKEY, NICK WELSH, and JEAN YAMAMURA, with INDEPENDENT STAFF

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VACCINE CLINICS Pacific Pride Foundation will hold Mpox vaccination clinics this week and next. Doses are limited, the nonprofit cautioned, and eli gibility criteria include known close contacts of existing monkeypox-infected individuals, and people with risk factors who have been exposed. Check with Santa Barbara County Public Health Department at (805) 681-5280 or PHDDiseaseControl@sbcphd.org to verify eligibility. For the vaccination clinics, only eligible people over age 18 may participate, and they take place in Santa Barbara on August 18, 5-8 p.m. at 608 Anacapa Street, and in Santa Maria on August 25, 5-8 p.m., 105 North Lincoln Street. More information is available at Pacific Pride’s website (pacific pridefoundation.org/monkeypox). n

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President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law on 8/16 after Congress passed the bill last week along party lines. The major climate, health, and tax bill will raise $737 billion from taxes and prescription drug cost savings and spend $437 billion on climate change and energy measures, healthcare subsidies, and drought resiliency for western states. The $300 billion that remains would go to the U.S. Treasury toward deficit reduction. Santa Barbara Rep. Salud Carbajal called the bill “a big f’ing deal” and “historic and transformative legislation.”

Hundreds of mourners attended a remembrance ceremony on 8/13 for Ventura County Supervisor Carmen Ramirez (pictured), 73, who was struck and killed by a truck on 8/12 while walking across a street in downtown Oxnard. An attorney, outspoken environmentalist, and former boardmember of Santa Barbara’s Environmental Defense Center, Ramirez was a member of the Oxnard City Council for 10 years before her election to District 5 county supervisor in 2020. Police investigator Andrew Pinkstaff said officers were collecting witness statements and video from nearby businesses to get details of the tragedy but treating the incident as “a true accident,” adding that “the driver was not arrested.”

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A family cat did not survive a house fire in Old Town Goleta on 8/15, according to County Fire. All five occupants of the home were not present at the time of the fire, which was reported at 10:52 in the morning, according to County Fire spokesperson Mike Eliason. The flames in the singlestory house on the 5700 block of Gato Avenue was knocked down about 10 minutes after fire crews arrived, and the house received smoke damage throughout. The cause of the fire is still currently under investigation. A collision early 8/15 on the corner of De la Vina and West Carrillo streets resulted in one person being transported to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. A sedan and pickup truck collided at around 4:30 a.m. The intersection was partially closed while first responders were on scene, with the road opening back up shortly afterward. The Santa Barbara Police Department has not provided any additional details on the incident.

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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on 8/11 that the $2 million sanction imposed against Ampersand Publishing the parent company of the Santa Barbara News-Press stands, after concluding that the “employer engaged in unusually aggravated misconduct.” The federal appeals court found that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) had acted within its legal discretion when ruling that Ampersand had engaged in unfair labor practices by refusing to bargain with the union selected by News-Press employees in September 2006. Full story at independent.com/2-million-sanction

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Electric-bike-share companies like Santa Barbara’s BCycle dodged a legislative bullet in Sacramento on 8/11. Language that would have required them to carry insurance should riders injure themselves was dropped from Assembly Bill 371 in a legislative committee in Sacramento. The new language adopted by the State Senate’s Appropriation Committee will require only that scooter rental companies get such insurance coverage, and bike companies were let off the legislative hook. Full story at independent.com/bike-share

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Prior to joining the UCSB Police Depart ment in 2013, Prows was employed by the CHP for 32 years. His wife, who was with him at the time of the collision, is cur rently an office manager at its Buellton headquarters.UCSBspokesperson Kiki Reyes said the university is cooperating with the CHP and that Prows has been placed on administra tiveTheleave.incident comes shortly after UCSB Chancellor Henry Yang was accused of hit-and-run for allegedly striking a skate boarder on campus with his car and leaving the scene. However, the CHP, which led the investigation, declined to charge Yang, citing a lack of evidence and corroborating wit nesses. Records ultimately showed that Yang had refused to cooperate with investigators, despite an initial claim by the university that he had done so “professionally and appropri ately.”

Lozano had run a campaign rife with controversy for county superintendent of schools, after she criticized the Santa Bar bara Unified School District’s training for teachers to recognize racism and more broadly understand different sexualities on a Fox News program. Lozano conflated the teacher trainings with what children, includ ing young children, were taught, according to the school district. During the campaign for superintendent, Lozano refused to sign on to League of Women Voter rules against criticizing opponents, and her debate with incumbent Susan Salcido, who won the post in June’s election, was never held. This week, Lozano announced she is running for a seat on the Goleta Union School District Board of Education.JoiningLozano in the “Honest Education Learning Project LLC” was James Fenkner, another critic of the Santa Barbara school district and a supporter of the United Boys & Girls Club car rally fundraisers. Neither responded immediately to a request for comment or information on next steps for the school. Jean Yamamura

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A proposal by Christy Lozano and James Fenkner to place a private school charging $100 a day on the grounds of the United Boys & Girls Club in Goleta was determined to be “not a good fit” for the nonprofit, director Michael Baker said today in a press release. The club’s executive committee had met today to consider the proposal, as it “supports all schools and organizations that provide educational opportunities and enrichment for youth in our community,” he wrote. Instead of sharing classroom space and the facility, Baker said the club would focus on after school and weekend activities and classes for underserved youth in the community.Theideahad initially come from Christy Lozano, who had spoken with Baker about the idea and then sent a press release indicat ing the incipient school would be holding a meeting at the club. It would be a K-12 school, based on pods of 12 children in size. Baker immediately stated it was up to the executive committee, not him, to decide on new programs at the club.

A UC Santa Barbara police lieutenant was arrested August 7 in Solvang on charges of driving under the influence and hit-and-run.BradleyProws, 60, who was not on duty at the time, was headed westbound on High way 246 near the Solvang Brewing Company when the car in front of him slowed as it prepared to park, according to a report from the California Highway Patrol (CHP). Prows attempted to pass, but the right side of his truck collided with the left side of the other vehicle as he did so. Prows failed to stop and kept driving, said the CHP, while the other vehicle followed and tried to flag him down. After about a mile, Prows pulled over, and he was soon after contacted by officers. No one was injured in the collision. CHP spokesperson Officer Michael Griffith said he could not disclose Prows’s blood-alcohol content, “but I can tell you he was over the legal limit.”

EDUCATION Santa Barbara Zoo’s Early Explorers Preschool has received its official license from the state to become the first licensed outdoor preschool in California. The Early Explorers program was expanded from the existing Outdoor Education program in 2020 to become an outdoor preschool for children ages 3-5, which focused on teaching through outdoor play and hands-on experiences in classes with a 6:1 studentteacher ratio. Registration is now open for preschool at the zoo, and participants must be Santa Barbara Zoo members to enroll. Starting this school year, California will be the first state in the U.S. to offer free breakfast and lunch to all students through its Universal Meals program. Under the new law signed in by Governor Gavin Newsom, public schools, county offices of education, and charter schools serving students from kindergarten to 12th grade must provide breakfast and lunch during each school day to students needing a meal, regardless of the student’s free or reduced-price meal eligibility. The law will also allocate $150 million to support kitchen infrastructure upgrades, and staff training regarding nutrition for districts preparing to implement the Universal Meals program.

Santa Barbara Unified School Board Member Kate Ford announced that she will not be running for reelection this November, but has endorsed Gabe Escobedo to take her seat on the board. Shortly after Ford made her announcement, Escobedo, chair of the Santa Barbara Planning Commission, announced his candidacy, as well as his being endorsed by Ford, boardmember Laura Capps, and Senator Monique Limón. Currently, Escobedo and Boardmember Rose Muñoz are the only candidates to file or announce their plans to run for the Santa Barbara school board in November. n

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TRANSPORTATION T he Highway 101 widening project is still motoring along, the Santa Barbara City Council was informed this Tuesday, with three of its four phases from Mussel Shoals to Carpinteria now complete. Construction on the last few miles of widening through Montecito and Santa Barbara is tentatively scheduled to begin in summer 2023, once state funding is secured. Meanwhile, parallel work on the new Olive Mill and Los Patos/Cabrillo roundabouts will start in the fall of 2022 and early 2023, respectively. The other half of the “lane and train” strategy to relieve traffic congestion, how ever, is suffering from post-pandemic fallout, city staff reported. Rider demand, available equipment, and staffing levels are all so diminished that the Pacific Surfliner may soon be unable to provide morning peak hour trips. The Coastal Express bus service out of Ventura County, on the other hand, has seen a steady increase in ridership and is about to put five new zero-emission battery-electric buses on the road.

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REAL ESTATE Santa Barbara–based StonePark Capital a hospitality development company founded and run by Andrew Firestone and Jess Parker announced 8/16 that the company had acquired the 31-room Waterman Hotel in the Funk Zone for an undisclosed amount. With the acquisition, the hotel will complete the transition to join Moxy Hotels as part of the Marriott Bonvoy portfolio. The transition process is expected to be complete by summer 2023, after StonePark completes “upgrades to the common areas and guest rooms.” The hotel will remain open during this time.

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DEFENSE An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launched just after midnight from Vandenberg Space Force Base on 8/16. The purpose of the ICBM test launch program is to validate and verify the safety, security, effectiveness, and readiness of the weapon system. However, during significant conflicts between major countries, such tests are delayed to avoid causing further aggression. Two Minuteman III missile tests have been delayed for such reasons in 2022. The first delay was when Russia invaded Ukraine earlier this year, and the second was in early August after conflict began between China and Taiwan.

Councilmember Meagan Harmon asked about the narrowed lanes and potential safety issues created by the highway work.

A representative of Caltrans, which is lead ing the project in partnership with the Santa Barbara County Association of Govern ments, said recent statistics provided by the California Highway Patrol have not shown an uptick in collisions. He did note, however, that drivers really ought to slow down in construction zones. “When we say 55, we mean it,” he said. Tyler Hayden

F or the past few weeks, residents making the trip downtown to visit Santa Barbara’s Central Library have been met with closed doors and a sign informing them that the location was closed to the public, except for a threehour window to pick up books placed on hold. The library made the announcement at the beginning of the month through its website, an email newsletter, and social media posts, but many library regulars were still shocked to learn that the main location would be unavailable. The new pickup-only hours restricted while the library undergoes an excavation in preparation of a new ADA-compliant eleva tor are limited to Tuesday-Friday, 4-7 p.m. On Saturday, pickup hours are expanded from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The construction is the first phase of a $9.3 million, three-part project overhauling the lower-level staff area, adding a new ADAcompliant elevator, and eventually building the project’s centerpiece, the 10,000-squarefoot outdoor Michael Towbes Plaza. Access to the main level, children’s library, upper level, computers, printers, and study spaces is cut off until excavation is completed which library staff said may stretch beyond the month of August.

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“Construction projects often experience delays or unexpected challenges,” reads the announcement on the library website, “so we will be diligent to communicate any updates on our website, in our email news letter, and on social media.”

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Ethan Bertrand, running for Trustee Area Five, which includes Isla Vista and the entire coastline spanning to El Capitan Beach, is the only candidate for the school board currently running unopposed. If no other candidates file for the positions, he will likely be appointed in lieu of an elec tion. Bertrand has served as director of the Isla Vista Community Services District (IVCSD) since the November 2016 election and has also worked for the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors since 2019. For Trustee Area One, which covers everything above Highway 101 spanning from Painted Cave Road to El Capitan Beach, including Dos Pueblos High School and Cathedral Oaks Road, incumbent Rich ard Mayer will take on Caroline Abate, a conservative elementary school teacher. Abate previously ran for Goleta School Board in 2020, telling the Independent that she wanted to “bring conservative bal ance” to the school board. She was criti cal of the decision to close schools during the COVID-19 pandemic and has also openly ridiculed requirements for students to receive comprehensive sexual health education.Threecandidates have filed for the Trustee Area Three seat, which includes Old Town Goleta, the UC Santa Barbara Campus, and the area north of Highway 101 between Fairview Avenue and Patter son Road: Emily Zacarias, a teacher from Santa Barbara; Bert Haley, a Goleta business owner; and Christy Lozano, a physical edu cation teacher who ran earlier this year for Superintendent of Schools but was not able to oust incumbent Susan Salcido. Lozano has been an outspoken critic of the district, most infamously when she appeared on Laura Ingraham’s show on Fox News in January 2022. During the program, she claimed that district-provided resources for teachers regarding race and sexuality were part of the curriculum being taught to young children, a claim the district denied. Following her failed bid for superintendent, Lozano’s more recent efforts to open a “pod” school at Goleta United Boys & Girls Club hit a snag earlier this month when a meeting to discuss opening the school at the club was postponed “due to a number of complaints by unnamed sources.” The club’s executive board voted this Tuesday to not allow the private school to open at the club.

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The decision was made to limit services during the excavation, the announcement said, “to protect staff and patrons from adverse effects of construction, especially high-noise levels that will limit the ability to communicate.”Thelibraryhas laptops and hotspots available for those who wish to check them out, and both the Eastside and Montecito library locations will still be open for regular hours.

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UNDER CONSTRUCTION: The entrance to Santa Barbara’s Central Library is blocked off for Phase of a large-scale construction project.

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When Davis talks, people tend to listen. For those tuning in late, for about 25 years, he func tioned as chief planner, community develop ment director, and urban visionary for the City of Santa Barbara. Since then, he’s evolved into part Wizard of Oz, part Yoda, wearing more hats during his ridiculously busy retirement than any haberdashery could hope to supply. Davis and the committee crew are hoping to lead the entire community on a collective vision quest please, bring your own psilo cybin about the future of State Street. They want people to dream the Impossible Dream when it comes to what we want downtown to look Beginninglike. in October, consultants hired by City Hall will attempt to draw you into this conversation. You will know them by the 10 multicolored magic markers and the indus trial-sized reams of butcher paper they carry everywhere. This is not about rearranging the street furniture on Street Street which most people on the committee admit has got ten “shabby” so much as reengineering the DNA of downtown. It is time to stretch our brains.

