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is possible in downtown Santa Barbara. “Adaptive reuse from commercial to residential can be done and should be a model for making things work in our community,” Fredericks said. He said he hoped that it would be “the first in a series of other developments” to show property owners and investors what can be done by reconfiguring existing buildings for high-density housing. When the Housing Authority opened up applications for a handful of the units, Fredericks said there were more than 110 applications in three days, and in total there have been 200 applicants for all 14 units. Congressmember Carbajal, TABLE RESET: Mayor Randy Rowse, Housing Authority CEO Rob Fredericks, and others cut the ribbon to the new affordable workforce who spoke at the grand opening housing development at 821 State Street on Friday. and offered an official commendation to the Housing Authority, said that building affordable housing in the heart of downtown Santa Barbara was like “putting affordable workforce housing on Rodeo Drive, or on Fifth Avenue in New York.” “It sets the tone, sets an example,” Carbajal said, “If you can have affordable workforce housing on State Street, you can do it anywhere.” Others noted that the project architectural firm Cearnal Collective and by Ryan P. Cruz was done in record time due to he Housing Authority of the City of built by McGillivray Construction, using the the fact that the developers and the city were Santa Barbara unveiled a first-of-its- building’s already existing infrastructure to on the same page trying to reach the same kind project Friday with 14 below- create the new apartment living spaces with goal, and through Yardi, who was willing to market studio apartments in the center the original storefront left empty for potential use his investment as a testing ground for the of downtown at the former Sur La Table commercial uses. In total, the development good of the city’s residents. location on State Street. The adaptive reuse cost $3.1 million. Assemblymember Hart said that Yardi’s On Friday, the property was packed with contribution was in line with Santa Barbara’s conversion — or rebuild from commercial retail to workforce homes — is one that many city and Housing Authority staff and local deep philanthropic efforts that led to projects are hoping will serve as a blueprint for a new dignitaries, including State Assemblymem- like the harbor and Chase Palm Park, and he way to tackle the city’s growing housing crisis. ber Gregg Hart, County Supervisor Das called on others who are in the position to The project was made possible by the Williams, Congressmember Salud Carbajal, help to be willing to put in that same effort. collaboration of the Housing Authority, Mayor Randy Rowse, and a handful of cur- “This generation of property owners has a city staff, and property owner Jason Yardi rent and former city councilmembers, many huge opportunity to step up,” Hart said. — director of the philanthropic organization of whom had shown support for the project Romo, who worked as Yardi’s consultant the Yardi Foundation — who purchased the along the way and all of whom were eager to during the planning, gave credit to city staff property in 2021 and took the leap of faith in see how it would looked when finished. and leadership, who he said often get a bad The studio units, while small (the three rap for slow and lengthy permitting and trying to prove that affordable housing can, and should, be developed in existing com- types of units range from 290 to 500 square review processes. In this case, however, plans feet), each have their own kitchen and bath- were rushed through in order to get the site mercial buildings. When Yardi first bought the property, he room and a window facing a communal built and ready to rent in 10 months. thought about converting the upstairs spaces hallway. The second floor has a communal But he urged the city to take more steps in into two luxury penthouse apartments, but area with windows overlooking State Street, order to make projects like these financially after learning that the city would support a giving a rare bird’s-eye view of downtown. viable for developers who are strictly conRent rates will be set according to tenant’s cerned with their bottom lines; otherwise, high-density workforce housing option, he enlisted the help of consultant Ben Romo, income, with three units available for low- the city may continue to see investors choose who worked with the city and Housing income renters at $965 a month, one unit for hotels over housing. moderate-income renters at $1,610 a month, Authority, to get the project off the ground. “They shouldn’t be expected to donate,” In December of last year, Yardi took it a and 10 units for moderate-middle-income Romo said. “The city should incentivize more step further, donating the property to the earners at $1,850 a month. density to allow for housing developments Rob Fredericks, the executive director and that are more profitable than the alternative: Housing Authority to allow for the construction of four studio units in the back half of the CEO of the city’s Housing Authority, was a hotel.” first floor and 10 studio apartments on the thrilled to reveal the development, which he Residents are expected to move into the second floor. 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NEWS BRIEFS COURTS & CRIME A routine police call turned scary 11/14 when a man pulled out a replica handgun and pointed it at two officers investigating a burglary at a West Mission Street apartment complex. Two officers were interviewing a witness who lived nearby when another man came from inside the apartment, “produced a handgun over the witness’s shoulder, and pointed the weapon at the two officers,” according to S.B. Police spokesperson Sgt. Ethan Ragsdale. The two officers sought cover and drew their weapons while the witness standing in the doorway grabbed the man and told officers that the weapon was a pellet gun. Police grabbed the man, later identified as Jeremy Howell, 47, and secured the weapon, which they learned was a loaded replica Colt Defender 1911 pellet gun. Howell was arrested and taken to County Jail for brandishing a replica firearm and assault on a peace officer. His bail was set at $2,500. Santa Barbara police are reporting an uptick of scam artists impersonating police officers, threatening to arrest their targets if they don’t immediately pay off alleged arrest warrants. “In the first place, we don’t ever ask for money,” said Sergeant Antonio Montojo, head of the department’s property crimes unit. “And in the second place, we never — and I mean never — accept payment with a gift card.” Montojo said people who receive such calls, texts, or emails should not make any payments. Law enforcement officers, he stressed, are prohibited from collecting money for obvious reasons. Be especially vigilant if unconventional payment plans are suggested; wire transfers, for example, are all but impossible to trace. If the caller deploys high pressure tactics or makes direct threats, he said, check with law enforcement, and never provide the callers with any personal information. Some of the scam artists have used the names of actual police officers.

COMMUNITY A wildlife corridor along Highway 101 could be created at Postmile 46.37 in Gaviota, north of the State Park, according to Caltrans. The agency applied for a $10 million federal grant to enlarge the culvert for larger species such as mule deer and mountain lions, based on the results of a recently completed study. An upcoming stakeholder meeting will discuss the results. Already, Doug Campbell of Coastal Ranches Conservancy, commented, “The consultants recommended a crossing about every half-mile in this section, so improving one culvert is not sufficient.” Eastside Neighborhood Park reopened with a new look this week, unveiling two new playgrounds (one for ages 2-5, another for ages 5-12), and adult fitness equipment as part of an $800,000 makeover that will be fully finished by the end of the year. The park has been closed since December 2022 to allow for construction of the new areas, and the city has opened the new playgrounds and fitness areas for the public to enjoy while work continues on a turf renovation and improvements to the community gardens. Other improvements include new accessible pathways and the city’s first-ever “nest swing,” which allows parents and children to swing together. n

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anta Barbara Police Chief Kelly Gordon informed the city’s Fire & Police Commission that her officers could be issuing involuntary mental health holds on people deemed a potential threat to themselves or others as soon as this coming January. Gordon explained that she’d never worked for a department before whose officers were not authorized to make such holds. Santa Barbara County has been unique in the entire State of California this way due to its chronic shortage of acute-care psychiatric beds. Gordon explained that the change will bring help to people in need sooner because city officers will no longer have to wait for county mobile crisis workers to show up to make the 5150 determination, as has been the policy for more than 20 years. That can sometimes take a few hours. During this time, Gordon noted, city officers need to stay on hand to ensure the safety of the individual detained, preventing the officers from responding to other calls. And, she added, making people experiencing mental health crises wait is fraught with its own complications and challenges.

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Earlier this February, the county Sheriff ’s Office launched a pilot program of its own allowing its officers — under certain highly specific circumstances — to issue 5150 holds. To date, only one such hold has been issued. This number has been cited to rebut widespread fears among emergency-room doctors and mental-health-care administrators that their facilities would be swarmed if law enforcement officers began issuing 5150 holds. —Nick Welsh

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Congressmember Salud Carbajal during an email exchange November 20 with the Santa Barbara Independent, adding that it is necessary to stay engaged to end the war and ensure “that those responsible for starting it cannot simply regroup and strike against innocent civilians again.” Santa Barbara’s congressional representative since 2017, Carbajal said he supported the Biden administration and its diplomatic efforts to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas. As for an overall cease-fire, which Biden is resisting, Carbajal acknowledged that a temporary cease-fire agreement would facilitate humanitarian missions and the release of hostages, including Americans. While Carbajal said he “wholeheartedly” supported efforts toward a temporary pause in hostilities by the Biden administration, he highlighted that the last cease-fire was broken on October 7 by Hamas. He emphasized the need for vigilance in dealing with Hamas, given its history of holding hostages and misusing civilian safe zones. “Aid to both Palestinian and Israeli civilians” was another effort of Biden’s that Carbajal commended, with $100 million in aid sent to Gaza in October. He outlined his support for President Biden’s call on Congress to

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John Lewis O’Shaughnessy, a true maverick of his time, departed this world on November 1, 2023, at the age of 93, surrounded by his loving family. John’s life was a testament to unwavering ambition, boundless determination, generosity and a spirited conviction that “can’t” had no place in his lexicon. He approached challenges with a fearless spirit and a steadfast belief that every obstacle could be overcome, often with an unapologetic and blunt approach that left no room for compromise. His unyielding dedication and unorthodox problem-solving strategies left an indelible mark on those who had the privilege of knowing him. Born in the midst of the Great Depression, on January 22, 1930, in Hollydale, California, John’s early years were a journey through the rugged spirit of the times. He was raised in a one-room farmhouse in Colorado, where he and his family toiled as pinto bean farmers. Their days were marked by the backbreaking work of rural farm life: constructing adobe bricks, tending to and farming the land, and wrestling with tractors all day and night, especially during planting season. He’d often share that they ate pinto beans at every meal and had the good fortune to eat apricots but once a year. The O’Shaughnessy family’s homestead, with no running water or electricity, relied on a well for their daily water needs. Each day, they would lower a bucket into the well to fetch water, a task that became a daily ritual for young John and his siblings. His school journey was like something out of a movie. Braving the elements, John trekked uphill in both snowstorms and sweltering heat waves, turning his daily commute into a thrilling expedition. He made the long walk to a one-room school alongside just eleven fellow students and John would often brag that three of the pupils were O’Shaughnessys: John, his older sister Jean, and their younger brother Don. He also enjoyed sharing the tale of moving the schoolhouse several miles away to a new location. With his father, they hitched up a team of horses and drug the “school” to its desired spot. These adventures painted the vibrant backdrop of his early years. In the post-Depression years, John’s family moved to Compton, California, where he had to adapt to city life. This transition wasn’t 10

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laid out plans for the golf course, he was never able to witness the realization of his cherished project. The land was eventually sold and redesigned and became Glen Annie Golf Course that many golfers cherish today. Amidst his many remarkable projects, he also was involved with the construction of the Alpha School, particularly in honor of his daughter, Cindy (dec. 2018). Countless anecdotes abound about John, particularly from those who were part of his workforce during the early years. To him, rules and regulations were not rigid constraints but rather open invitations for testing, defying, or even disregarding if they failed to align with his stubborn sense of reason. Possessing a wealth of knowledge and an abundance of practical wisdom, he was known to, in a characteristic fashion, scribble impromptu instructions in the dust on the hood of his car, departing the scene with his workers left to decipher, and sometimes even pray, to ensure they fully comprehended his instructions. John’s zest for life extended beyond construction. In 1965, he acquired his first airplane and pilot’s license, enabling him to explore California and beyond. With his airplane, he transported doctors to rural Mexico, providing healthcare to underserved communities. This love for aviation not only brought medical aid to those in need but also opened the skies for his own remarkable adventures. He would take day trips to various corners of California, whether for lunch, spontaneous skiing in Mammoth, baseball games at Dodger Stadium, or relaxing getaways to Lake Nacimiento. These airborne journeys wove vibrant threads into the tapestry of his life, portraying a man who never stopped seeking new horizons and savoring every moment. Lake Powell, another cherished haven, held a special place in John’s heart. It was there John found joy in fishing, skiing, and stargazing. His trips to Lake Powell were often fraught with drama and unusual emergencies, but they encapsulated a wide ranged of emotions and experiences for the family and friends that joined. From moments of chaos, fear, and tension to times of serenity, beauty, and clear waters, Lake Powell was a canvas of memories. John’s legacy lives on through his sister, Jean Kinney, his daughters Vickie, Coleen, and Judy, as well as his numerous grandchildren, great and great-great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. The stories about him are as endless as the skies he once navigated in his beloved aircraft. John Lewis O’Shaughnessy, a man of undeniable determination, a fearless pioneer, and a visionary, will be celebrated at a “Celebration of Life” on December 2, 2023, at the Timbers Road House from 11 am to 3 pm. John’s spirit lives on in the memories of all who had the

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Thomas Thatcher

4/3/1956 - 11/30/2003

In loving memory 20 years have gone by since you left with the angels. How is that possible? Your presence here on earth has been missed fiercely but we are comforted knowing you are in heaven enjoying your infinite time. Playing tennis with Arthur Ash, guitar with Jimmy Hendrix and drums with Ginger Baker. Thank you for all the love and sweetness you gave us while you were still here and continue to surprise me from time to time. I love you safety man from your hazard woman. Stay close sweetie.

Randi T. Fairbrother 9/21/1930 - 11/14/2023

Randi Tangvall Fairbrother, a long time resident of Montecito and Goleta, passed on November 14th, 2023 at the age of 93 She was born in Brooklyn, NY on Sept 21, 1930 to Norwegian immigrants Marie Tangvall and Haakon Foss. Randi’s growing up years were spent in Pearl River, NY, a hamlet (population 4000) on the outskirts of NYC. There she attended kindergarten through high school. She went on to earn an RN degree from Mt. Sinai Hospital School of Nursing in NYC. Leaving New York, Randi arrived in Los Angeles with her RN license in September of 1952. While attending a Philosophy in Literature evening class at UCLA that year, she met a tall, blond, handsome man named Edwin