In his introductory remarks, Davis exhumed the ghost of Pearl Chase, Santa Bar bara’s civic equivalent of George Washington with a little J. Edgar Hoover and LBJ thrown in should arms need to be twisted and ears bent. Chase is widely over-credited with singlehand edly transforming our downtown into the red-tiled-roof wonder it became after the 1925 earthquake. “This is our community’s Pearl Chase moment,” Davis preached. The Paseo Nuevo mall which Davis had a big hand in ain’t working anymore. The whole idea of downtown as the central business district, he said, had grown obsolete. Downtown needed to be radically reimagined to meet new eco nomic realities that are still sorting themselves out.How this committee gels has yet to be seen. When asked what it wanted to see, members said, “Housing, housing, housing,” “Art, art, art,” and “People, people, people.” More specifi cally: festivals, murals, art, outdoor wine tast ing, outdoor tequila tasting, outdoor cooking classes, anything that could be called outdoor anything, and anything that could be called “experiential.” More practically and prosai cally, it involved a new and improved collec tion of stormwater runoff and luring more schools like Cal State Northridge and UCSB downtown. Marge Cafarelli, who developed down town’s Public Market and Alma Del Pueblo condos, made it clear she will not be tinkering around the edges. Just knock down the Paseo Nuevo mall, she said. It’s grown obsolete. Time to start over. It was interesting she’d say that. Cafarelli has a tendency to say what more care ful people are thinking. The owners of Paseo Nuevo, by the way, just defaulted on the $121 million loan they took out in February 2019, leaving their lend ers holding a huge bag of crap. Whether this is an impediment or opportunity for the new committee has yet to be seen. Either way, it’s a very big Coincidentally,wrinkle. major plans are now under way to transform much of La Cumbre Plaza into housing. The number “1,900 units” gets thrown around. All that sounds like a pipe dream, but when you have developers like John Price and Jim Taylor involved, their smoke looks a lot like fire. Mayor Randy Rowse who attended the meeting as an observer has displayed a conspicuous lack of enthusiasm for the pro cess, and especially for the $720,000 City Hall is spending on the consultants. Rowse wants to bring cars back to State Street and is much more focused on short-term fixes than grand plans that he not-so-privately suspects will go nowhere. Davis delivered a back-of-the-hand salute to the mayor for missing his Pearl Chase moment. Short-term fixes should not be con fused with long-term dreams, Davis said, and the mayor was sowing such confusion. A small point: Back in 1925 when the earth quake hit, Pearl Chase and her crew already had concocted their red-tiled visions for Santa Barbara. Here, it’s the reverse. Downtown has already experienced its economic earthquakes Amazon, the Funk Zone, La Cumbre, Goleta, and the pandemic. But we still have no clear mission. We need to conjure one. Now’s theMe,time.I’d bring Pearl Chase back from the dead. I’d strap an accordion around her neck, too. What we don’t need now are gentlemen No one ever accused Pearl of being one of those. —Nick Welsh

The shift was striking. For the first time in my life, there was way more vexation and vitu peration expressed at e-bike riders, especially the swarms of barely pubescent Mesa bRats who regularly dive-bomb their way down State Street baby strollers and dogs be damned than about homeless people. I didn’t know that was even possible. The Mesa bRats, who ride something that’s a cross between a mini-bike and a lawn mower, were so reviled that even the Teenage Wheelie Poppers last year’s alleged assault on Santa Barbara’s domestic tranquility got more love. In fact, the chair of the committee, Dave Davis, praised them: “I even like kids doing wheelies on State Street,” Davis exclaimed. They were a sign of life, he said before proclaiming how State Street can thrum again with a sense of “place, history, and celebration.” But the e-bik ers barreling down State Street at 30 miles an hour, he said, absolutely had to go.

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* * * I s America still a Republic? Do we still have free dom of speech, the rule of law and free elections? Is the Biden administration weaponizing the FBI, the IRS, and the DOJ against anyone who disagrees with them? Case in point: The recent raid on Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach. Did Trump have files that would implicate the FBI (Crossfire Hur ricane)? And what about the expansion of 87,000 new IRS agents? Will they target and persecute politicalFinally,opponents?whatkind of country has America become when a person running for president is targeted, persecuted, and slandered year after year? Never mind that he wanted to put America first, clean up the swamp, and reestablish America’s standing in the world. Take note, America. The Biden administration hates what a free Republic stands for. And the raid in Palm Beach was the worst attack on our Repub lic in modern times. As Mark Levin said, “It was a direct assault on liberty, history, decorum, nor malcy, and democracy.”

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Diana Thorn, Carpinteria In Praise of Maldonado L eaders of color, especially BIPOC women, are commonly treated with disdain. Their leader ship is often subject to questioning from conser vatives. As a community organizer, I have wit nessed these condescending remarks and the lack of understanding toward a leader of color. Perhaps these criticisms stem from external motives other than legitimate professional issues or concerns. Is this “constructive feedback” or plain obstruction? From the moment Superintendent Hilda Mal donado arrived at SBUSD, she was met with hostil ity. Despite being a new superintendent during an unprecedented global pandemic, she was ridiculed for not visiting campuses while there were stay-athome orders. Many of the concerns pertaining to COVID-19 also made her the scapegoat for mask mandates, hybrid learning, vaccine mandates, and tough teaching Superintendentconditions.Maldonado has placed the idea of equity at the forefront of education in Santa Barbara. This aligns with the mission and values of our youth, as our student leaders have advo cated for an “A-G for All” policy which satisfy course requirements for entry to the UCs more diverse staff, additional support services (tutor ing/counseling), a pipeline for low-income youth to four-year university, and meaningful parental engagement within SBUSD. Maldonado took ini tiative to meet with students to hear their con cerns and actually work to implement these equity initiatives.Maldonado has worked continuously to ensure a college-going culture among Santa Barbara youth. I admire the work that she has done and her commitment toward promoting equitable educa tion in Santa Barbara. —Alyssa Cazares, S.B.

Flip Side on the Ex During the 2016 presidential campaign, Don ald Trump and the GOP were enraged at Hillary Clinton’s handling of potentially classi fied material as Secretary of State. A congressional investigation was established to get to the bottom of this alleged scandal. When several Clinton aides pleaded the Fifth Amendment, Donald Trump said, “The mob takes the Fifth Amendment. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”Since81.2million voters removed Trump’s rear end from the White House, he and his henchmen have been singing a different tune. Eric Trump, John Eastman, Roger Stone, Alex Jones, Jeffrey Clark, and Michael Flynn have each pleaded the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times. On August 10, at a four-hour sworn deposition in a New York civil case regarding the Trump Orga nization’s business practices, Trump “took the Fifth” more than 400 times. Some say that Donald Trump is the most corrupt president since Warren G. Harding. That is (as he would say) “so unfair.” In reality, compared to Trump, Warren G. Harding is like Mother Teresa. As far as the handling of potentially classified material, let’s see what’s in those 15 boxes (some clearly marked “Classified”) that Donald Trump illegally transported to Mar-a-Lago. The FBI’s search warrant was legally obtained and legally executed. How will the Fox puppeteers and their MAGA marionettes justify Trump’s clear breach of national security? Robert Baruch, Yeosu, South Korea, (formerly of Goleta, CA)

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Wilbur (Spike) AntoneGunderson 4/20/1944 - 6/20/2022

Spike’s signature smile, infectious laugh and wingspanned gestures will be deeply missed by all who knew him. Spike was born in Portland Oregon. His parents, Wilbur Antone Sr. and Violet Marie Gunderson were native Portlanders, and proud of that fact. Wilbur – who was given the playful nickname “Spike” at the age of four by his father, lived up to every letter of it in his character – he was the younger of their two boys.In early 1948, Spike’s parents were encouraged by the children’s physician to move their boys to a warmer climate and planned their trek down the West coast. They were pleased to discover Santa Barbara, a small & quiet town, but a culturally rich beach town steeped in history. Before the year’s end, they had made it their home.Spike attended Harding Elementary School and La Cumbre Junior High, then graduated from Santa Barbara High in 1962. Growing up in Santa Barbara offered latitude of its own kind to Spike and his friends. A childhood that leaves many stories reminiscent of Tom Sawyer, and to this day, told best by those brothers and sisters who shared it with him. Growing up a Westside kid, put Spike and his friends in closer proximity to Hendry’s and Ledbetter Beach. Piling into Violet’s Corvair with a friend or two, she’d shuttle them to the beach for the afternoon. During Spike’s adolescence, his introduction to surfing lit a spark inside him, and immediately the ol’ canvas rafts gave way to this newSurfingsport. offered him solace at a time when his father, Wilbur Sr., passed from a short illness at the age of 44. Spike was only 17 at this time and losing his father had a profound effect on him. Throughout his life, Spike talked glowingly of the memories and wisdoms in those years they sharedSoontogether.afterhigh school graduation, he left with a friend to sail the Bahamas for six months. Spike and his buddy had their fill of lobster to the point where neither feasted on another one for many years. Upon his return to SB, he started an apprenticeship trades program for sheet metal at SB City College. He married his first wife, Linda Bowman, in 1965. Within several years they were happily raising their two daughters, Staci and Jenny. The Channel Islands kept adventure alive for Spike. Early 1977, he partnered with a good friend to have a 24ft Radon built and they named her the “Escape”. Weather permitting, the Channel Islands became their weekend entertainment to dive, fish and fish some more. Many ocean tales from those years are fondly remembered.WhileSpike gained experience in his trade, so did his thirst to grow in it. He worked for R.P. Richards into the early 80’s while starting the licensing process to become a general contractor. By 1983, the family owned business, Channel Islands Construction was founded. His niche and a long successful career began and continued till 2017. Spike was always known to be ethical, loyal and a man of his word. Golf was another life long activity that he loved. He played weekly with childhood friends at local courses. Spike recorded a hole in one on #6 at Sandpiper GC at the age of 75! He accomplished this while challenged with advancing dementia. His spirit for the game and competition never wavered.Spikeshared 28 devoted years with his second wife, Susie. They were married in 2003 in the Hawaiian islands encircled by family. Throughout their years together, outdoor adventures from the top of the Pacific NW down to the beautiful Sea of Cortez in Baja Sur created heartfelt memories. Spike would be the first to share what a wonderful life he lived. His huge, warm smile that accompanied his sharp sense of humor is remembered by all who knew him. Spike adored his family, his friends and especially his wife Susie. The level of love, support, compassion and comfort she provided him was life long and never more evident than during his latter stage of illness. Susie was honored to be by Spike’s side when he passed peacefully. A Celebration of Life will be held on October 8th at Tuckers Grove, Area 5, from noon till 4pm. Please RSVP to SpikeAG77@ gmail.com

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Richard William Flora 5/6/1953 - 8/2/2022 Richard William Flora born May 6th, 1953 left this life August 2nd, 2022. He passed after a long illness and will be dearly missed. Rick had a long heritage in Santa Barbara with the Faulding family. Predeceased by his loving mother Maryann Flora, father Robert Flora and his younger brother David (Davie) Flora ; Davie is survived by his beloved wife Karen O’Meara-Flora and their children who carry on Dave’s legacy.Rick is survived by his wife Penelope Stirling-Flora, Patriarch Uncle William (Bill) Faulding, Aunt Dolores (Dee) Faulding, brother Jim and wife Kim Flora, cousins Charles and Dwight Faulding and many loved nieces and nephews, Shannon, Jessie, Buddy, April, Breanne, Missy, Megan and a step son of 30 years TonyRickFigueroa.haddear life long friends; Freddie Bedel, the Meshot’s, Mike and Norma Montross, Anthony Bordin, Eduardo and Marti Gonzalez, Jesse Genardini, Craig Allen, Sharon and Jim, Steve Conk, Densie and Rick and last but not least Curtis Guttry, Mama Phyllis and family.

The sister I’ve always been so proud of passed away suddenly on July 18, 2022 of cardiac arrest. She was loved by Santa Barbara resi dents as a teacher to their children and mentor to many, including me. No matter what the problem, death, grief, relationships, Lee would light a certain color of candle to help someone through. She studied and knew all she could learn about chil dren’s brains applying the knowl edge to her teaching. Children were always on her mind. A long time and devoted educator, her giving heart just gave out. She was born to the late Shirley and B.K. Pennington in San Fran cisco, CA. She was the sister to the late Richard Pennington and her surviving sister, Cheryl Lynn Cur nutt in Morro Bay. Lee received her MEd from Oregon State University and her PhD from UCSB. She was an advocate of Jean Ayres Sensory Integration International. She worked tirelessly with stu dents, parents and peers. She kept in touch with many of them as they have succeeded in their adult lives. She also gave to any cause to help those less fortunate. She made long lasting relationships with those stu dents, parents and peers. Lee was generous to a fault, adored children and animals, and was an advocate for those she deemed in need. A celebration of her life is being planned for the Fall.

Judie Paige Selman 12/3/1941 - 4/18/2021 Judie enjoyed a very loving and happy life with her best friend/ husband Joe. They lived in Santa Barbara for many years before retiring to Oregon, and then on to Hemet CA where Judie passed away in their home sweet home, with her beloved Joe by her side. They were married for over 32 years and Joe still talks to his Judie everyday, the love of his life. A memorial for Judie will be held at Goleta Beach, Aug.20 at 11am.

Rick had a long career as a foreman with the government running roofing crews where he trained and reformed many paroles into the work force. Later he started his own general contractors business (Quality Construction) until he recently retired.Hewas a creative craftsman, enjoyed music, fishing, boating, traveling and surfing. He enjoyed cooking for family and friends with all the wonderful vegetables he grew in his garden. He took his barbecuing seriously and you didn’t want to mess with his BBQ. In lieu of flowers please consider donations to either New House Three (contact Gil Ramirez)2434 Bat Street, 805-5636050 or The Bridge Clinic 2320 Bath Street ( attention Alexandra) , 805-324-8336.Celebrationof Life will be held Saturday August 27th , 12 O’clock at the end of Leadbetter Beach. There will be food and a paddle out. Please bring beach chairs and if you have a surf board.

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Rick attended Peabody Elementary school where he met the “Peabody gang” and years of life long friendships, La Colina junior high, San Marcos high school where he graduated in 1971.