Fairbrother. He was a graduate of Harvard and USC School of Dentistry. They were married the following spring at the Presbyterian Church in Montecito. In 1954 they embarked on the SS France passenger liner for a four-month long trip to Europe, visiting more than a dozen countries. Rubble from WWII bombings still remained in London and Berlin. The couple enjoyed visiting Randi’s relatives in Norway. The birthplace of her mother was still standing and the family carriage was still in the barn. They arrived in Santa Barbara in the spring of 1956 with their sixweek-old first born, Russell. Santa Barbara was a most pleasant town then. The locally-owned family shops and small cafes, State Street lined with Christmas trees for many blocks, Fiesta, and shops such as Ott’s, the Children’s Shop, Holiday Hardware, Ambros Lumber, and TGY on Milpas gave it a small town feel. The children always wore handmade Halloween costumes, and they had great fun trick-or-treating in Montecito. Randi sold Christmas trees at the Montecito YMCA, and volunteered at Montecito Union School as well as Franklin School. Randi returned to nursing in 1979, working at Cottage Hospital for many years. Taught by her mother the love of animals, she grew up with cats and kittens. Those were the days prior to spay/neuter. Randi never lost the desire to change that, having seen what Ninny, her mother cat, went through having litter after litter. Randi’s mother rigged up an indoor/outdoor window so Ninny had access to the outdoors at will. It was fun watching her teach the kittens to use it. Randi never forgot the pain of seeing Thumper, the neighborhood tom, covered with snow and ice stoically waiting for Ninny to come out. At the age of 60 Randi learned about the TNR (trap, neuter and release). She launched Catalyst for Cats, Inc. as a nonprofit in 1990, starting out in Santa Barbara, then expanding to Carpinteria, the Santa Ynez Valley, and finally to North County. Never salaried by Catalyst, Randi spent decades in the quest to improve the lives of cats. In addition she also was the first to do early spay/neuter and establish a relocation program of feral cats as mousers, programs that have since been actively implemented throughout SB County. In 1992 she was named a Local Hero by the Santa Barbara Independent for forming Catalyst for Cats with the goal of eliminating Santa Barbara County’s overwhelming stray cat problem. Randi is survived by children Russell and Kaia, grandchildren Amanda and Leah, and greatgranddaughter Annora. Her youngest son, Byron, preceded Randi in death in March 2023. In lieu of flowers, donations to Catalyst for Cats, Inc. would be welcome. continued on p. 12

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n a Voice on November 4, 2023, spokespeople for the League of Women Voters and Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice detail the failure of the County Jail to provide adequate mental health care for the inmates. It should be noted that this failure is chronic. Worse, the Sheriff has for years co-opted the Board of Supervisors by promising mental health care in the jails to get funding for their expansion. Opponents of such expenditures have long explained that jails are not a salutatory place to help this cause for reasons of environment. Further, jail terms are set, whereas health-care needs are indeterminate and often long-enduring, among other realities. But do not excuse County Mental Health — under whatever title it takes (currently Behavioral Wellness). CMH has opposed expansion of lockedcare mental-health facilities since before I became County Public Defender in 1975. They hid behind the alleged 16-bed limit, refusing to advocate for the resources that would be needed to provide incounty care for the large population of our people in need of such. Of course, they did “study” the problem. They have always been about delay and avoidance. And they want a caseload of less difficult patients, which the small PHF (Psychiatric Health Facility) makes possible. Historically, they fill the 16 beds with tractable people and send the more difficult problems to the jail. So the call of League of Women Voters et al. to appoint Public Health and Behavioral Wellness to monitor and oversee the Wellpath contract is not a realistic improvement on the decades of disservice done to the mentally ill of our county. What needs to be done is to reform not just the jail and its staff but Public Health itself. Provide a monitor from outside, maybe court-appointed, that will hold both county agencies to account and set a deadline for improvement. Specifically, this should include a new locked-care option in the county outside of the jail and the resources to operate it humanely and follow up with out-of-custody effective support and monitoring. —Glen Mowrer, S.B.

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he majority of Santa Barbarans just want an end to murder and savagery. We want law and order to prevail, and we want to feel we are all together, embracing our local diversity, and doing so with love and compassion for all. The county’s vote of support for Israel, presented to a Jewish rabbi, in the absence of any Muslims in

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the room, is silly, unrealistic, and divisive. The vote certainly does not represent my interests in maintaining a peaceful community here. If we are interested in maintaining unity within our greater community, we should be passing a resolution to be in favor of a cessation of all hostilities on both sides. Then we should support efforts for future peace. I would like to see a UN peacekeeping force deployed in Israel–Palestine, perhaps peacekeepers who know something about racism and apartheid, perhaps from Ireland and South Africa, each a victim of colonial and racial injustice brought by imperialist and/or religiously based oppression.

—Karl Johannsen, S.B.

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1. Phonemic awareness 2. Text reading 3. Phonics 4. Sight word mastery (words that do not follow the rules of phonics) Text reading is a combination of phonemic mastery, phonics mastery, and sight word memorization. We combine all three every time we read. A teacher’s understanding of the rules of spelling is equally important. Teachers need to be able explain why words are spelled the way they are, with different letter combinations. There are 80 spelling rules for all words in the English language. This understanding leads to instructional success, decoding success, and improved reading fluency. Reading instruction is not complicated.

—Thomas Keeler, S.B.

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obituaries Stanley James Rowett 1/11/1933 - 10/30/2023

Stanley James Rowett, B.A., M.A., M.F.T., passed away at home quietly and peacefully on Monday, October 30, 2023 in Novato, CA surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his wife of 37 years Elizabeth Rowett (Beth), four children, six grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Stan touched the lives of innumerable people throughout his life’s journey. His loving heart, infectious sense of humor, strength of character and abiding faith illuminated the lives of those fortunate enough to share in his warmth and light. Stan was born January 11, 1933 to James and Katherine Rowett in Carmichael, CA, the eldest of four children. He served in the United States Air Force for over 22 years, retiring as Chief Master Sergeant in 1973. During this time Stan served in Japan during the Korean War, was assigned to the Titan Missile Program and later to the Minuteman Missile Program. Stan’s responsibility for a 750-member Minuteman security force influenced his decision to pursue a post-military career as a licensed Marriage, Family Therapist (MFT) with a specialty in substance abuse. He received bachelor’s (BA) and master’s (MA) degrees from the University of La Verne and Chapman University in 1975 and 1976 respectively. His professional career included serving in clinical leadership roles in recovery homes, acute care hospital inpatient programs and outpatient settings, as well as providing a wide range of mental health services via his private practice in which he treated families, couples and individuals for over 40 years. Stan taught courses at the UCSB and UCSC Extension Programs, Antioch College, and Santa Barbara Community College, and mentored numerous interns and colleagues as they entered the field. He also designed, created and produced a unique Family Dynamics Mobile, a visual aid used by therapists to help their clients break through the barrier of denial in the treatment of alcoholism and drug abuse. His mobiles are in use across the state, nation and beyond. After retirement in 2015 when he and Beth moved to Marin County, CA, his family and his home improvement projects gave Stan great joy, and he often combined the two. Many afternoons were spent repairing a gate or fix12

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To submit obituaries for publication, please call (805) 965-5205 or email obits@independent.com ing up a playhouse, and Stan loved nothing more than to supervise his beloved grandkids as they helped out. He was always generous with the ice cream at the end of the job. Stan was not only a wise, understanding and healing presence, but also a lovable, playful soul. His laughter, filled with contagious merriment, echoed the twinkle in his eye, leaving an indelible mark on the hearts of those privileged to encounter him along the way. He will be greatly missed. A mass will be offered at Our Lady of Loretto Church in Novato to celebrate Stan’s life after the first of the year, date to be determined.