Frank J. Herold 1934 - 2022 Frank Jamison Herold, born July of 1934 passed away peace fully at 88 years of age at Santa Barbara Cottage hospital on 8/8/2022. He was known by many as Uncle Frank, Brother, Frankie, and/or Cowboy. He was born at Saint Francis hospital to Ione Herold and Frank Eugene Herold. The Herold family has an extraordinary history in Goleta going on 8 generations born and raised locally. Frank’s travels took him throughout the United States and all around the World. Frank enjoyed sharing his sense of humor, recounting his stories and offering his drink of choice (whis key). The memories and friend ships he created will be treasured. He will be truly missed and was loved beyond words. Frank is survived by his wife Judith of 62 years, his sister Sue, his great niece Kristine, his great grandniece Makayla, his great great grandnephew Levi, and many other nieces and nephews.

Lee Pennington Neill 1/24/1940 - 7/18/2022

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Richard Randolph 8/4/2022 Richard Randolph was a loved father, surfer, and member of the financial services community. it saddens me to inform friends and community of his pass on August 4th. due to complications after a car accident on the night of the 1st of August.

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will be held at the Goleta cemetery on Friday, August 19 at 10 am. In lieu of flow ers, please make donations to the Loan Closet of Santa Barbara.

Don Ansel Jones was born in Phoenix, Arizona on February 11, 1937, to Dr. William and Mrs. Tavia Jones. He was welcomed onto a Native American reservation, where his father practiced medicine. In 1940, sister Kathleen “Kay” joined the Jones bunch. Don moved to several different states throughout his childhood; and the family settled in Moorpark, California. Don graduated from high school in 1955. He attended Ventura Jr. College and served in the United States Army where he was honorably discharged. In 1967, Don met a vivacious redhead, Marian Beach. He couldn’t keep his blue eyes off Marian or her car, a blue Corvair. The couple fell in love, married in 1970 and began their life in Santa Barbara, California. Don and Marian raised two daughters togetherKaren and Amber. Don was employed with the US Postal Service for thirty years as a Letter Carrier. He enjoyed windsurfing, backpacking, hiking, bicycling, spending time with family and friends. He had good taste in music and listened to Johnny Cash and the Eagles. He was a member of Trinity Baptist Church and Calvary Baptist Church and volunteered in the Santa Barbara community. Don loved Mexican food, Rustys Pizza, and his beloved Chihuahua. He had three grandchildren. Don passed away on August 12, 2022, at the age of 85 in Santa Barbara, California. He is survived by his loving wife of 52 years; Marian Jones, sister Kay (Alan), daughters; Karen (Ryan), Amber, and three grandchildren; Kane (Cydney), Kalena, and Kiana. He is also the proud uncle to two nephews: Mark, David and their families. Don is now windsurfing on the clouds of Heaven. A special thank you to the staff at Buena Vista Care Center and the excellent care provided to Don. A private celebration of life will be held by the family. In lieu of flowers please donate to Santa Barbara Rescue Mission or the Santa Barbara Humane Society.

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Our family and our community lost a shining light on August 9, 2022, with the passing of Robert Ryan Baptista. Rob was born in San Francisco, Calif. on April 7, 1972, to Kathy and Robert Baptista.Thethird of seven brothers, Rob grew up in Santa Barbara and attended Foothill Elementary, La Colina Junior High and graduated from San Marcos High School in 1990 where he was a standout athlete on the wrestling mat and the football field. Rob spent the better part of his 20s in Boulder, Colo., where he built Brother’s Boards and introduced a generation to the pleasure and peril of skateboarding. Known for his unparalleled athleticism in youth, he later took up more sedate pursuits such as yoga and golf.Rob began his career in construction in 1996 and in 2004 founded RRB Construction in Santa Barbara as a General Contractor. He spent the last two decades building and renovating homes throughout Santa Barbara and fostered a highly respected following of clients and fellow contractors as well as developing and mentoring a strong family of employees.ToRob’s family he was a father, a brother, a son, a friend and a mentor. He took on and relished in the role of the patriarch of the Baptista clan and all of their extended family. Rob honored his mother and often credited her for instilling in him his strength, love of family and respect for others. He was a loyal brother and a guiding light in his large family. Rob was a dedicated father to his daughter, Arianna, and a father-figure to his eight nieces and nephews. He joyfully played Santa Claus at Christmas and traveled to London to celebrate Arianna’s graduation. He devoted time to support their academics, coach youth sports and enjoy activities while sharing in successes and milestones throughout their childhood and into adulthood. Rob fostered support and belonging throughout his family and celebrated their hopes and dreams as if they were his own. With his inherent generosity he was a champion for the wellbeing of his family, friends and employees alike.

Laura’s language ability was truly phenomenal. Trilingual by age seven in Italian, French, and Danish, she also mastered English, Swedish, and Spanish in addition to learning Latin and Greek in school. She served as a translator for the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, Italy and the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, CA.

Laura and Darryl were married in Rome, Italy in 1962 and shared a wonderful life in Santa Barbara with three daughters.

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Robert Ryan Baptista 4/7/1972 - 8/9/2022

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Laura Salvi Morrison 5/16/1940 - 7/1/2022

Laura Salvi Morrison passed away peacefully on July 1, 2022. Born in Rome, Italy, she had been a resident of Santa Barbara for over 50 Laurayears.traveled to Redwood City, California as an exchange student in 1956 where she met Darryl Morrison and they kept in touch after she returned home.

Laura was a well-loved Italian and French teacher. She had skills adaptable for all ages, teaching at UCSB and SBCC as well as children of families in the Italian Boot Club. She taught in the SBCC Adult Education program until the age of 75 and maintained a weekly Italian conversation group at Via Maestra until 2018.

Laura often volunteered locally as a translator. She helped Lotusland translate letters in Ganna Walska’s collection, as well as spent time at the Mission archives where her degree from the Vatican Library School also came in Laurauseful.issurvived by her three daughters, Maia, Dawn, and Ashley, as well as their spouses and children. Laura was preceded in death by her husband Darryl. In lieu of flowers, you may make a donation in her memory to the Santa Barbara Humane Society, the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, or the Susan Quinlan Doll & Teddy Bear Museum & Library.

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Rob’s friends remember him as a massive presence full of light, love and authenticity. He was a unique soul who had a strong demeanor combined with empathy and kindness. Rob was the guy who, even after not seeing him for months (or years), would make you feel like you had just seen him yesterday. If Rob was your friend, Rob was your family – and he treated you and your children as his own. His friends of 50 years or of 2 years reveled in his adventurous spirit and respected his vulnerability. Times of friendship with Rob were full of his quick wit, contagious laugh and his million-dollar smile. A consummate professional, Rob’s clients echo similar themes of not only his unrivaled professional skills, but also of his energy, enthusiasm, respect and integrity. Countless clients have come to consider Rob as not just their contractor but as part of their family. It is not uncommon to see Rob enjoying family dinner or a birthday celebration in a kitchen he built years before. Rob also built a crew that was like family – each and every one of them imbued with his culture of respect, integrity and professionalism.Robissurvived by his mother, Kathy, and his brothers Shane, Adam, Josh, Brennen and Sam; his daughter Arianna and ex-wife Afshan; sisters-in-law: Stacy, Marianne and Mari; his nieces and nephews: Shawn, Jacob, Max, Jaden, Tehya, Soren, Settee and Rigel; numerous cousins and a large extended family. He is predeceased by his father, Bob, and his brother, Richard. Rob’s light was genuine. He drew people together. His smile lit up a room and made you feel at ease. He was a great hugger and made you feel like he was hugging with all of his being. He was strong and brave while being vulnerable and empathetic. He had the carefree and adventurous spirit of a child and the honor and integrity of a man. He had a heart as big as his personality and a laugh as uplifting as his attitude. He was a champion for others’ hopes and dreams. Everything felt possible with Rob around. He was empathetic, vulnerable and honest. Rob put people at ease; strangers became friends in an instant.Robert Ryan Baptista will be missed by many and forgotten by none. His passing changes all of our futures, and we are changed for having known and loved him. The light he brought into our lives will forever burn in our hearts. In lieu of flowers, if you would like to honor Rob, the family would welcome donations to any of the local high school wrestling programs in his name. The best way is via check written directly to the high school wrestling program. Additionally, please be like Rob and be the light, the love and champion that he was to all of your friends, family and those around you.

Marilyn Barr-Lyell 1950 - 2022 Marilyn Lyell lived a bountiful and joyful and non-stop life that began in Santa Barbara, California in 1950 and ended at her home in Portsmouth, Rhode Island on July 24. For the last 42 years, she lovingly shared her life with her husband Chandler Lyell, and they were joined along the way by their sons Andrew and Slader, and later by their sons’ respective wives and kids, Grace & Cooper, and Omeche & Elijah, all of whom she lovedWhileunconditionally.timewasshort from her diagnosis of Multiple Myeloma in March, Marilyn was filled with gratitude and humility that her life was so full of good fortune. She had and nurtured so many friends, all of whom will miss her greatly. Almost all of her time was enthusiastically spent in the present, mostly playing sports and games, and walking and talking and traveling with family and friends. Her family is so sad with her passing, but they too appreciate their good fortune, to have been able to share so much of their lives with such a unique and happy mother and wife and friend.Her family appreciates the kindnesses of those who helped Marilyn during her illness, people too numerous to mention, people who have a special and unusual capacity for compassion and empathy. A life celebration will be planned at a future date, and folks will need to come armed with a silly poem or haiku. Those so-moved can make a donation to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society or American Cancer Society so that cures can soon be found.

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Iam not writing this opinion piece today to address a Santa Barbara issue but instead to raise awareness of an American issue, one that is extremely personal to me. One of my teach ers, Marc Fogel, who taught me at the International School of Kuala Lumpur, has been detained in Rus sia for a year now and currently awaits transfer to a maximum-security penal colony and labor camp for attempting to bring 14 medical marijuana vape cartridges into Russia last summer. If his story sounds familiar, it’s because he was Brittney Griner before her story exploded. And his story, up until the last two weeks, was almost entirely unknown to the American public. That is partially by design. His family was told by the State Department to keep a low profile. “We are working on his behalf. Let the process work.” Unfortunately for my old teacher, the process didn’t work. The State Department, while remain ing mum on his case, has very publicly discussed that they are negotiating for the release of Paul Whelan and Brittney Griner (as they should, in my opinion though I understand it’s a complex issue and that there is a counterargument based on encouraging a market for hostage taking) but has not included Marc Fogel in any of these announce ments. Despite my best attempts to understand why, both in poring through articles and briefings and in speaking with his family, it is not at all clear on what basis he is being excluded. All questions from journalists regarding his case have consis tently been met with some form of the generic answer, “We can’t comment because of privacy issues.”I’dlike to tell a story about Mr. Fogel so that when you hear his name, you think about the per son he is and not the crime that he is being held for. When I was 12, my new stepfather got a job in Malaysia and we abruptly moved from Pitts burgh to Kuala Lumpur. At the time I’d been in four total states, all on the East Coast, so we near well had moved to Mars. I was a lanky and awk ward 12-year-old with a funny accent. The move did not go well. It was 1994 and before the internet had really become mainstream, so I had very little connection to home except for expensive longdistance phone calls. I’d go to school and get bul lied incessantly, until I heard about a high school teacher who was also from Pittsburgh named Marc Fogel.One of my middle-school teachers saw I was struggling and sent me over to the high school to meet him. I walked into his classroom, and he greeted me with the largest smile. His accent was familiar and sounded much like mine. “So you like the Steelers?” he asked. Over the next year, I’d sneak over to his classroom at breaks. We’d pore through old sports pages from the Post Gazette that his family had sent him. We got excited when the Steelers drafted this novel dual-threat QB they called “Slash.” He taught me how to remember home all while finding a place in a new home. He taught me to be a world citizen. I didn’t realize until many years later how spe cial what he did for me was. After college, I became a high school teacher myself. As a young educator, I quickly learned that prep periods and breaks between classes were critical to maintaining sanity. The last thing I ever wanted (or could handle) was having students fill up that time. But not Mr. Fogel. He saw a kid struggling and knew just want to do, student-free personal time be damned. I have since left teaching and become a physi cian. To be a special teacher is so much harder than doctoring. I wasn’t cut out for it. Marc Fogel was. He saved me at a time in my life when I was most vulnerable. So now I’m doing everything in my power to save his. If anyone who happens to read this can help, now is the time. Marc Fogel with his wife, Jane, and their two sons and dog

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Six months ago, when Russian leader Vladi mir Putin launched his “special military operation” against Ukraine, NATO countries pondered how hard to push back without triggering nuclear escalation. Fast-forward to the present and the United Nations is now expressing “grave concern” that Ukraine’s largest nuclear power plant also the biggest in Europe has become engulfed in hostilities. Last Saturday, one of the six reac tors was shelled. On the same day, a dry-cask storage unit was also hit. Both sides, naturally, have blamed the other. That’s perhaps the most inflammatory develop ment in the past week for a military conflict that shows no sign of letting up. Russia continues to hold roughly 20 percent of the Ukrainian land mass, mostly along eastern region where many ethnic Russians live. But Ukraine, now armed with advanced missile systems from the west, has managed to blow up eight Russian warplanes, one Russian ammunition depot, four bridges critical to maintaining Russia’s strained supply lines, and barracks for mercenaries hired by the Putin regime. Everyone is suffering. Estimates vary and all are suspect but it appears that as many as 500 Russians are now being killed or wounded a day. As many as 200 Ukrainians become casualties of war with each passing day. The scope and scale of the refugee crisis remains too vast to count, but the Unites Nations estimates 12 million Ukrainians have fled their homes since the Russian invasion in February. Of those, five million report edly have left Ukraine and seven million have relocated within its borders. Not long ago, Santa Barbara maintained Sister City ties with Yalta, one of Ukraine’s most historically sig nificant cities. Those ties had muted with the passing of time. Even so, Santa Barbara and Santa Barbarans still find a way to reach out to Ukraine, as the following articles highlight. —Nick Welsh

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Ukraine-Born Occupational Therapist Volunteers Her Services to Home Country by Tyler Hayden CAN’T KEEP ’EM DOWN: Alina Tupchyk, standing left, said Ukrainians are a remarkably resilient people.

For more than a decade now, Alina Tupchyk, an occupational therapist at Cottage Hospital, has made annual pilgrimages to a retreat center in northwest Ukraine that serves people with disabilities. Set among old trees and wide fields, it’s a respite of free lodging, food, and medical care for those who need the extra support. “It’s a beautiful little place,” she said. Tupchyk always arrives with boxes of supplies braces, prosthet ics, and other medical equipment and readily volunteers herself to the country where she was born and spent the early years of her childhood. This June, she paid yet another visit. “This was a very dif ferent trip,” she said. While she utilized the retreat center as a home base, Tupchyk spent most of her three weeks in Ukraine embarked on a listening tour. “The goal was to assess the needs of people with disabilities,” she explained. “The needs that existed prior to the war and of those who have been newly injured.” Tupchyk visited 17 cities and towns and nine hospitals, speaking with doctors, nurses, NGO directors, local occupational therapists, and others. In the early days of the war, patients were concentrated in the eastern part of the country, where fighting was the heaviest. “Now they’re being shipped all over the country,” said Tupchyk. A common thread quickly became clear. “They’re overwhelmed,” Tupchyk said of the constant arrival of patients with missing limbs and other disabling injuries. “These places are bursting at the seams.” Hospitals and clinics simply don’t have enough beds to meet demand, and key pieces of equipment, such as wound vacuums, are in critically short supply. Tupchyk is accustomed to witnessing trauma in her everyday work life, but even she was taken aback by what she saw. “So many people came in with wounds that look like a bear took a couple of bites out of them,” she said. Though often lacking in tools and sometimes even behind on modern medical knowledge, the Ukrainians were always “hungry for education and mentorship,” Tupchyk found. “It was very eyeopening.” Tupchyk was happy to oblige by teaching providers about proper wound care and how to wrap limbs with ACE bandages to accommodate prosthetics, among other techniques. She also dis covered a big need for translation services, an issue she is working with a nonprofit to address. Tupchyk is now collaborating with a U.S. mobilizing aid

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Two Documentary Filmmakers Record the Early Months of the War by Brian O’Dea Photos by Frank Vilaca W ant to help bombed-out Ukrainians get ting shelled on a daily basis by Putin’s war machine? Fire Captain Isaac Siegel has a very simple suggestion. “Boots,” he said during a recent interview. “We need work boots. New ones, preferably, preferably boots with steel. But boots in good condition. Boots.” By day, Siegel works as a fire captain with the Santa Barbara Fire Department. The rest of his life, however, has become pretty much consumed by being the func tional equivalent of CEO for Project Joint Guardian, a new international nonprofit that’s helping Ukrainian firefighters and other first responders there deal with the mayhem and carnage that began with Russia’s attack this February and hasn’t let up since. To date, Project Joint Guardian has dispatched 21 firefighters and about 10,000 pounds of safety equipment in two separate missions to Ukraine. Another one 10 more firefighters and as much as 15,000 more pounds of equipment is sched uled to be sent this September, courtesy of Direct Relief. Ukrainian firefighters and first responders typically wade into the bombed-out and smoldering rubble, look ing for survivors, wearing nothing more than tennis shoes, wool pants, and raincoats that qualify as only sort-of fire resistant. “These guys are incredible first responders,” Siegel exclaimed. “They do things we wouldn’t dream of doing.” What’s defined as an on-the-job injury, Siegel noted, is very different in the Ukrainian war as opposed to what he’s seen in his 15 years as a firefighter. “There, you’re not considered injured if you can still do the work,” he said. “They have a very high casualty rate and injury rate, especially the firefighters.” That’s where the boots come in. It doesn’t help any that the Russian military has also been targeting first responders in what Siegel described as “double-tap” shelling assaults. Russians will shell a school, a hospital, a shopping mall, or a retirement home. Then they pause, knowing that first responders will soon arrive. They launch again, this time aiming to wipe out the Ukrainian first responders.

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Brian O’Dea and Frank Vilaca were among the ear liest filmmakers to begin documenting the war in Ukraine in the spring of this year. O’Dea, a writer and filmmaker, was in Santa Barbara visiting his family when the war broke out. He contacted his friend and longtime war photographer Frank Vilaca, and together they have spent months recording a documentary about the war. What follows are lightly edited excerpts from the diary O’Dea kept during the harrowing first month he and Vilaca spent traveling about the country, helping to deliver supplies, speak ing with Ukrainians struggling under constant bombardment, and visiting soldiers and volunteers fighting on the front lines. it wasn’t until this war in Ukraine started that Frank and I spoke again. We had first met while working together on a television show several years ago in Canada. Frank was an award-winning photographer who had documented conflicts around the world for 30 years, including the hor rific war crimes in Rwanda, Bosnia, and Herzegovina for the International Criminal Court. When I contacted him again, I had just returned from spending four months with my children in Santa Barbara and Los Angeles. I was, as so many were and are, incredibly dis turbed by the news reports coming back from the front, and I needed to speak with someone who could give me some “war perspective.”Afteranhour conversation on this new terror, we agreed to go to Ukraine together. A few calls later, we were able to get the financing needed for the trip. Scott Stirling, who owns Canada’s Super Channel, NTV, among other media properties, is a heart-directed guy and without hesitation said yes. His wife, Judy, told me her grandfather had fled Ukraine years ago. And Johnny, my lawyer brother, helped us get funding from the Newfoundland Film Development Corporation. So now we had the funds to make this happen, and truth fully, I was actually freaking out inside. I had to take some immediate actions that would close the exits, so buying

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First stop: Lviv train station. This place is hum ming, even busier than last night. Thousands of displaced people, people blown from their homes by cruise missiles and plain, gardenvariety bullets shot at them from ignorant russian soldiers who brought their dress uni forms with them because they were told they would be pelted with flowers by the people of Ukraine, who would greet them as liberators. Instead, they were met by Kalashnikovs, the very guns they brought with them to kill resist ingDr.Ukrainians.TirejBrimo is a Syrian refugee who fled his homeland 11 years ago, only carrying what he could fit into a woven plastic carry bag. An ethnic Kurd, he had no chance there, where he was only a year away from graduating medi cal school. When he arrived in Great Britain, however, he had to start medical school all over again. It took 10 years, and now he spends all of his free time, his vacation time, tend ing to displaced people, refugees, around the world. (An interview with Dr. Brimo can be found at Independent.com). At a secret location outside Lviv, we filled a truck with supplies for the front. Cigarettes, medicines, food, first aid kits, socks, sanitary products, and more. Serhiy has been behind the front lines 11 times prior to this trip, and he invited us to come along. This is one of the few times in Ukraine that I really felt the need to wear the body armor. We visited a number of outposts on the front. At one loca tion, where we were delivering supplies to a group of Ukrainian fighters, they pointed out a building about 100 yards away where they told us a unit of russian soldiers were gath ered with orders to take out where we were now standing. Quickly, a fire fight began. And also quickly, the russian soldiers failed in their mission.Weleft Serhiy on the front lines as we headed back west to Odessa. We made the bad mistake of using Waze. Never use Google Maps or Waze in a war zone. May 7th: Andrij left at 7:30 this morning to get fuel for our drive to Odessa. At 10:30, we were beginning to worry. Air raid sirens have been going off non-stop, and there is a very real chance that something happened to prevent his return. Finally, his little Chevro let diesel station wagon pulls up to the hotel.

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non-refundable airline tickets seemed like a goodThestart.airspace in Ukraine is closed; the clos est we could get by air was Krakow, Poland, and from there, we would have to get a driver to take us to a border town called Przemyśl (don’t even try). Once there, we could catch a train to Lviv, Ukraine. When you don’t speak the language, or know the customs, and you’re going to be required to explain yourself a hundred times a day at military roadblocks, you will need a fixer. But it turns out we weren’t the only people needing such help. Everywhere we tried, all the traditional routes, we could find no one Thenavailable.Iremembered a cameraman, Kamil Chrapowicki, I had once worked with was from Poland, and perhaps he could help. He was able to come up with a man who had been a captain in the military, Andrij Ishchik, who has his own car, and is willing. “I am honored to be asked to help you. I thank you; all of Ukraine thanks you.” We arrived at the train station in Lviv around 3 a.m. The rain was pouring down, drenching the thousands of refugees coming and going. There were those who could not stay any longer, fearful for bombs falling on them, and then there were those who could no longer stay in Poland and simply had to come home. I realized I would have much to learn in the comingTentsdays.populated the parking lot, tents filled with humanitarian aid workers. As there was, and is, a curfew in place, very few people are permitted on the road. But one of the volun teers there found us a ride in a small car with five others. The big bag with our helmets and body armor rode to the hotel on my lap. But in 10 minutes, we were dropped at Hotel Dnister on one of Lviv’s famous hills. Police-looking people everywhere, plain clothes, uniform, all staring at us, suspiciously, nervously. No suddenAroundmoves.4:30 in the morning, I was tossing and turning on an ultra-firm mattress when I heard my first real air raid siren begin to wail. This was a sound I had not heard since the Cold War Red Scare of the ’50s and ’60s. At 9:30 the next morning, we’re off, or on.

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Andrij was able, through a connection in the military, to get a full tank of fuel, plus two five-gallon jugs. We manage to get everything in the back of the wagon and climb in to a terribly smelling and ultra-dangerous vehicle. That’s when we made the mistake of turning on Waze for directions. Immediately, we are led directly to a bombed-out road. Andrij becomes agitated; Frank is telling him to “shut that fucking thing off. It’s going to lead us right into russian hands. It doesn’t know where the russians have control of the roads; it only knows the fastest routes.” You see, the main roads are in places under rus sian control, and if they get us, Frank had better get used to the taste of tattoos. A soldier at the front told us that russians would cut the Ukrainian heart tattoo off my arm and make Frank eat it. That is a gruesome thought. I’m not sure which would be worse getting a tattoo removed from my arm, non-surgically, just cut off with a pocket knife, or having to eat it. Frank tells Andrij, “In times like this, Andrij, slow is fast, and fast is slow.” We finally made it to Uman, nine hours later. Despite war going on all around them, the people seem unconcerned, as they do everywhere shells are not falling directly on them.Now, 6 a.m. The last air raid siren to go off was in the very early morning, a few hours ago, so we want to get moving before anything changesMother’shere.Day in Odessa: As one-fifth of the population will probably have fled Ukraine within the next month or so, life goes on in the region as though nothing extraordinary wasTherehappening.aresupermarkets on either side of the hotel where I am sitting writing this in Odessa. Other than the language on the labels, and the prices, I could have been in Whole Foods. They were filled with Sunday afternoon shoppers, casually picking through produce, checking the various cheeses and vast array of meats, buying incredibly inex pensive breads (Ukraine is called the bread basket of Europe, after all), and using the selfcheckouts like any other market anywhere. People lingered in the malls, smelling per fumes, trying on the latest fashions, buying kitchenware and bedding, all while air raid sirens blared through the air, piercing every thing. And out on the street, mothers and fathers gently pushed their strollers along promenades adjacent to the roadway, in no apparent hurry to get to a bomb shelter or underground. This despite the fact that this city was bombed four times yesterday, and many more bombing efforts have been called for today and tomorrow. I don’t think complacency is the right word, but people seem to be tired of running and hiding every time the sirens wail, and so, they carry on living. Happy Mother’s Day from Odessa. In downtown Lviv, there is a Palace of Arts, a beautiful building dedicated to Ukrainian arts. Today, however, it is a center for the distribution of supplies to refugees. Medi cines, diapers, sanitary products, clothes for women, men, and children, all arriving in huge boxes that had to be sorted by gender and age into different rooms. These rooms are at one moment filled to overflowing, and the next, empty. Medicine no sooner arrives than it is out the door. Vika Murovana is a cartoonist and animation designer, but today, she eats, sleeps, and works here, running this incredible enterprise. She was on her way to Denmark to pick up a truckload of supplies. She is in this for the long haul. “I must do this. My soul gives me no choice, and even if it did, I would still do this.”

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Peyton Robinson is a 20-something young man from Tennessee. We met in Bucha, where I was filming the devastation there. We found ourselves in front of a bullet-ridden monu ment in the square. Everything around us was completely devastated, high-rise buildings evaporated with ultrasonic missiles, bullet holes everywhere from advancing russian soldiers. I asked Peyton what he was doing here. His translator answered before he could. She said, “This beautiful, brave young man identifies the dead bodies. He does forensic analysis so that families can be notified, even for the russians. He risks his life every day here.” Peyton smiled humbly; we shook hands and went our own ways. A short walk from this battle-scarred mon ument was what used to be a kava (coffee) shop. There was a man out front mowing the lawn, and there seemed to be some activity inside, so I walked up the path and peeked in the door. Inside were Alex and Maria a young couple in their twenties, cleaning and trying to put things back together. “Any cof fee today?” I asked. Alex replied, “The rus sians took my espresso machine.” This is a story heard everywhere, russians looting like pirates. “A customer gave me another machine, but it has bullet holes in it and I have not been able to make it work yet. Maybe later.”Icould go on and on and on, and I have only been here for a month. The horrors are endless, but the resilience of these beautiful Ukrainian people is moving. They are deter mined to find their rightful place in the world despite this russian aggression. Slava Ukraini n

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COVER STORY COVER STORY who had served with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, was look ing for firefighters with military experi ence. Hundreds responded, mostly from the United States, but there were some from Western Australia. The outpouring of dona tions “used equipment,” by American standards from fire departments across the country and in Australia, Siegel said, was stunning. Ballistic vests. Helmets. Militarygrade personal medical kits for quick trauma response. Two dozen jaws-of-life kits. Boots. Even a fire engine. Project Joint Guardian has dispatched two missions each one three weeks long though Siegel, who has a degree in supply train logistics and is an operations city fire captain, is too indispensable to be sent overseas. He stressed that he keeps his vol unteer work separate from that for the City of Santa Barbara. “No taxpayer dollars used,” he Siegelsaid. got involved in part because he’s a firefighter. “That’s just what we do,” he said. It’s also because Siegel is descended from Eastern European Jews from Poland and Czechoslovakia. Some participated in the Jewish revolt of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of World War II. Many met their end in Nazi gasSiegel’schambers.parents grew up on the East Coast but met in San Francisco, both big fans of Jefferson Airplane. Siegel’s mother became a teacher, and his father was a public defender for 37 years. He and a brother both became firefighters. He joined the U.S. Forest Service, became one of the almost-mythical Hot Shots at Los Padres National Forest, and 10 years ago, he joined the City of Santa Barbara Fire Department.“Myparents are proud of my work,” Siegel said, “but my mom will still tell me not to sacrifice myself for a tree.” As for his work on behalf of Ukrainian first responders, there’s no hint of parental equivocation. “Being East ern European Jews, they both understand what happens when people do nothing.” As CEO, Siegel must fundraise. Air fares aren’t cheap, and gas in Ukraine costs $20-$40 a gallon. And he handles tax issues, website details, securing Medivac insurance for vol unteers, and getting the right people sent to the right place with the right equipment at the right time. Military experience is essen tial, Siegel said. Though so far the volunteers have only experienced scrapes and cuts, it is a war zone. And though there have been no encounters with Russian military, Siegel assumes Project Joint Guardian volunteers would be treated as hostile operatives. Having a Ukrainian speaker in each con tingent is also critical at least two are in every group. The volunteers spend consid erable time training their Ukrainian coun terparts on the proper use of the equipment they’re sending. “We don’t want it to end up in some warehouse,” Siegel said. Luckily, it turns out that fire departments in Sacramento and San Francisco have relatively large numbers of people of Ukrainian descent. Siegel’s been most struck by the unity of the Ukrainian people. “We’d heard there were all these different factions, but that’s about 100 percent wrong. We’re not running into peo ple who are Russians who happen to speak Ukrainian; we’re running into Ukrainians.”