JoEtta G. McClintock (DuBois) 1934 - 2023

JoEtta Gail DuBois was born on March 5, 1934, to Gordon Ellsworth and Rozella Beatrice DuBois (Olson) in Hamilton Ohio in the home of her paternal grandparents, Joe and Etta DuBois. JoEtta soon moved with her family to McCallsburg, Iowa to be closer to her maternal grandparents Martin G. and Frieda Olson and the birthplace of her mother near Story City, Iowa. JoEtta was an accomplished student, a star athlete on the women’s high school basketball team and dated a leather jacketed motorcyclist. She spent summers painting barns and detasseling corn and visiting her family’s fishing cabin on Lake Plantagenet, Bemidji Minnesota where she made lifelong friends. One of JoEtta’s favorite memories was playing for a semi-pro women’s basketball team in Iowa. She would laugh that the offense could not cross the mid-court line to defend, nor could the defenders help out on offense! She preferred the modern version of the game. JoEtta’s father was a doctor and her mother a nurse, and she followed their footsteps into Medicine. She attended the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, studying medical technology. She was active in the Alpha Chapter of Pi Beta Phi sorority, where she was elected to serve as president during her junior year. That position led to her traveling alone to Florida for the national Pi Beta Phi convention and taking her very first trip on an airplane. It was the beginning of a love of adventure, and she traveled the world throughout her life. Following her graduation from college she married James T McClintock, a medical student whom she met in an organic

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chemistry class. Their courtship included canoe trips in the Boundary Waters of the Mississippi River and ski trips to Colorado, Utah, and Idaho. She worked as a medical technologist while Jim finished his studies at the University of Minnesota and upon his graduation they honeymooned in Europe. The couple moved to Denver Colorado to be close to friends from U of M. They developed a love of the Rocky Mountains, where they enjoyed skiing, camping, and raising four children. In 1968 the family moved to Santa Barbara, California where Jim had been hired as head of Nuclear Medicine at the Cancer Foundation at Cottage Hospital. JoEtta was guided by a strong sense of fairness and justice, and she believed in giving back to one’s community. In Denver, she volunteered for Head Start and hosted pregnant unwed young women in need in her home, through a local program. In Santa Barbara she dedicated time to many organizations including CALM where she drove young women suffering from domestic abuse to safe houses. She also volunteered for Planned Parenthood, accompanying women to clinics, when they were seeking an abortion under dangerous circumstances. She would enlist her children to deliver donations to various locations including hauling bags of citrus fruit from her prolific orchard to Transition House. JoEtta was an active member of the Medical Auxiliary in Santa Barbara and of the National Charity League. In 1977, JoEtta decided to return to her career as a medical technologist. Not only did she have to study and pass the California certification exams for Medical Technology, she had to learn entirely new technology and skills – such as flow cytometry – which had emerged in the 20 years since her previous job. With her California certification she took a position in the laboratory of Sansum Clinic where, in addition to making lifelong friends, she advocated on behalf of herself and her colleagues for better pay and working conditions. In retirement, JoEtta fulfilled a life goal to serve in the Peace Corps and was posted to Ecuador. JoEtta was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Jim, her son Michael G. McClintock, and her brother David D. DuBois MD. She is survived by her children James T. McClintock Jr, Elizabeth A. McClintock, David C. McClintock and daughter-in-law Toni McClintock, grandchildren Elizabeth B. McClintock, Rebecca C. Newsom (Devon), Madison A. McClintock, T’Lark Galeas, Julia R. McClintock, Matthew D. McClintock, Katherine M. McClintock and great grandson, Dax M. Newsom. A celebration of life will be held in January. Please RSVP to joettamcclintock@gmail. com if you are interested in attending. Information on date and location will be shared at that time.

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Robert John Davis 12/5/1937 - 11/1/2023

On November 1, 2023, in Santa Barbara, California, Robert John Davis passed away surrounded by loved ones. Bob (Robert) is survived by his wife, Yolanda, his three daughters, Linda Klopp, Mary Ann Hinrichs and (Mike), Teresa Billes and (Peter), step-son, Ron Gonzales, 12 grandkids and 19 great-grandkids, his siblings Mary Notarian, Joe Davis, Elizabeth Ward, and Nancy and (Tom) Slater. He is preceded in death by his parents, Robert W. Davis and Nancy P. Davis-Jette, and his son-in-law, Jeff Klopp. Bob took great pride in his Italian heritage and was an incredible cook. Give Bob a recipe and he would turn it into a gourmet meal, however, he was known for his pasta, stews, and Thanksgiving Turkeys. For most of Bob’s life, he owned a horse. Riding was a favorite pastime, second to motorcycles and race cars. Throughout his life, Bob traveled the world for both business and pleasure. Everywhere he went, Bob gathered new friends. From country diplomats to the local baker, Bob’s easy humor and infectious smile pulled people to his side. Born in Washington D.C. on December 5th, 1937, Bob spent most of his early years on a farm. As a teenager, he started tinkering with motors. By the time he could drive, Bob’s mechanical skills turned to modifying engines for speed. He often tested these customized motors by outrunning the local police. After graduating Delone Catholic High School in Pennsylvania, Bob furthered his education at Indiana Tech. From there, he began his career at Vista Volkswagen. Eventually, Bob started a transmission service in Goleta known as European Auto Systems. This led to a career opportunity with Mini Cars in transit vehicles and automotive safety testing. As a result, Bob became an integral part in providing the first diesel and electric buses built for Denver’s downtown pedestrian mall. With his wife, Yolanda, Bob started Bus Manufacturing USA, Inc. to promote new transit designs. Due to the narrow streets in the hills of Santa Barbara, MTD contracted Bob to build a small fleet of shorter, more tapered buses. Shortly after, MTD contracted Bob to produce a line of electric-battery operated trolleys that ran along State Street with the mindset of promoting clean air and tourism.

Bob’s innovative reputation in mass transit gained him a project for Georgetown University, which was funded by the Department of Energy, resulting in the country’s first Fuel Cell powered buses. After sixteen years in alternative automotive design, Bob decided to retire; however, he found himself sought after by other vehicle manufacturers for consulting purposes, leaving retirement a distant goal. Bob was a man of many talents, but the love and joy he brought to this world is the greatest gift he left to us. For those fortunate enough to have known Bob, raise a glass in his honor. Salute.

Mary Rose Handley 10/1/1931 - 11/1/2023

Mary Rose Handley, 92, of Santa Barbara, California passed away on November 1st, 2023 at her home. She leaves behind her loving children, John, Anne, Matt, Mark, and Liz. She was preceded in death by her husband John and her brother Warren. A loving Mom and grandmother, she was known as “Nana” to her ten grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. She was celebrated at a service November 17th at Saint Raphael’s Catholic Church, 5444 Hollister Ave, Santa Barbara, CA 93111. Mary was born on October 1st, 1931, in Webster Groves, Missouri. She graduated from Marymount College in Missouri with a degree in child psychology which she used expertly for many years! She married her husband John in 1951 and together they had a fruitful and storied life. She was a caring and patient mother and grandmother and wife who never passed on an adventure. In 1967 John and Mary moved to Europe with their brood ages 6-14, living in a small town in Germany. The family went on to explore Europe in their VW bug and VW campervan. She also made welcoming homes in St Louis, Long Beach, Macon, Cincinnati, and Connecticut before settling in Santa Barbara. Mary Rose made our home the happiest place on Earth, always welcoming many of her kid’s friends. She could beat anyone at Backgammon, and we all went back for more. There was nothing that she would not do for anyone in a pickle. Her heart was on her sleeve, huge and generous. Donations in Mary’s name can be made to the Wounded Seabee Scholarship Fund at https:// seabee.networkforgood.com/ projects/41766-building-a-can-dolegacy-through-education

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Cyndi Falcon 1961–2023

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yndi Louise Falcon was born on