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prosthetist as well. Thinking longer term, Tupchyk said she would love for her Cottage colleagues to offer their own expertise on different medical top ics. Many have already expressed interest in doing so. She’s hoping to set up conferences and seminars, which her contacts in Ukraine are excited to facilitate. “They’re eager to be more effective,” she said. Tupchyk made it a point to thank another Santa Barbara orga nization Direct Relief International— for helping her buy a wheelchair-accessible van and shipping it overseas. As she traveled throughout the country, Tupchyk saw no shortage of urban destruc tion. “It felt unreal,” she said. “Like a mirage.” But it was visiting her in-laws’ abandoned home in Kyiv her husband is also Ukrai nian-American that really cut her to the core. “That house used to be so vibrant, always full of people,” she said. “Now it’s utterly life less. I broke down.” As the war drags on, Tupchyk observed, the Ukrainians have had no choice but to adapt to their new reality of “constant air raid sirens, limited supplies, and relatives dying left and right.” They’re a resilient and resourceful people and rely on one another to survive, she said. Tupchyk remembered a woman she met who lived in an apartment with her son, who is deaf, blind, and bedridden. “She lives for her son,” Tupchyk said. “He’s the light of her life.” While most of their neighbors began to flee from the oncoming fighting, one man on her floor remained behind to help care for them. Also at the center, workers have constructed a swing that can accommodate wheelchairs based only on seeing a photograph of the con traption. Someday, Tupchyk said, she would like to see the facility expanded and mod ernized into a state of the art rehabilitation center. While her trips typically take place in the summer, Tupchyk hopes to return sooner this time, perhaps before the end of the year. “They’re incredibly grateful,” she said. n mobilizing aid cont'd

As for reports of Ukrainian anti-Semi tism, Siegel said that’s been overblown too. “It’s there, but no more than here in North America,” he said. “Being ethnically Jewish is my personal motivation, but we’re nondenominational. We’re there to help our fel low human beings.” If it were Russians who needed help, Siegel said, his crews would help any non-combatants or POWs too. “They’re fellow human beings.” For more information, visit projectjointguardian.org.

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8/18: Third Thursday at SBMA Enjoy docent talks, artist-led activities, a raffle, and music provided by DJ Darla Bea. Don’t forget to check out the newly installed iconic portrait bust, Nefertiti Miles Davis (Gold) by artist Awol Erizku now on view over the Visitor Services desk. 5-8pm. S.B. Museum of Art, 1130 State St. Free. tickets.sbma.net

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8/19: Mark Charles Unsettling Truths Lecture Tour Mark Charles, son of an American woman and Navajo man, speaker, writer, and co-author of the book Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery a blend of history, theology, and cultural commentary about the official church giving Christian explorers the right to claim territories they “discovered” will give a lecture followed by a Q&A and book-signing. 7-8:30pm. La Casa de la Raza, 601 E. Montecito St. Free. Email ranchopalominosb@gmail.com tinyurl.com/MarkCharlesLecture 8/19: Botanic Garden Virtual Talk: Climate Change and Drought Extremes: A Critical Perspective from Ancient Trees in California Daniel Griffin, PhD, assistant professor of geography at the University of Minnesota and dendrochronologist (scientist who studies tree rings), will talk about how extreme drought in California is connected to climate change and human activities, what can be learned about climate using tree rings from old growth forests in California, and more. Register to receive a Zoom link. 5:30-6:30pm. $10-$12. Call (805) 682-4726. sbbotanicgarden.org/calendar 8/19: An Evening of Spirit Communication with Medium Priscilla Keresey Celebrate the miracle of life after death with New York medium Priscilla Keresey, who will demystify spirit communication and encourage guests to believe that their experiences with deceased loved ones are genuine as she explains the process of receiving evidence and mes sages periodically throughout the evening. 7-9pm. Unity Church of S.B., 227 E. Arrellaga St. $40. tinyurl.com/PriscillaKeresey

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8/18: Catalina Island Conservancy: 50 Years of Island Stewardship Conservancy president and CEO Tony Budrovich will talk about the trust’s history of preservation and share his vision for the future of Catalina Island, which is 42,000 acres of protected space the majority of the island. 7pm. S.B. Maritime Museum, 113 Harbor Wy., Ste. 190. Free. Call (805) 962-8404. sbmm.org/santa-barbara-events

8/18: The Head And The Heart Indie folk band from Seattle, WA, The Head and the Heart will stop in S.B. on their Every Shade of Blue tour in support of the album that was released this past June with Dawes, L.A.’s American folk rock band, to open the show. 6:30pm. S.B. Bowl, 1122 N. Milpas St. $41-$81. Call (805) 962-7411. sbbowl.com 8/18: Abstraction after Psychology with Suzanne Hudson Art historian and L.A.-based critic Suzanne Hudson will discuss mid-century abstraction in relation to psychol ogy and projective testing and the ways that the use of images in clinical settings has condi tioned audience encounters with art. 5-6pm. Mary Craig Auditorium, S.B. Museum of Art, 1130 State St. Free-$5. tickets.sbma.net 8/18-8/21, 8/23-8/24: PCPA Presents Into the Woods “Be careful what you wish for” is the theme of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Brothers Grimm–inspired musical that follows the Baker and his wife, who journey through the woods to break the Witch’s spell that has left them childless. They cross paths with Cinderella and Rapunzel, their Princes, Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf, and so many more. Recommended for ages 8 and up. The show runs through September 4. 8pm. Solvang Festival Theater, 420 2nd St., Solvang. $43.50-$55. Call (805) 922-8313. pcpa.org/shows

8/18: Herbal First Aid Online Work shop Learn to make your own herbal first aid kit of tinctures, salves, oils, and extracts to help with cuts, scrapes, burns, bites, and stings. 2-5pm. $37. Email info@artemisiaacademy .com. tinyurl.com/HerbalKit

THURSDAY 8/18 8/19: UCSB Arts & Lec tures Presents Hot Fun in the Summertime: Jumanji Join to watch 2017’s Jumanji (rated PG-13) about four teenagers who find an old video game console and get sucked into the jungle world of Jumanji in the bodies of their ava tars played by Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, and Karen Gillan. Bring breathable blankets ((no plastic/ nylon/tarps), low chairs, and a picnic! 8:30pm. Sunken Gardens, S.B. County Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa St. Free. Call (805) 893-3535. artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

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8/24: Jesse Cook Take in a night of new flamenco, world music, and the ethno-jazz sounds of globalguitar virtuoso Jesse Cook in his Tempest II tour. 8pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. GA: $33.75-49.25. Call (805) 963-0761. Read more on p. 37. lobero.org/whats-on

TUESDAY 8/23 8/23: Book Launch and Q&A: The God Who Riots: Taking Back the Radical Jesus Public theo logian, writer, and video essayist Damon Garcia will give a short talk about his book, The God Who Riots: Taking Back the Radical Jesus, about how God chose the side of the oppressed and how the struggle for liberation with today’s protests, riots, and strikes are not unlike Jesus when he flipped tables in the temple and led an empiredestabilizing movement for liberation. A Q&A will follow the talk. 6-8pm. Third Window Brewing, 406 E. Haley St., #3. $15. tinyurl.com/TheGodWhoRiots

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8/21: Girly Q: Pacific Pride Week Kick-Off Party and Benefit Concert Comedian Audrey Stewart will be the Master of Ceremonies with perfor mances by award-winning singer/songwriter/guitarist Jennifer Corday and S.B.’s Jayne Wayne band followed by a dance party with DJ Darla Bea. Proceeds will benefit Pacific Pride Foundation. 5:30-11:30pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club,1221 State St., Ste. 205. GA: $20-$25; VIP: $75. Ages 21+. Call (805) 962-7776 x6. tinyurl.com/Girly-Q

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MONDAY 8/22 8/22: Guided Lamrim Meditation Beginners or those with experience can become familiar with the minds of Lamrim, a special set of meditations presented by the Indian Buddhist Master Atisha that condense essential teachings of Buddha Shakyamuni a practice that modern people can use their daily life. In-person on Zoom. 6:30-7:45pm. Mahakankala Buddhist Ctr., 508 Brinkerhoff $10 suggested Call (805) 5636000. tinyurl.com/GuidedLamrim

8/20: Goleta’s Dam Dinner This free community event will bring together friends and neighbors as tables and chairs will be set up by the dam with breathtaking views of Lake Los Carneros and the mountains. Bring your own picnic dinner and beverages or purchase Dam pupusas, tamales, and tacos from Elubia’s Kitchen. Bluegrass band The Salt Martians will serenade with a few kid-friendly activities and the Kona Ice Truck. 5-7pm. Enter off N. La Patera Ln. or Stow House, 304 N. Los Carneros Rd. Free. tinyurl.com/GoletaDamDinner

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WEDNESDAY 8/24 8/24: Illuminate Virtual Speaker Series: A Virtual Conversation with Dr. Kelly McGonigal Health psychologist and lecturer at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business Dr. Kelly McGonigal’s mission is to translate insights from psychology and neuroscience into practical strategies that support personal well-being and strengthen communities. Registration is required. 6-7pm. Free tinyurl.com/DrKellyMcGonigal Carpinteria:THURSDAY800 block of Linden Ave., 3-6:30pm Montecito:FRIDAY1100 and 1200 blocks of Coast Village 8-11:15amRd., DowntownSATURDAYS.B.: Corner of Santa Barbara and Cota sts., 8am-1pm Goleta:SUNDAYCamino Real10am-2pmMarketplace, OldTUESDAYTownS.B.: 500-600 blocks of State St., 3-7pm CopenhagenWEDNESDAYSolvang:Dr. (805) 962-5354 sbfarmersmarket.org

8/20: LBVA National Honey Bee Day 2022 Members of the Lompoc Valley Beekeepers Association will be on hand to offer local expertise and education on beekeeping, a peek into the life of bees with an observation hive, and honey tasting. Tasting flights will be available for purchase. 11am-4pm. Flying Goat Cellars Tasting & Art Salon, 1520 E. Chestnut Ct., Lompoc. Free. Call (805) 588-0996 or email kate@flyinggoatcellars.com. tinyurl.com/LBVAhoneyBeeDay

8/21: 41st McConnell’s Ice Cream Endurance Events Choose from a 5K or 10K (or run both) that will start on the oceanfront and then go out and back on a flat bike path. There will be a free kids’ run at 10:30am. All finishers will receive a chip and McConnell’s ice cream coupons. Funds raised will go toward the Club West, S.B.’s track and field running support group. 8-5pm. Goleta Beach County Park, 5986 Sandspit Rd., Goleta. Free-$30. tinyurl.com/McConnellsRun

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“The downfall of this is you don’t have much time to pre pare. You get two games and a scrimmage and then it’s league,” said Dos Pueblos head coach A.J. Pateras. “For me, I look at it as every week is a playoff game, and every week you have an opportunity to position yourself in league standings to qualify for the Davidplayoffs.”Busois back at running back and linebacker after a solid 2021 campaign on both sides of the ball. His instincts and hard-nosed mentality will be key, as the Chargers will need to play a physical brand of football and win the line of scrimmage to have success.

Offensive lineman/defensive tackle Ebrahim Alfar was a focal point in the running game last season and will be a key asset again this season. Tight end/defensive end Johnny Froh ling will also start on both sides of the ball. Owen Lauderdale will once again be a stalwart in the sec ondary at free safety. Running backs Nathan Jones and Brody Branstetter are both sophomores who are sure to contribute.

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Dos Pueblos, San Marcos, and Santa Barbara high schools are now in the new eight-team Channel League, which com prises many of the larger public campuses in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, including Ventura, Buena, Oxnard, Pacifica, Rio Mesa, and Channel Islands high schools.

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The 2021 season was one to forget for the Carpinteria football team as the Warriors finished with a 0-10 record. It’s a numbers game for head coach Mario Robinson as the Warriors currently have 38 players on the varsity roster and are unable to field a junior varsity team. Development will be key for this relatively inexperienced team.

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Gossett will also play more on defense this season, where he will contribute at linebacker and likely have opportunities to rush the passer. At quarterback, A.J. Vele will take the reins after serving as Michael Luckhurst’s understudy last season. Vele is a good athlete with a sturdy frame, and his ability to bolster the run game in addition to efficient passing will be critical. Other key contributors will be Bryan Trejo, who is a returning starter at cornerback and will also see a lot of time at receiver this season. Trejo will also take over the kicking duties after the Luckhurst family held down that position with superb results for the past several seasons. Sue Luamanu, who recently picked up a scholarship offer from Cal Poly, will pull double duty at offensive guard and defensive tackle. At 6'1" and 320 pounds, Luamanu is the strongest player on the team, as evidenced by his ability to bench press 225 pounds 26 times during a weight-lifting ses sion this offseason, which would have been a good number at the NFL Pasefikacombine.Salatielu will also start both ways on the offensive and defensive line, and at 6'3" and 245 pounds, he moves with quickness and agility of a much smaller player. Isaac Burquez will be a key contributor in the secondary as a safety. Roy Luvu is a returning starter at cornerback and will also play at wide receiver. A newcomer to watch is junior Misa Paiau, who will spell Gossett at running back and linebacker. At 5'10" and 210 pounds, he has the size and explosiveness to be a star in the future.“It’s a fun group to work with,” said Bishop Diego head coach Tom Crawford. “The number of two-way players that we’re going to be counting on is a concern, given the league we’re playing in, but we’ve kind of historically had to do that with our guys.”