January 22, 1961, in Santa Barbara, California. Her roots are of Chumash and the historic Cota family, blended with Mexican and quarter-Irish ancestry. Despite growing up with a loving mother, she felt disconnected from her Mexican heritage due to her father being an “American-Mexican” military type. Fortunately, during her tweens, she was inducted into being Chicana with makeup by her best friends, who found her style too hippie-like at the time. While at Santa Barbara High School, she was a founding member of the Ladies United, an all-female car club, during her pregnancy in 1977. She first owned a 1978 Monte Carlo that her father gifted her and later bought a 1964 Impala. Cyndi was elected club president in 1980. During her presidency, with her firstborn, she held high standards in car and member presentation. She believed in inclusivity to all women and championed that mujeres (women) can do lowriding, too. The club organized carwash fundraisers, epic lowrider shows at Ortega Park, and community cleanups at places like the Cabrillo Pavilion until the 1980s. Reflecting on her childhood, her

daughter Jackie Carrillo fondly recalled, “I remember as a child going to meetings and the Ladies being like tias [aunties] to me.” Cyndi’s legacy reached a broader audience when she was featured in the “Chicana Cultura” article in the Winter 2021 issue of Santa Barbara Magazine. As the issue was prepped, first-generation college grad Valerie Jaimes was photographed in an immaculate 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air convertible. Speaking about the experience, Cyndi said, “Meeting Valerie Jaimes during the photoshoot was a moment of immense pride. Seeing her embrace the same pursuits and beliefs I held at her age felt like coming full circle.” Sadly, Cyndi passed away in July. Her memorial services were held at the Cabrillo Center with friends and family who celebrated her life. In her honor, they held a final, nostalgic lowrider cruise, symbolizing her enduring legacy. Cyndi Falcon is remembered as a devoted mother and grandmother to her four children and four grandchildren, a beloved sister, a cherished friend, and a nurturing nurse. Cyndi Falcon’s kindness and lasting contributions to the lowriding community will forever be remembered.

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he Flacks Fest was an event to honor Dick Flacks: activist, advocate, academic — and, as Nick Welsh wrote in a tribute piece on Dick’s retirement in 2006, UCSB’s “most dangerous professor.” Dick’s journey is one of mythic proportions — we recount myths again and again because they anchor us in a larger narrative and they inspire us to greater achievement. Dick was born in Brooklyn to two teachers, both Russian Jewish immigrants, union organizers, and communists, who were later fired Dick Flacks discusses his life and times in an interview with Melinda Burns. in the anti-communist frenzy. Dick, “a red diaper baby,” became disillusioned with communism and began a quest to ern Santa Barbara. It was so successful because shape an ideology he could really live by. He met Dick and Mickey recognized that social change and married Mickey Hartman, a woman with a happens at the speed of relationships. background uncannily similar to his own, and they The Thursday Club produced alternative began their quest together, committed to values schools, medical clinics, food co-ops, environmenof social justice, nonviolence, and radical change. tal groups, and even the progenitor of the Indy. It They left the stuffy East Coast for the Midwest, transformed city government, turning the council where Dick pursued his sociology degree from the from red to bluish with a plan for slow growth. For University of Michigan. There he teamed up with the county, they formed SBCAN to bring progresTom Hayden to remake the Students for a Demo- sive ideals and resources north, where they are cratic Society and draft the Port Huron manifesto. desperately needed. Those impacts, like so many Also called the Agenda for a Generation, the mani- that the Flacks invested in, are realized long-term, festo was prescient in 1962 for its commitment to and some are just beginning to be felt. racial justice, nonviolence, and call to locate the I don’t think we can ever fully appreciate the movement for social change in universities (rather extensive impact of Dick and Mickey Flacks, so than labor unions). subtly woven into the fabric of our community. The Port Huron Statement helped set the stage They created the space for participatory democfor the Great Society of the mid-’60s, the anti-war racy and the sense of possibility to flourish. They movement, the broader counter-culture move- supported others to carry the banner. ment, and college campus activism. In my own case, when I was considering runIt also embraced an idea of “intersectional- ning for 3rd District Supervisor, they invited me, ity” — that civil rights, labor rights, peace, and an unknown to them, to their home. Although I nuclear disarmament are inextricably linked and had served on a few boards, I didn’t know many that “participatory democracy” was the key to people in Santa Barbara. progress on each. It was the way for everyone to I drove up and the house was unlit, and I drove get involved, overcome alienation, reconcile com- around the block a few times before getting up the munitarian and individual impulses, and actively courage to go in. There I met people who stepped engage as equals in all the different aspects of life. in to help me get my bearings and who have conIt wasn’t limited just to politics. tinued as key advisors to this day. In 1964 Dick took a tenure-track position at I began by saying that we recount myths to the University of Chicago, where he catapulted anchor us to a larger narrative. Dick and Mickey to prominence with his first book, Liberated Gen- Flacks have anchored our county to the historical eration. Then, a man posing as a reporter brutally narrative of the ’60s and transformed the chaos attacked him, shattering his skull in two places of that time into countless positive, constructive, and nearly severing his right hand. In 1969, Dick and influential structures that will endure. They and Mickey decided to head west to UC Santa created a room where participatory democracy Barbara for a more easygoing lifestyle, some peace flourished and good ideas were born and blosand quiet. And then, all hell broke loose. For 10 somed into tangible organizations that have made years — starting with the blowout of Union Oil’s our community so much better. Platform A, the worst oil disaster in the world In today’s world of “influencers,” we tend to to that time; the burning of the Bank of America think that the limelight is the only light worth building; bomb threats; police presence; and every seeking. The simple truth is that achievement type of counter-culture hippie imaginable — unrest often occurs off the public stage, in living rooms. ruled in Isla Vista. Great things, whose origins most of us have never During this time, Mickey and Dick started the really considered, trace their beginnings to people Thursday Club, inviting activists to their living such as Dick Flacks, who has dedicated his life to room to forge new organizations and cultivate a improving our own. That is an achievement we constructive voice — a crucible that formed mod- might all aspire to. n

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t was a small, short-lived event—no

violence, no obscene chants, nothing like what we’ve seen on campuses and in city streets for the last month. But it was a dispiriting reminder of the climate we are in now. Last weekend on the UC Santa Barbara campus, a series of events took place to celebrate the life and work of Walter Capps, a legendary professor of religious studies. For years, the unprepossessing Capps had become a towering figure not just at UCSB, but across the country. His course on the Vietnam War, fusing academic inquiry with the powerful recollections of veterans and protesters alike, had been nationally recognized—in large part because of Capps’s magnanimity, his insistence that “democracy starts with conversations,” his determination to bridge intense disagreements. In 1996, he was elected to Congress; eight months later, he was dead of a heart attack at 63. The weekend was an effort to highlight how Capps’s efforts were being carried on, on campuses and in communities, by those who had been touched by his example. The conference closed with a panel featuring his daughter Laura — a county supervisor — his widow, Lois, who served nine terms in Congress; his son, Todd, who now heads the Capps Foundation; and former U.S. Senator Bob Kerrey, who’d won the Medal of Honor for his valor in Vietnam. About a half-hour into the presentation, the panel was interrupted by loud shouts. A small cluster of protesters stood on either of the hall, bearing signs calling for a ceasefire and condemning genocide. After a few moments, Bob Kerrey said to them: “You have the power to shut us down, but we cannot continue this discussion if you keep shouting.” Pleas from the moderator to wait until the panel’s end for a conversation were unavailing; the shouting continued, and the panelists gave up and left the stage. This was a classic case of “the heckler’s

veto,” objecting to a speaker by simply refusing to let the speaker speak. Rather than an exercise of “free speech,” it’s the exact opposite. (It’s a tactic that spans the ideological spectrum. A couple of weeks ago, when a reporter asked the new Speaker of the House why he’d refused to recognize Joe Biden’s election, his fellow GOP House members simply shouted the question down.) What made this event so dispiriting was that there was nothing about the panel that made it a target for protest. Yes, Laura Capps had voted with the rest of the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors for a resolution supporting Israel; a protest at her office would have made perfect sense. But shouting down a conversation about the life and work of a teacher who devoted himself to reconciliation and commonality? This small band could have stood silently, letting the conversation go on while continuing their protest. They could have protested outside the hall or convened a gathering on campus to argue their case. Instead, they apparently acted out of the conviction that there is no place, no venue, that should be free of disruption. It leaves open a key question: Is there a point beyond which such disruption is unwarranted? We’ve seen the consequence of this kind of zealotry among those driven by the false belief that Donald Trump really “won” the last election. Across the country, people’s lives and safety have been threatened by these true believers. We’ve also seen Jewish businesses, cemeteries, schools, and community centers vandalized by those who believe this is an effective way of protesting the actions—or even the existence—of Israel. What happened at UCSB did not come close to reaching the level of such behavior. It was, rather, a case of passionate advocates concluding that the rightness of their cause justified shutting down an effort to honor the life and work of an inspiring, compassionate voice. n