Senior running back Andre McCullough is perhaps the most explosive player in Santa Barbara County, as he eclipsed 1,400 yards rushing last year and has dedicated himself in the offseason to getting bigger, stronger, and faster in search of a memorable senior season. Josh Engel returns at quarterback for his senior season after getting significant snaps as a sophomore and junior. His command of the offense and confidence as a passer are both muchCoachimproved.Ralph Molina has been rebuilding the program from the ground up after taking over in June 2021. After a full off-season program, the Royals are looking to reap the benefits of a renewed emphasis on the weight room and preparation.“Theyhave really bought in,” said Molina of the weight room. “They understand what they have to do to compete.”

It all begins with senior Qu’Ran Gossett, a powerful running back who eclipsed 1,000 yards rushing last season, including transcendent performances in victories over Garces Memo rial and Liberty of Bakersfield. “I’m extremely excited about it. I can’t wait to play the com petition in the Marmonte League,” Gossett said. “With all of the D-1 players in the league, there will be a lot of exposure. I just can’t wait to see what our team can do.”

“Everybody’s tough in the Citrus Coast League,” Robinson said. “Our goal is to improve and compete.”

DOS PUEBLOS After going 2-8 last season, the Chargers are looking to improve on their win total. Junior quarterback Ryan Marsh has shown marked improvement after sharing the position with Jordan Rico a year ago. Dos Pueblos is now the northernmost team of the CIF Southern Section, but in order to make the playoffs, the Char gers will have to pull off a few upsets in Channel League play.

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Talon Trumble will be taking over at quarterback for Carpinteria. It is his first year playing the position, but he has shown the ability to run the football with toughness and has a strongRunningarm.back Erick Trejo was a first-team All-Citrus Coast League selection last season and figures to be a key cog in the Warriors’ offensive attack.

Bishop Diego is fresh off a berth into the CIF Division 2 playoffs and will now take a huge leap up in competition as a result of joining the powerhouse Marmonte League, which includes Calabasas, Oaks Christian, Simi Valley, St. Bonaven ture, and CarpinteriaWestlake.remains in the Citrus Coast League along with Fillmore, Hueneme, Nordhoff, and Santa Paula high schools. League play figures to be as challenging as ever for the Santa Barbara area programs and may come down to a war of attrition with regards to keeping key players healthy through out the regular season.

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INDEPENDENT.COM AUGUST 18, 2022 THE INDEPENDENT 31 Christmas came in April this year for the Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society. Seventy-two years ago, the 1950 decennial cen sus was taken across the nation, and the results were stashed in the National Archives. Collecting informa tion about age, sex, race, employment, military service, and more, the census provided important data about the U.S. population, but the specifics were not released due to a rule that has kept the details of every census since 1870 private from the public for 72 years.

Now, this treasure trove of un-redacted information from the mid-20th century has been released, enabling everyone to go back in time and discover secrets about family histories, famous persons, or next-door neigh bors from the ’50s. “We’ve been helping others find their families in the census. At our 1950 census party, I helped someone find their father at a university,” explained Holly Sny der, the Outreach Chair at the Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society. “It’s exciting to be part of their journey in finding their ancestors!”

This is the final season for J.T. Stone as the head coach of Santa Barbara High, and he has a proven winner in junior quarterback Abel Renteria at the helm of his high-powered offense. The Dons have an embarrassment of riches at the skill positions, and Renteria is coming off a season where he passed for 1,800 yards and ran for nearly 1,000.“Icall him Tim Tebow,” said Stone of Renteria. “Tebow wasn’t the best passer, but he moved the chains and he got the job done. That’s what Abel is, and he’s going to be able to do that in college as well.”

At receiver, the Dons return juniors Winston Bartley and Jack Holdren, who were both heavy contributors last season and appear ready to explode. Sophomores Tomas Gil and Kai Mault will be added to the receiver rotation and offer high upside. A.J. Gomez will anchor the offensive line at center, where he serves as a coach on the field. Freshman Malachi Johnston, whom Stone touts as a next-level prospect, will start at one of the tackle positions. On defense, Andrew Tobin is a key returner in the secondary. Nathan Barrios is back at linebacker and will once again split carries with Koa Herrera at run ning back. First-Team All-Channel League selection Jeffery Lechuga returns on the defensive line in addi tion to his kicking duties and will be counted on for increased production. “I told our guys that no matter what, our goal is to win the league title. I think that’s more important than winning the CIF championship this year,” Stone said. “I say that because the way the CIF seeds you is so screwed up. If we win this league, you can look down the 101 and really be proud of that.”

In 1950, Santa Barbara was a very different place. The city population was half of what it is today, and the county population was one fourth. UCSB was still “The Santa Barbara College of the University of Cali fornia” located on the Riviera, moving to Goleta later in 1954 and becoming UCSB in 1958. Lake Cachuma didn’t exist yet, with the Bradbury Dam only just beginning construction in 1950. Meanwhile, Goleta was still dominated by large ranches rather than sub urban development. A decade earlier, the 1940 census had asked which households owned a radio, but by 1950, that question was gone. Instead, the new census asked different questions about employment and education, along with questions about military service influenced by the recent end of World War II. Many prior censuses had asked where people were living five years previ ously to gain insights into immigration; the 1950 cen sus asked where people had lived just one year before because so many had been serving overseas in 1945. For anyone who’s curious about their family’s past, or who lived in their home 72 years ago, the data release offers a unique window into Santa Barbara life at the time. “We tend to not ask our parents and grand parents what it was like back then,” Snyder pointed out. “This is a good opportunity to start that conversation and capture their stories for future generations.” See 1950census.archives.gov. of 1950 Census Available by Finnegan Wright Take a Trip Through Time

For her, that relates directly to the Santa Barbara wine industry. “I can pick up the phone and call anybody, and I feel very confident that they would help me, and I would do the same,” she said. “We’re all competitors, but we’re also all colleagues. We have a lot of small producers and everyone has their own stamp.”

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After a childhood in Farmington Hills, Magdevski got her undergrad degree in political science from the University of Michigan and then worked toward a master’s in journalism at Michigan State. She won a Fulbright scholarship to study ethnic issues in Macedonia.“Thecountry had fallen apart — Yugoslavia was no longer,” explained Magdevski, who wanted to become part of the solution by working for the United Nation and other NGOs. “My ultimate goal was to solve world peace. I was going to be the one to find that template.” She took a break by coming to California for a “totally temporary” six months, all the while applying for NGO jobs in Eastern Europe. Three months in, she realized, “Where am I going? Califor nia? Or Albania? What makes more sense?” She settled in Malibu in the mobile home of a family friend, wrote articles in the Pepperdine University library, and worked at a flower shop. In 2003, while visiting Macedonia again with her dad, who was pointing out the abandoned yet still surviving vineyards, the two hatched a dream to revive ecotourism in the area by replanting vineyards. The next year, she befriended the actor Emilio Estevez, who was planting a half-acre of pinot noir in his Point Dume backyard. The vines never worked, because it was too damp and cold on the coast. But, said Magdevski, “It was a beautiful way to start the experience because the expectations were never an amazing wine. The approach was very fundamental in terms of understanding the process and the value of theThenwork.”she visited the Santa Ynez Valley with her dad. “As soon as you cross that hill on 154 for the first time, your life changes,” says Magdevski. “That was the most beautiful experience. That was it. We had the most amaz ing afternoon. We fell in love with the valley.”

What follows is an edited excerpt from Vines & Vision: The Winemakers of Santa Barbara County, published in 2020 by Matt Kettmann and Macduff Everton. W ith parents who emigrated from Macedonia to Michigan in the 1960s, Sonja Magdevski visited their homeland every summer to see relatives and the village where they’d lived for“Ingenerations.theBalkans at that time, everything connected to the village,” says Magdevski, who appreciated the role that the community played in growing food, har vesting grapes, and so many other aspects of rural life. “Wine, whiskey, and beer were always part of the table, but it was always homemade. We grew up with a great perspective on different cultures. I was super intrigued by that. I had all these questions I wanted to answer, which is why I got into journalism.”

COLLABORATION KEYS: Sonja Magdevski is reminded of Macedonian village life in how Santa Barbara vintners cooperate so well. “We’re all competitors, but we’re also all colleagues,” she said. “We have a lot of small producers and everyone has their own stamp.”

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In 2015, Magdevski started dating winemaker Greg Brewer, cofounder of Brewer-Clifton, and they married two years later. Magdevski’s parents retired to Guada lupe, but her dad got restless, so he started working in vineyards. Her brother also lives here and works at Babi’s in Los Alamos. She hasn’t been back to Macedonia since 2009 — the pandemic threw a wrench in 2020 plans — but the lessons remain poignant. “In the village, everyone had to rely on one another,” she said. “The value of community and the importance of helping each other are very valuable to me.”

Magdevski started sourcing fruit from the Santa Ynez Valley for her project, which she called Casa Dumetz, a reference to the Spanish missionary for whom Point Dume is named. In 2011, she left the L.A. life behind, started crashing at a friend’s pad in Los Alamos, and opened a small tasting room in the one-street town, which was just emerging as a culinary hotspot. “I was so deer-in-headlights — I just knew that I loved doing this,” said Magdevski, who studied at Allan Hancock College while funding the tasting room with a $10,000 loan from her par ents. “Sometimes people are afraid of commit ments, but for me, it was very freeing. I knew what the top priority was. I wasn’t scattered anymore.”Magdevski challenged long-held, indus try-wide tasting room standards, like not providing chairs so people wouldn’t linger too long and closing by 5 p.m. “That’s so counterintuitive,” she said. “No one even comes home until 5 or 6.” She stayed open ’til 8 p.m., made the space comfortable for lounging, and started a speaker series. “I’m here all the time — I want to learn something, too,” she explained “We had deejays and all kinds of foolish stuff. But people would come, and I would be so shocked.” Success was speedy, and Magdevski moved the tasting room to a larger spot down the block in 2013 and opened Babi’s Beer Emporium next door, where she served beers, ciders, wine, and occasionally food. Babi was her grand mother. “She always invited everyone to her table and always forgave everybody regardless of how negative they had been to her, which was a great lesson,” said Mag devski. “She loved drinking and singing songs. She was a really cool woman.” With the commerce component working, Magdevski focused on her winemaking, which today includes three brands: Casa Dumetz, which produces just one Sta. Rita Hills pinot noir each vintage; Clementine Carter, home to her fascination with grenache and other Rhône wines, named after her favorite Western character; and Feminist Party, a red blend. “The Feminist Party is about radical inclusion,” she says of her only blended wine. “Everyone is invited to the party to have some fun.”

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An alumna from 1990 who has been a champion of social justice and education throughout her life and has a long history with FLA, which she attributes as vital in her success in becoming a changemaker at just 15 years old. Currently, she is the Associate Director of Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Paloma attended Stanford University and Stanford Graduate School of Education. She was a founding member of the FLA chapter in Santa Barbara and was FLA’s ﬁrst Development Director. To this day, Paloma continues to volunteer with FLA and now serves on the Board of Directors for the FLA-East Bay chapter.

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A rising sophomore majoring in Ethnicity, Race, & Migration at Yale University, who joined the FLAmilia in 2017. Jesus was born and raised in Oxnard, where he became involved with the Port Hueneme region’s ﬁrst youth council, serving as the President for two years, and today as a volunteer. Jesus emphasized that he would not have grown to be who he is without the push and motivation that FLA gave him. As a ﬁrst-generation and low-income student, Jesus always had a vision of pursuing higher education which FLA helped make possible. “FLA holds a special place in my heart. FLA is an organization where I can be myself and continue to grow as a leader. That is why I continue to support FLA and volunteer whenever I can. At the end of the day, I know that I have a FLAmilia who will be there to support me.”

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A fter nearly two decades of building Joel Gott Wines from an idea to a powerhouse producer of affordable cabernet sauvignon, sauvignon blanc, and more, Alisa Jacobson made happy waves by starting her own brand, Turning Tide, last year. This year, she combined her viticulture connections, ecominded intent, and sales savvy to craft an organically grown cab from Central Coast fruit at a volume and price that got Whole Foods excited. That wine, as well as an organic sauvignon blanc, will be in all California outlets of the grocery store this month, and then will be rolled out across the country this fall. On top of that, Jacobson is also releasing an even cheaper yet still delicious cab called AJ, which will be distributed by Skurnik Wines across the country later this year. But her dedication is to making sustainable wines from the Central Coast, where she now lives in Shell Beach. “Even though the concept of organic is well-known, it still only accounts for less than one percent of all farming opera tions,” explained Jacobson. “The challenge is finding enough organic fruit and, because it’s in-demand, the pricing is a bit higher.”Santa Barbara County is well-positioned to lead the way, compared to other regions where disease pressure is too high for organic fungicides and pesticides to function well. “Santa Bar bara is close enough to the ocean to get wind that comes through in the afternoon, which helps with disease,” said Jacobson, who’s also using her good relationships with farmers here to convert more acres to organic. “The quality of the wines in the Central Coast and Santa Bar bara County I believe are superb for the price,” she said. “This will help organic wines make more of a name for themselves, being of better quality while being economically affordable to the consumer.” —Matt Kettmann See turningtidewines.com.