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his Thanksgiving week is the Santa Barbara Independent’s 37th anniversary of publishing, and the 37th straight year that we’ve honored the Local

Heroes of our community. Every year, we ask our readers and our own staff members to look around their lives and see who has made life in this county a little better. Year after year, the list of heroes is remarkable, with far more names and good deeds than we can ever cover in one issue. This Thanksgiving is no different. The Local Heroes of 2023 are engaged in many different activities: in schools, in sports, in medicine, in the arts, in politics, and even in helping to file taxes. Some are working their everyday jobs with verve and dedication; others are volunteering to make our lives better and more fun. All are committed to being good neighbors. n We at the Independent are grateful to them all, and we hope their stories inspire others to do the same. Thank you.

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Brian “Chuckie” Roth A Coach Among Coaches

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hen COVID shut down schools in March 2020, San Marcos High School physical education teacher Chuckie Roth went beyond Zoom calls to engage with his students. He offered to meet them every Sunday for a six-mile run. “I was trying to keep kids sane and have something to look forward to,” he said. During that time, freshman Makenna Stretz told him she was interested in playing water polo. Roth, who coaches aquatics at both San Marcos and Santa Barbara City College, had her practice tossing a ball against a backboard until the pools were opened in September. Now a senior, Stretz recently signed a scholarship offer to play water polo at Stanford University, another success story, just one of many since Roth joined the San Marcos staff in 2004. Just as gratifying to him are the students who learn to swim across a pool for the first time in a PE class. “I work with some intrinsically motivated athletes and other kids struggling to improve a D grade to a C,” he said. “PE is a way to teach responsibility, character, and healthy habits to reduce stress later in life.” In 2012, Brian Charles Roth (he was dubbed “Chuckie” during his UCSB student-athlete days) was the first PE teacher to be named Santa Barbara County Distinguished Educator of the Year. He has won numerous Coach of the Year awards and championships with his high school teams and SBCC’s women’s swimming and water polo teams, which he’s coached since their inception in 2014. Roth rises at 5 a.m., takes his two younger sons to school (his wife, Leslie, works the late shift as a labor and delivery nurse), supervises workouts, teaches two PE classes, and conducts practices for the City College women’s and San Marcos girls’ teams, and a club team, finishing at 7:15 p.m. “I’m an everyday guy who likes to help people out,” he said. “I have some amazing parents and assistant coaches behind the scenes who help me out.”

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Brianna Pettit Blind Fitness Guide

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hat do blind people dream?” Brianna Pettit wondered while working on a project

when she was a 6th-grade student at Peabody Elementary School some years ago. Her family lived not far from the Braille Institute on De la Vina Street, and so the young Pettit asked her question to “the sweetest old lady” who described a sensory dream she had of riding in a convertible with the wind blowing in her hair, smelling salt water, and hearing gulls and crashing waves. That conversation was the first step for Pettit in becoming an orientation and mobility specialist. She graduated UC Berkeley, worked with the Braille Institute, and got a special education master’s degree at Cal State Los Angeles. But she also realized that she loved being outdoors—she had been a junior lifeguard and played soccer during high school, and was on the triathlon and cycling teams at Berkeley—so she decided to embrace both her passions. Her business, Blind Fitness, was born. The nonprofit combines the friendships and community Pettit loved about her sports world with the positive task to help blind people increase their mobility. Pettit said she hangs back as her students learn to sweep a cane across a sidewalk to find obstacles, or when they stand still to listen for traffic. And she gave a tip about helping someone trying to cross the street: “Ask if they need help first, before touching them.” A fledgling 501(c)(3), Blind Fitness encompasses cycling, surfing, and canoeing, with other activities burgeoning on Pettit’s to-do list. “Sweat is good!” Pettit said of the once-a-month Walk and Run at the Beach, where tandem pairs—one blind, one sighted—set their own pace across the sand. Her volunteers describe the setting as the pairs run, and friendships form as each learns from the other. “It’s a beautiful thing to witness,” Pettit said.

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Banning Offshore Fracking

Stopping ExxonMobil

Protecting Steelhead

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Preserving Agricultural Heritage

Cleaning Our Creeks & Watersheds

Protecting Farmland

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CALIFORNIA COAST A U.S. Supreme Court decision upheld a ban on highly toxic fracking and acidizing from platforms in California waters. After EDC sued the federal government in 2014, courts ordered a moratorium on these extreme forms of oil drilling, securing protections for our marine environment and wildlife. SANTA BARBARA COUNTY The endangered Southern CA steelhead have a chance to make a comeback in Santa Barbara County following big wins in court by EDC and our partners. Operators of Twitchell Dam are now required to let more water flow into the river, allowing steelhead to reach historic spawning grounds. SANTA YNEZ VALLEY EDC celebrated a win in Superior Court that preserves 4,000 acres of historic agricultural land in the Santa Ynez Valley. EDC led an effort to prevent developers from subdividing the land and building luxury residential estates.

NORTH SANTA BARBARA COUNTY Nearly 150 acres of prime farmland near Lompoc was protected from becoming suburban sprawl following a successful campaign by EDC and our partners. The effort stopped a potential massive development from paving over another piece of California’s shrinking farmland. SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EDC and our clients reached a settlement modifying a 332-unit housing development on Los Carneros Creek to ensure a 100-foot creek buffer, protection for an important wildlife corridor, and the addition of native plants to enhance habitat.

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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EDC won a critical ruling in federal court against ExxonMobil’s plan to truck vast amounts of oil through local communities. The plan would allow the company to restart its three 1980s drilling platforms and resume operations at the highly polluting Las Flores processing facility.

SAN LUIS OBISPO & SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES EDC worked closely with the Northern Chumash Tribal Council and other partners to support the designation of the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary and permanently protect 7,000 square-miles of rich natural and cultural resources. SANTA BARBARA COUNTY In just four cleanups so far this season, 84 EDC volunteers showed up and removed nearly 7,000 pounds of trash from Goleta’s creeks including more than 30 bikes, old tires, furniture, hundreds of golf balls, and plastic waste.

SAN LUIS OBISPO & SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES EDC continued to make progress toward the goal of clean and responsible offshore wind energy in California, and we secured better protections for wildlife and the marine environment offshore Morro Bay.

Fighting Dangerous Logging Projects EDC is fighting in court to protect 235,000 acres of the Los Padres National Forest from major logging projects. These projects would stretch from Big Sur to Venutra County and would destroy popular hiking areas, habitat for endangered wildlife, proposed wilderness areas, and important cultural resources.