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Y ears ago, when driving the San Marcos Pass to Santa Barbara and back five days a week for his daugh ter’s medical appointments, Jonathan Firey remembers a melody came into his head, inspired by the stunning mountain ous views, and he felt an impulse to make a song.Forthe professional guitarist whose 12-year career in Nashville has yielded an impressive catalog of original work that sits at the intersection of New Acoustic instrumental music, modern bluegrass, and folksy Americana this is not unusual. Firey is used to creating music as part of daily life, funneling the world through his guitar. But the melody he heard at the top of the pass and the album it now anchors, A Taste of the Valley (avail able for streaming/download starting August 19), would come to document an important and very personal turn in the songwriter’s practice. “The week after we moved from Nash ville to Santa Ynez in 2016, our baby daughter was diagnosed with autism,” Firey says of what led to those long hours in the car. “We could see she would need special care, so I shut the door on my com mercial music career to focus on that.”

Luckily for Firey’s fans, good melo dies like love will always find a way: His daughter is doing great now, but, at the time, he explains, “It was a hard, dark season for our family. We were in a hold ing pattern of uncertainty and grief when these melodies were coming to mind. So, out of that season of not really trying to do music, music started to grow again, and that’s how the record was born.”

Lover’s Loop hiking trail is another local destination that inspired a track on the album, as well as Cold Spring Tavern and the former Mattie’s Tavern, which get their due alongside the fabled San Mar cos Pass. “When you reach the crest of the pass, headed toward Santa Ynez, that’s one of the best views you’ll ever see,” Firey says. “I’ve toured the country, seen the world, but that one is just incredible.”

The Academy of American Poets recently named Santa Barbara Poet Laureate Emma Trelles as one of the 22 awarded 2022 Poet Laureate Fellows, which includes a $50,000 award to honor poets of literary merit appointed to serve in civic positions and to enable them to undertake meaningful, impactful, and innovative projects. Trelles the ninth poet laureate of Santa Barbara and the first Latina appointed to this post is understandably excited about the award. “I’m just deeply honored and thrilled and humbled that they would invest in my creative and community work,” she said of the honor, which she will use to further develop the Mission Poetry Series and have the series poets conduct four free seasonal community poetry classes in conjunction with the Santa Barbara Public Library.One poem written by each class participant will be selected to be published and publicly displayed in an outdoor poetry walk at the library’s branches and local“Theschools.poems become a kind of stand-up artwork that folks can read and engage with in our public spaces. It’s a way for people to creatively express themselves and also learn about each other,” Trelles explained.“Thenext poetry walk will feature the poems of all the youth poets (ages 14-19) who sign up for our upcoming September 3 workshop, ‘Poetry as a Portal to Imagining Worlds,’ taught by poet and author Crystal AC Salas, who was a co-winner last year of the Alta California Chapbook Prize by Gunpowder Press.” Trelles will also use the award to continue to fund/develop the Gunpowder Press Alta California Chapbook Prize in 2022–23. Open to all Latinx poets in California, the prize amplifies and honors the voices of Latinx writers and their communities through publication in bilingual editions, a $250 honoraria, ten copies of their chapbook, and an invitation to read at the Mission Poetry Series. —Leslie Dinaberg LAUREATE REESEREGINA FELTSHOLLY

What’s next for Firey? Getting back up on the stage to share his music with live audiences again after a long break to work on the album. Upcoming dates include August 20 at Silk Road’s Kitchen in Solvang, and September 12 in Montecito. —Robyn Wise See jonathanfirey.com.

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The son of a music store owner who also toured with a popular bluegrass band, Firey grew up playing guitar in a small rural church in Oklahoma, surrounded by musicians and destined to pursue a life in music. He cites influences beyond his gospel-inflected childhood, such as James Taylor, the Eagles, and classic country, but a formal music education isn’t among them. “I got kicked out of my high school orchestra because I played everything by ear and didn’t read music,” the musician says. “I would take the sheet music they gave me and turn it upside down on the stand. One afternoon, the horn players behind me noticed and started laughing, so I got in trouble for being too disruptive. By that point, I was already getting paid to play gigs on the weekends.” Decades later, Firey is still doing things his own way, this time with a selfproduced release (he played, mixed, and mastered the album) that immortalizes the Santa Ynez Valley’s beauty and history. These nine tracks are rich with cinematic quality. A blend of traditional bluegrass chords, mostly major key signatures, ring ing open notes, and bluesy licks gives the release an approachable, very contempo rary New Acoustic sound, with diary-like texture playing a huge part. “When I found out about Figueroa, I would drive up there and hike around until a melody popped into my head,” Firey says of the track named after those mountains, which is the only song on the album that’s in a minor key. “You hear the history of the Valley in that one it’s a little ghost-y and haunting. There’s an energy, an ancient heart of the Valley that reaches back to the Native American cul ture here. If you slow down enough, you can pick up on it.”

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Known for his videos as well as the music, Cook said, “What I love about social media is that it really doesn’t matter if it’s incredibly wellrecorded, or if it was expen sive or difficult to make … if there’s something magical in what you make … people will find it and share it. And once that happens, it kind of takes on a life of its own.”

After Love in the Time of COVID, Cook came back to the current record and real ized what it was missing was world music instruments. He called up a lot of friends and got all sorts of exotic instruments from all over the world on the tracks, “and I started liking it a whole lot more that’s why the record is called Libre (‘free’ in Span ish).”Now that he’s finally been able to get out on the road and share those tracks for an audience, Cook said it’s been a bit of a revelation after 25 years of touring. “I’ve always loved it. But it also was always kind of a love-hate relationship, where in order to do the thing you love playing music you had to leave your family. … Having spent the last two-plus years sitting at home with my family, I’m pretty happy to get back out on the road and play live with people in front of an audience.”

Jesse Cook performs at the Lobero Theatre (33 E. Canon Perdido St.) on Wednesday, August 24, at 8 p.m. For more information, visit lobero.org/events/jesse-cook by Josef Woodard F rom just the first few notable notes of “We’ll Be Alright,” the opening track of last year’s A Few Stars Apart, from Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, it’s déjà vu all over again, and once-removed. Floating gracefully over a slow-going waltz pulse, Nelson’s vibrato-basted and carefully phrased tones make no mistake or apology about Lukas’s noble lineage as Willie Nelson’s boy making good.

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In keeping with Willie’s general M.O., Lukas’s music is a positive and healing force, as he will have a chance to impart again when his band returns to town to The Arlington Theatre on Wednesday, August 24. Lukas Nelson, alongside his brotherly cohort Micah, has played local stages multiple times, from intimate late-night sets at SOhO to the “big houses” with hip elders. There were the Nelson boys, backing up Willie at the Chumash Casino in 2011, and more substantially, appearing as the actual backup band for the legendary Neil Young at the Bowl in 2016 (the semi-infamous curfew-buster night) and later in a set of tour warmup shows at the Lobero. All the while, though, Nelson has steadily evolved and deepened his band-leading resolve and impressive songbook, earning rights as an important artist in his own right. The Arlington show and tour celebrate continuing life beyond the COVID curtain and showcase A Few Stars Apart, album num ber six for the neo-country-rocking Promise of the Real. This “pandemic” project was recorded in mostly live, old-school style at Nashville’s storied RCA Studio A a room where Willie worked in years past. On a tune such as “Hand Me a Light,” a neo-classic-country track on the new album (in duet with Rina Ford), Nelson dips directly into the troughs of historical and family influence without pretension. Other strong tunes include the “hit” “Perennial Bloom (Back to You),” and the title track, a memo rial tribute to a family friend. It’s tempting to imagine Venn diagrams while analyzing Nelson’s links to music models of old, including Young’s Buffalo Springfield, various eras of Willie-dom and shades of The Band. In the wider mass-media world, Nelson wrote eight songs for the retro-music-flavored hit film A Star Is Born But that’s another lofty “side gig”; check out the real thing, a highly personal artistic project in motion. Lukas Nelson’s promise has, by now, been richly realized. See thearlingtontheatre.com.

Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real perform at the Arlington on August 24.

Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real Returns, in Its Own Skin, at the Arlington by Leslie Dinaberg T hough he’s often referred to as a flamenco guitarist, Jesse Cook who performs at the Lobero Theatre on August 24 sees himself as more of a world musician. “I think of myself as being very influenced by flamenco music, and clinical techniques, and the guitar itself,” said Cook, in a phone interview from his studio in Toronto. “I’m trying to play music that represents my life: part Spain and Parklands, but also part North America, where people come here from all over the world.”Heis currently touring with his 11th studio album, Libre; the 10-track release combines Cook’s iconic Spanish-flavored flair with Algerian multi-instrumentalist Fethi Nadjem, modern trap rhythms, and 808 beats. Written and recorded during the pandemic, Libre was inspired in part by the playlists Cook’s then-14-year-old daugh ter shared with him, many of which were inspired by trap (a subgenre of hip-hop) and 808 (a staple of hip-hop beats that originally came from the Roland TR-808 drum machine). When asked about his daughter being a musical influence, Cook laughed and said, “You know how teenagers change every year; they’re a totally different person. So I do have to be very clear: This was my daughter two summers ago; she’s in a totally different period now.” But the more he listened, the more intrigued he became, and he started incorporating some of her beats into his compositions. At that time, he was also recording a YouTube series, Love in the Time of COVID a reimagining of past songs in a series of videos he’s released weekly across his social media platforms during 2021, and on which he played all the instruments, recorded, and filmed himself.

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Jesse Cook performs at the Lobero on August 24.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Tips on how to get the most out of the coming weeks: (1) Create a big spacious realization by weaving together several small hunches. (2) Keep a little angel on your right shoulder and a little devil on your left shoulder. Enjoy listening to them argue, and don’t get attached to anything they say. (3) Do the unexpected until it becomes expected. Then abandon it and try a new, unexpected experiment. (4) Meditate expansively on the question, “How many careers can I have in one lifetime?”

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Be fluid and flexible while still being rooted and sturdy. Be soft and sensitive even as you are also firm and resolute. Be mostly modest and adaptable, but become assertive and outspoken as necessary. Be cautious about inviting and seeking out challenges, but be bold and brash when a golden challenge arrives. Be your naturally generous self most of the time, but avoid giving too much. Got all that, Cancerian? Carrying out the multifaceted assignments I just described might be nearly impossible for most of the other signs of the zodiac, but they are in your wheelhouse. You are a specialist in fertile complexity.

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY by Rob Breszny WEEK OF AUGUST 18 ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19): Aries filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky wrote, “All my life, I’ve been going around waiting for some thing as if I were waiting in a railway station. And I’ve always felt as if the living I’ve done so far hasn’t actually been real life but a long wait for it a long wait for some thing real.” If I could speak with Tarkovsky right now, I would cheerfully tell him that his wait will soon be over. I’d say that in the coming months, Aries people who have been postponing and postponing, who have been stand ing by and holding on and biding time, will have an excel lent chance to begin inhabiting their full, rich destiny. I invite you to imagine what that will feel like.

(5) Enhance your home so it feels even more comfortable.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “One is always at home in one’s past,” wrote author Vladimir Nabokov. But I encourage you to rebel against that theory, Libra. For now, find a way to NOT feel at home in your past. Question it, be curious about it, reevaluate it. My hope is that you will then be moti vated to change how your history lives in you. Now is an excellent time to reconfigure your life story, to develop a revised relationship with its plot twists and evolution. Revisit and update some of your memories. Reevaluate the meanings of key events. Enchanting healings will materialize if you do.

PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20): Sometimes, you may feel you’re under the influence of a debilitating spell or hindered by a murky curse. Pisceans are prone to such worries. But here’s a secret. More than any other zodiac sign, you have the power to escape from spells. Even if you have never stud ied the occult or read a witch’s grimoire, you possess a natural facility for the natural magic that disperses curses. From the depths of your psyche, you can summon the spiritual force necessary to cleanse the gunk and free yourself. Now is a perfect time to prove to yourself that what I’ve said here is true.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In his poem “The Pupil,” Virgo-born Donald Justice speaks of how he spent “a whole week practicing for that moment on the threshold.” I advise you to do the same, Virgo. The goal is to be as prepared as you can be for the upcoming rite of tran sition without, of course, being neurotically overprepared. It’s fine and natural to honor the tension of anticipation, using it as motivation to do your best. One other thing: As you get ready, please have as much fun as possible. Visualize the sense of accomplishment you’ll feel when you’ve reached the other side of the test.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “I’ve swung from ancient vines in the caves of Jamaica,” exults Hoodoo priestess Luisah Teish. “I’ve danced with delight around totem poles and pressed foreheads with Maori warriors. I’ve joked with the pale fox in the crossroads, then wrestled with the jaguar and won. I have embraced great trees between my thighs and spoken words of love to thunder while riding lightning bolts.” I offer Teish’s celebratory brag to inspire you as you formulate plans for the coming weeks and months. What exhilarating adventures will you give yourself? What expansive encounters will you learn from? What travels outside of your comfort zone will you dare? The time is right for upsurges and upturns and upgrades.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Be extra expressive with the people and animals you care about. Be even more amusing and gen erous than usual. Dare to be abundantly entertaining and engaging and empathetic. Make it your goal to draw out your allies’ dormant potentials and inspire them to love themselves even more than they already do. I’ll tell you about the endearing terms that author Vladimir Nabokov called his wife. Consider using them with your dear ones: “My sun, my soul, my song, my bird, my pink sky, my sunny rainbow, my little music, my inexpressible delight, my tenderness, my lightness, my dear life, my dear eyes, kittykin, poochums, goosikins, sparrowling, bird of paradise.”

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Of all the signs in the zodiac, you Scorpios are most likely to regard that old pop tune by the Animals as your theme song. “I’m just a soul whose intentions are good,” croons lead singer Eric Burdon. “Oh, Lord, please don’t let me be misunderstood.” But you may have less motivation to express that sentiment in the coming weeks, dear Scorpio. I suspect you will experience recordbreaking levels of being seen and appreciated for who you are. For best results, do this: (1) Inform your deep psyche that you have no attachment to being misunderstood. (2) Tell your deep psyche that you would very much like to be well understood.