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Cassie Lancaster, Kim Phillips, Katie Kinsella Mission Scholars

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From left: Cassie Lancaster, Kim Phillips, Katie Kinsella

n a fateful December day on the Public Market’s patio five years ago, Kim Phillips, Cassie Lancaster, and Katie Kinsella sat down and decided to make the college dreams of Santa Barbara kids a reality on a larger scale than they had before. Thus, Mission Scholars — a nonprofit that supports students from their sophomore year of high school all the way through their college graduation — was born. “We have tremendous resources in Santa Barbara, but there’s also tremendous need,” explained Lancaster, the nonprofit’s executive director. A majority of the students they help are low-income and first-generation college students. The organization provides everything from mentorship to career develop-

ment to financial literacy, ensuring that the students thrive on college campuses and graduate in four years with little to no debt. “And we’re seeing a ripple effect already,” said Kinsella, director of operations. “These students are becoming the leaders, the experts, and the mentors for younger students, and just creating this generational change in their families and the community.” In their first year, Mission Scholars served a cohort of 10 students. But now, they work with more than 150 students across South County every year, and they’re still growing. Currently, 93 percent of Mission Scholars students are enrolled in four-year universities, and more than 95 percent of their combined cost of attendance is covered by scholarships and grants. “Many of our students are on full rides to schools like NYU, Boston University, USC, and UCLA — all these schools that they never thought would be accessible to them,” Kinsella said. “They break ceilings.” One scholar attending New York University on a full-ride scholarship told Kinsella that during her first winter break, she took her younger sister and cousins out for ice cream, and all they could talk about was wanting to go to college like Wendy. “She never thought this would be possible for her family,” Kinsella relayed. “She had never even been to San Diego, let alone New York. So when these students are trailblazers, and show that it can be done, it opens up limitless opportunities for other students.” But what really makes these three women outstanding is their personal touch. Phillips, the organization’s lead advisor, for example, has driven to Los Angeles to help a student who was struggling at USC, stayed up all night to help students with college applications, provided a shoulder to students going through hard times, and once gave a student a sewing machine after she mentioned wanting to take it up as a hobby. “We couldn’t do this without all the people in Santa Barbara, who support us in so many different ways,” she said. “It takes a village. And our resources are still somewhat limited, but we’re always looking for more students that we can support.”

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ompetitive cycling involves the mastery of three disciplines: the road race, the criterium, and the time trial. Without Donald Flanigan, Santa Barbara cyclists would have nowhere to turn for that last category. For 35 years, the radiologist-by-career has singlehandedly organized the Monday Night Time Trial on the streets of Goleta every week from March through October. He manages the route, tracks the times, and presents awards for every age group at the end of each season. And this race — which features more than three dozen cyclists each week, from near-professional cyclists to newbies — is completely free to enter. “There were no time trials locally, but it’s a very important part of cycling, so that’s why I wanted to bring it to Santa Barbara,” said Flanigan. “We have kids who are 8 years old and we have them up to the oldest stage, which is probably me at 84.” Flanigan’s sporting life started on the water. He won collegiate and national championships on rowing teams and even competed internationally for the United States, skipping the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo to attend medical school. He came to Santa Barbara in 1975, conducting ultrasounds on countless babies until retiring six years ago. Today, the event is branded as the Bill Poehler & Doug McFadden Memorial in honor of two cyclists who died in recent years. The July race serves as the official time trial of the Semana Nautica. “Cycling is a very tight community — pretty much everybody knows everybody else,” said Flanigan, who throws a party at his home after each season. “Particularly if you’re racing, you develop very close relationships. Some of the people have been doing this as long as me.”

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Gina Sunseri ASAP’s Cat Herder

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t wasn’t until after she left the fire department that Gina Sunseri started rescuing

cats from trees in earnest. But since retiring from her 25-year career as a city fire inspector/investigator, Sunseri now spends most of her time as ASAP’s volunteer community cat coordinator. In this role, she helps trap free-roaming cats throughout the county, getting them needed veterinary care, including neutering, and whenever possible, she locates their lost owners or helps find them new ones. Sunseri responds to calls at any hour, always carrying a microchip checker with her into the field to be sure the “abandoned” cat she’s climbed a tree to rescue doesn’t actually live with a family three doors away. She calls the microchip company herself to try to locate the owners. In one dramatic reunion, she reunited a family that had relocated to Lompoc with their cat who had been found in Montecito and had been missing for an entire year. As for ownerless outdoor cats, after giving them veterinary help, she will release them back into their neighborhood if residents are game to keep looking after them (which they often are). She also finds “alternative placement,” for feral felines on ranches and in Montecito and Hope Ranch estates to help hunt rodents. Sunseri has four rescue cats of her own, but she also fosters litters of kittens, as well as disabled, injured, and senior cats every year. All told, Sunseri estimates she’s helped hundreds of cats, whose luck has certainly improved by crossing her path. While the work can be heartbreaking as often as it is heartwarming, she says, “I do it because it just feels natural to me to serve my community and to try to create a kinder, gentler world for animals. And that just happens to be cats.” She does also volunteer at the bunny shelter one day a week, “But I’m really, really about the cats.”

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Jerry Roberts and Hap Freund Newsmakers

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ith more than 100 years of combined professional experience in news and media,

producer Hap Freund and host Jerry Roberts of Newsmakers with Jerry Roberts have seen it all: from Roberts’s time as managing editor at the San Francisco Chronicle — or his front-row seat to the chaotic crumbling of the Santa Barbara News-Press — to Freund’s many lives as a lawyer, professor, TV producer in Honolulu, and executive director of TVSB’s predecessor S.B. Channels. In 2014, the duo came together to fill a void in Santa Barbara’s news landscape following Roberts’s departure from the News-Press. “That left a hole in the market for analysis, investigative reporting, and commentary,” Roberts said. “We wanted to be part of that conversation.” While Roberts is the face of the show, Freund is the brains and muscle behind the operation. His wealth of experience in producing hard-hitting TV lent itself well to Santa Barbara with its passionate readers and viewers who want to know “the story within the story” from all sides. Over the years, the award-winning show has evolved from its first incarnation as City Desk (2014-2017), which had the feel of a behind-the-scenes peek into a newsroom edit meeting, to the in-studio panel of journalists and city movers-and-shakers Newsmakers. During COVID, the show went fully online, which Freund now counts as a blessing in disguise given how easy it became to have every guest just a Zoom link away. In recent years, Roberts and Freund have used the show to spotlight new voices, including up-and-coming journalists, especially women and people of color, to highlight issues that matter most in the community, always keeping everything “hyper-local,” as Roberts put it. And they do it, as they say, for the love of the game. “We are blessed and privileged to be at this point in our retirement,” Roberts said, joking that they have pioneered a new business model of “offering journalism for free.”

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Jamal and Saida Hamdani Promoting World Harmony

alk to Jamal Hamdani for five seconds and Elvis Costello’s fiercely non-ironic

anthem, “(What’s So Funny Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding” jumps irrepressibly to mind. Hamdani, an engineer, entrepreneur, world citizen, and Santa Barbara resident since 1985, has been co-conspiring with his wife of 40 years — the much-admired pediatrician Saida Hamdani — to promote peace, love, and understanding through their Hamdani Foundation. In the last 20 years, the Hamdanis have persuaded no fewer than seven Nobel Laureates to give talks on the subject as part of the World Harmony Lecture Series they launched in conjunction with the Walter Capps Center. Along the way, they also persuaded 250,000 people to sign on the dotted line in support of their core unifying principles; “Do we give others what we want for ourselves? Do we speak the truth? Are we fair and just in all our thoughts and actions?” When all the written information on the planet can be squeezed onto just one microchip, the Hamdanis have argued, it’s not right that one half the world’s population has less than one percent of its wealth. From such inequality, injustice springs. But Jamal Hamdani — an entrepreneur who runs three companies — remains optimistic that change is possible even when strife and conflict remain so intractable as it is in “the Holy Land,” as evidenced by the bloodshed between Hamas and Israel. “Nature abhors injustice,” Hamdani stated. “There’s no evidence in the world that injustice has gone on forever.” When still a teenager — right after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy, Hamdani complained to his father how the world had become a horrible place. “I know,” his father replied. “But what are you going to do about it.” Later — in the early 1990s, Hamdani just happened to be in South Africa on a business venture where he just happened to meet South African revolutionary and president Nelson Mandela. “When I shook his hand, there was a beautiful light in his eye,” Hamdani said. “The path to world harmony goes through each one of us.”