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20): Taurus poet Sherko Bekas wrote, “Each joy I wear, its sleeves are either too short or too long, too loose or too tight on me. And each sorrow I wear fits as if it were made for me wherever I am.” With this as our starting point, Taurus, I’m pleased to report some good news. In the next three weeks, you will have zero sorrows to try on and wear like a garment. And there will be at least three joys that fit just right. The sleeves will be the correct length, and the form will be neither too loose nor too tight.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “Unless we are creators, we are not fully alive,” wrote Sagittarian author Madeleine L’Engle. She was referring to everyone, not just people in the arts. She believed that to be soulful humans, we must always make new things, generate fresh possibilities, and explore novel approaches. The restless urge to transform what already exists can be expressed in how we do our jobs, our parenting, our intimate relationships, and every other activity. You are now entering a phase, Sagittarius, when this initiatory energy will be especially available, needed, and valuable. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In her poem “Valentine,” Capricorn poet Carol Ann Duffy tells a lover she won’t give her a “red rose or a satin heart.” Instead, her token of affection is an onion, a symbol of multi-layered complexity. “Its fierce kiss will stay on your lips,” Duffy writes, “possessive and faithful as we are, for as long as we are.” She adds that the onion will “blind you with tears like a lover.” OK. I understand the tough attitude expressed by Duffy. Romance isn’t a relent lessly sweet, sentimental romp through paradise. But I don’t recommend that you imitate her approach to your love life in the coming weeks and months. Appreciate the sometimes shadowy and labyrinthine convolutions, yes, but don’t make them more important than beauty and joy and love. How about invoking the symbol of a pomegran ate? It represents fertility and rebirth out of the darkness.

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DIRECTOR OF FINANCE OPERATIONSAND ARTS & LECTURES Has full functional responsibility for all financial, personnel and administrative operations of the Arts & Lectures unit. Serves as an advisor to the Executive Director and Associate Director on high‑level matters of critical importance, creating and implementing short and long‑range strategic financial, personnel, and operation plans and goals. Directs contractors, vendors and departmental staff at select A&L events and has the autonomy and authority to represent the organization at high level meetings and events. Serves as a senior point of contact in the absence of the Executive and Associate Director. Responsibilities include management of all Arts & Lectures finances, including complex income accounts exceeding $10 million annually, as well as management at the department level of the Arts & Lectures $30 million endowment campaign funds. Additionally, the A&L unit is granted procurement authority to execute contracts for professional services in excess of $3 million annually; the Director of Finance and Operations establishes structures, policy and procedures to ensure success in delegation and auditability of all department transactions. Handles high level contractual negotiation with agents/ artists/managers. Responsible for complex financial reporting, including economic forecasting and modeling, projections on investment income, and advising the Executive Director on financial strategies and risks. Prepares reports and presents on financial performance and projections to the Arts & Lectures Finance Council. In addition to short‑ and long‑range strategy, is responsible for directing the administrative operations of the Arts & Lectures organization on a day‑to‑day basis with broad impact, autonomy and authority to act, including managing the needs of all personnel and managing all space and facility needs. Independently identifies issues, initiates research, interprets information, and acts on issues regarding personnel, space Continued on p. 40

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Serves as the primary initial contact for two or more Directors of Development and works as part of a team of administrative staff, managed by the Development Services Officer to provide essential administrative and financial support that is critical to the successful operation of a complex fund‑raising program. Assists the Directors with all aspects of analysis, planning and implementation strategies for the Regional Team, to support the University’s overall mission by securing support from private donors (individuals, foundations and corporations). This requires strong analytical skills as well as the ability to act professionally, independently, and exercise discretion and sound judgment. Also provides administrative support (scheduling, travel arrangements, database & spreadsheet updates, completing expense reports and financial paperwork) and handling confidential, high‑profile matters involving senior UC Santa Barbara administrators, faculty, staff and the donor community. Reqs: Excellent grammar, composition and proofreading skills. Excellent computer skills including strong proficiency in Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Internet and e‑mail and demonstrated ability to quickly learn various software programs. Ability to prioritize duties and achieve planned goals for a complex program. Ability to work under tight and shifting deadlines. Notes: Occasional evenings and weekends at various Development Office, Institutional Advancement or campus‑wide events.Satisfactory conviction history background check. $24.61 ‑ $25.77/ hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 8/31/22. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #40716

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THE SANTA BARBARA SALAD PROJECT, 1486 Aarhus Dr., M, Solvang, California 93463; Sabina Roan (same address). This business is conducted by an individual. SIGNED BY SABINA ROAN. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 4, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E52. FBN Number: 2022‑0001954. Published: August 18, 25, September 1, 8, 2022.

NOTICE OF HEARING 10/3/2022, 10:00 AM, DEPT 5, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa St., P.O. Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93121, Anacapa Divison. 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 August 10, 2022 by Colleen K. Sterne, Judge of the Superior Court. Published August 18, 25, September 1, 8, 2022. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF RAMIRO PALLEJA TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 22CV01691 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: RAMIRO PALLEJA TO: RAYMOND PALLEJA THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

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The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SQUARE COLORED JEWELRY at 1730 Mission Ridge RD, Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Alicia B Holm (same address). This business is conducted by an individual. SIGNED: ALICIA HOLM, OWNER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 22, 2002. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN Number: 2022‑0001864. Published: August 11, 18, 25, September 1, 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person (s) is/are doing business as: LEGACY PHILANTHROPY WORKS, 102 Hixon RD, Santa Barbara CA 93108; Legacy Philanthropy Works (same address) This business is conducted by a corporation. SIGNED BY CARL PALMER, BOARD MEMBER. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 4, 2022 This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2022‑0001951 Published: August 11, 18, 25, September 1, 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person (s) is/are doing business as: 60’S & BEYOND, 6190 Manzanillo Drive, Goleta CA 93117; Richard D Emerson (same address). This business is conducted by an individual. SIGNED: RICHARD D EMERSON. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 5, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). E30 FBN Number: 2022‑0001959. Published: August 11, 18, 25, September 1, 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person (s) is/are doing business as: SCO HOLDINGS, 121 Gray Avenue, Suite 302, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Iterative Ascent (same address). This business is conducted by Limited Liability Company. SIGNED BY JOSHUA CALEB COLLINS, MANAGING MEMBER. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 21, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2022‑0001853. Published: July 28, August 4, 11, 18, 2022.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: MICHELE FITZPATRICK CASE NO.: 22PR00316 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: MICHELE FITZPATRICK AKA MICHELE A. AFITZPATRICKPETITIONFOR PROBATE has been filed by: KATHLEEN CARLSON in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that: Kathleen Carlson be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decendent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The Independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 09/15/2022 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 1100 Anacapa Street,Santa Barbara, CA 93102 Anacapa Division. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE THE FILE KEPT BY THE COURT. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer Date: 6/15/2022 By: April Garcia, Deputy Clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: Susan H. McCollum, Hollister & Brace, 200 East Carrillo Street, Suite 100, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. (805) 963‑6711. Published August 11, 18, 25, 2022.

The following person (s) is/are doing business as: SKYPIG PRODUCTIONS, 1127 E Cota St, Santa Barbara, CA, 93103; Santiago P Bailey‑Musacchio (same address). This business is conducted by an individual. SIGNED BY SANTIAGO BAILEY‑MUSACCHIO. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 6, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E51. FBN Number: 2022‑0001720. Published: July 28, August 4, 11, 18, 2022.

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The following person(s) is/are doing business as: KUMON SANTA BARBARA, 3230 State St., Suite B, Santa Barbara, CA 93105; KM Discovery SBA (same address) This business is conducted by a corporation. SIGNED BY YO RI, PRESIDENT. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 29, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2022‑0001920. Published: August 11, 18, 25, September 1, 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person (s) is/are doing business as: SAINT BARBARA, 814 W. Figueroa St, #B, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Stacy Baptista (same address). This business is conducted by a married couple. SIGNED BY STACY BAPTISTA. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 2, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2022‑0001944. Published: August 11, 18, 25, & September 1 2022.

The following person (s) is/are doing business as: SANTA BARBARA FREE SCHOOL, 1330 State Street, Suite 101, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Santa Barbara Free School, LLC (same address). This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company. SIGNED BY MADELINE KIMLIN, MANAGER. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 27, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2022‑0001898. Published: August 4, 11, 18, 25, 2022.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: LINDSLEY FALLON WESSBERG CASE NO.: 22PR00289 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: LINDSLEY FALLON & LINDSLEY FALLON AWESSBERGPETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: RICHARD MICHAEL ROSENWALD in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara. The Petition for Probate requests that: RICHARD MICHAEL ROSENWALD be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The Independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 09/15/2022 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 1100 Anacapa Street,Santa Barbara, CA 93102 Anacapa Division. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer Date: 07/29/2022 By: Jessica Vega, Deputy Clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: Richard Michael Rosenwald, PO Box 40307, Santa Barbara, CA 93140. Published805‑455‑6979August 11, 18, 25, 2022. NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: GARY N. BOZENICH, CASE NO.: 22PR00387. To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of GARY N. ABOZENICH.PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: Nathaniel D. Carey in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara. THE PETITION for probate requests that: Nathaniel D. Carey be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The Independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 9/08/2022 AT 9:00 A.M. DEPT: 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 1100 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Anacapa Division.

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The following person (s) is/are doing business as: LOS LAURELES CO, 1128 Castillo Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Los Laureles Co LLC (same address). This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company. SIGNED BY NANCY GONZALEZ, MANAGER. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 21, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2022‑0001860. Published: July 28, August 4, 11, 18, 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MAGNETIC MOON APOTHECARY 3937 Foot Hill RD, Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Dion R Lyman, (same address). This business is conducted by an individual. SIGNED BY DION LYMAN, FOUNDER. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 26, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E47. FBN Number: 2022‑0001889. Published: August 11, 18, 25, & September 1 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

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The following person(s) is/are doing business as: WOMEN’S ATHLETIC CLUB/FIT GAL at 4141 State St., Suite D1.2, Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Women’s Athletic Club (same address). This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company. SIGNED BY ALICE S. HUANG, OWNER. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 27, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E40. FBN Number: 2022‑0001894. Published: August 4, 11,18, 25, 2022.

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Place mailed: Buellton, California. April M. Lavigne. NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH PERSON TO WHOM NOTICE WAS MAILED 1. Almond Wasserman 601 E. Anapamu Street, #304, Santa Barbara, CA 93103 2. Zachary S. Wasserman PO Box 454 Santa Ynez, CA 93460

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GORJESS BOUTIQUE, 1121 N. Poppy St, Lompoc, CA 93436; Jessica I Escalante (same address).This business is conducted by an individual. SIGNED BY JESSICA I ESCALANTE, OWNER. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 5, 2022 This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2022‑0001963 Published: August 11, 18, 25, September 1, 2022.

The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: TRI‑COUNTY INSULATION at 910 George Street, Santa Clara, CA 95054; Statewide Insulation Inc. (same address). The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 7/15/2019 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original file no. FBN2019‑0001695. The person (s) or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Statewide Insulation (sameInc. address) This businesss is conducted by a corporation. This statement is SIGNED BY MARK A GIESEKE, PRESIDENT . This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 14, 2022. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) FBN2022‑0001789. Published: Jul 28, August 4, 11, 18, 2022.

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The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PARADISE HOOKAH HUT, 432 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Paradise Hookah Hut, LLC (same address). This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company. SIGNED BY DANNY TSAI, CO‑OWNER. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 6, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E51. FBN Number: 2022‑0001717. Published: July 28, August 4, 18 2022.

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The following person (s) is/are doing business as: LOCAL DESIGN COMPANY, 4317 Meadow Dr, Santa Maria, CA 93455; Stacy Vasquez (same address). This business is conducted by an Individual. SIGNED BY STACY VASQUEZ. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 26, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2022‑0001882. Published: August 18, 25, September 1, 8, 2022.

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The following person (s) is/are doing business as: DIVINA BOUTIQUE, 1120 North G St, Lompoc, CA 93436; Maritza I Nava Lopez (same address). This business is conducted by an individual. SIGNED BY MARITZA NAVA LOPEZ. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 28, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E40. FBN Number: 2022‑0001906. Published: August 18, 25, September 1, 8, 2022. NAME CHANGE PETITION OF Annisa R. Mayer, 184 Middle Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108, annisamayer@yahoo.com for change of name. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF RAIF NIKOLAJ SNYDER,VALDEMAR LUKE SNYDER AND ELERI AVA SNYDER, TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 22CV02850 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: RAIF NIKOLAJ SNYDER TO: RAIF NIKOLAJ MAYER FROM: VALDEMAR LUKE SNYDER TO: VALDEMAR LUKE MAYER FROM: ELERI AVA SNYDER TO: ELERI JOSEPHINE MAYER THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed , the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

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The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MELLOW CLAY, 312 Ellwood Beach Drive, 53, Goleta, CA 93117; Sarah Yu (same address). This business is conducted by an Individual. SIGNED BY SARAH YU. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 20, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2022‑0001842. Published: August 18, 25, September 1, 8, 2022.

The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: FLUENTESL at 802 E. Canon Perdido St., Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Danny Chun‑Fu Tsai (same address) The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 04/19/2019 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original file no. FBN2019‑0000960. The business was conducted by an individual and SIGNED BY Danny Chun‑Fu Tsai, Founder. This FBN 2022‑0001718, E47 statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 6, 2022. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) , Published: July 28, August 4, 11, 18 2022.

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The following person (s) is/are doing business as: SANTA BARBARA NATURE CONNECTION WALKS, 101 S. Salinas Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Tamara A Murray (same address). This business is conducted by an individual. SIGNED BY TAMARA MURRAY. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 26, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2022‑0001892. Published: August 4, 11, 18, 25, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person (s) is/are doing business as ENGINEERING/CONSTRUCTIONMJB at 965 W Mountain Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Bruce T Hayashi (same address). This business is conducted by an individual. SIGNED: BRUCE T HAYASHI, OWNER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 5, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). E29 FBN Number: 2022‑0001955. Published: August 11, 18, 25, September 1, 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

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IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: James M. Sweeney, Esq. #205333, Allen & Kimbell, LLP, 317 East Carrillo Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, (805) Published963‑8611.August 11,18, 25, 2022. Electronically filed. Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer, 8/2/2022 10:37 AM by April Garcia, Deputy.

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: FREEDOM SIGNS, 816 Reddick Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Elizabeth K Harris, 333 Old Mill Road, #9, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. This business is conducted by an individual. SIGNED BY ELIZABETH K. HARRIS, OWNER. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 21, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E47. FBN Number: 2022‑0001854. Published: August 4, 11, 18, 25, 2022.