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Jaylon Letendre Gung Ho for Girls’ Flag Football

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he only thing more impressive about the sudden rise of flag football in Santa Barbara

is how quickly girls climbed to the top of the heap. After only a few short seasons of elementary and junior-high athletes carving out their own female divisions — or, in some cases, simply beating the boy teams — girls’ flag football became an official high school sport this fall. For that, Jaylon Letendre deserves a sky-high high-five. It started when the mother of three coached her oldest son and his fellow 6th graders during Noon League at Foothill School, where students play organized sports during lunchtime. “I had to coach myself on how to coach football,” she laughed. Her female students wanted to keep playing together, but FNL, the main flag league in town, did not yet have an all-girl team. Letendre changed that. “That first season was really hard,” she said. “People laughed at us and weren’t nice, but the girls didn’t care that they were gonna play with boys every week. They were really brave and fierce. They only wanted to play harder. They won games. We had boys crying on the sidelines.” That one team snowballed into many more, eventually launching training camps and, by this fall, there were three all-girl divisions with more than 100 athletes. When it was named a sport this year, Letendre proudly recalls telling her 8th-grade team that their careers weren’t over. “The tears and the screams and the celebrations that happened—it was so cool just to be part of that process,” said Letendre, who’s also a longtime YMCA board member, PTA veteran of Foothill School (with an increasing role at Dos Pueblos), and now active in the National Charity League with her daughter. “We’re gonna see more and more of this. There are a lot of girls who just want to show their love for football.”

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hat started as a small Housing Authority project to help tenants with their taxes has blossomed into a 22-year, full-time occupation for Mariluz Meza, who works at VITA, United Way’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance service. VITA operates six days a week at seven different locations — including the Eastside Library, UC Santa Barbara, and Solvang—where people can find help filling out one of the most befuddling of documents: the Internal Revenue Service tax forms. Every year, more than $2 million is refunded to about 3,000 people, and every year, said Meza, “we work to improve that amount.” Of the process that most of us groan and postpone to the last minute every year, Meza believes it’s not that difficult. And that attitude shows in her detailed knowledge of personal tax laws and the tax credits people often don’t know they are entitled to, as well as unraveling some of the Internal Revenue’s darkest mysteries, such as the Earned Income Tax Credit. Even among the 150 dedicated VITA volunteers, Meza stands out in her determination to guide people through the tax process, and those she helps never forget her. Each year, people return, asking for her by name and bringing donuts, avocados, and oranges in gratitude—along with their tax documents. Filling out the forms are especially important for people without green cards, and Meza, who is fluent in Spanish, understands this. “They pay more taxes,” she explained, because they can’t claim any personal deductions, “but paying their income tax helps when they apply for residency because it proves they worked here.” Meza makes herself available to all her clients, taking their phone calls even when visiting her family in Mexico. “Okay, send me a picture of the document,” she’ll say from down in Sinaloa, and then she helps solve whatever the problem is. “I love helping people,” Meza said with a smile.

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Dr. Michael Kearney A Friend at the End

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first met Dr. Michael Kearney about 20 years ago when he moved to Santa Barbara,” recalled longtime colleague Dr. Michael Bordofsky. “I was a lonely hospice doctor with VNA Health, and he was an internationally known palliative medicine physician, researcher, and author from Ireland.” At the time, the field of palliative medicine was well-established in the U.K. and Canada but still in its infancy in the United States. And it was essentially unheard of in Santa Barbara, “where we had one small hospice, no such thing as palliative care, and other than in the AIDS community, little interest in how we cared for dying and seriously ill patients,” Bordofsky said. How lucky we were, then, to have one of the most knowledgeable and experienced palliative doctors in the world land in our community. Over the next two decades Kearney played a pivotal role in the creation of Santa Barbara’s robust home hospice, Serenity House, inpatient palliative care, and outpatient palliative care. “And he managed to accomplish all of this while continuing to direct care for thousands of suffering patients and families, never giving in to burnout, improving lives and deaths one patient, one family, at a time,” Bordofsky said. Hospice and palliative care, he continued, emphasize listening to the patient, meeting them where they’re at, and bringing deep empathy and understanding to what really matters to that suffering person and their family. “Anyone who has been in a room with Dr. Kearney quickly understands that he embodies these qualities,” Bordofsky said. When confronted by these kind words, Kearney politely demurred. He pointed to the nurses, social workers, and other staff as doing the true yeoman’s work. He also expressed mutual admiration for Bordofsky. “The hero is really the team,” he said. “I’m just taking one for the team.” In recent months, Kearney has turned his focus toward a parallel part of his professional life, that of an author and teacher. Alongside his wife, Dr. Radhule Weininger, he helps run Mindful Heart Programs, which offers accessible meditation practices, and he just released his fourth book, a novel titled Becoming Forest—A Story of Deep Belonging about personal resilience in the face of the climate crisis.

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Pat Clemens Down Home at Patco

2022 2023

at Clemens is seriously old-school, and not just because his grandfather was second cousins with Mark Twain. When Clemens moved here in 1951 at age 5, Santa Barbara was still a small town, and the Mesa, where he grew up, still had farms. His father built the first grocery store there, and the city limits sign read “18,000 inhabitants.” The farmer, whose farm was near Cliff Drive and Oliver Road, used to drop off free fruits and vegetables on his neighbors’ doorsteps. “That’s just what happened,” Clemens mused. This decidedly down-home vibe still permeates every nook and cranny of the jewelry store on Haley Street — Patco Jewelry — out of which Clemens has done business for nearly 50 years. He makes and designs jewelry, buys pieces on consignment, and repairs jewelry in various stages of distress. It’s strictly a word-of-mouth sort of place: where you go to get your wedding ring resized when it no longer fits, and where you get old family jewels — laden with emotional memories — repurposed. Clemens, who attended McKinley, Washington, Santa Barbara Junior High, and San Marcos High School before attending Westmont and serving in the Navy, takes care of his customers. “We try to do solid work at reasonable prices,” he said. “We’re not always perfect, but that’s our philosophy.” Business is always brisk. Clemens and his staff — some have been there for decades — have seen Haley Street change for the better, the worse, and the better again. Since 2016, Clemens, who has a degenerative muscle disease, has been confined to an electric wheelchair with an American flag flying from the top. Fortunately, his large hands remain nimble. At 80 years old, he’s still happy to go to work. He’s proud he kept all his workers through the economic ravages of COVID. He’s proud that his shop contributes to various nonprofits, such as the Rescue Mission. “This community has taken care of me. You have to give back,” he said. “It’s what you do.”

Roger Durling Upholding the Power of Film

oger Durling was an entirely unknown quantity when he skyrocketed from

quirky volunteer to executive director of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) in 2002. Two decades later, he’s one of the betterknown Santa Barbarans in both quantity and quality of contributions, having turned the once-troubled event into the envy of the cinema circuit. “Nobody had taken advantage of all the potential that Santa Barbara had,” said Durling. “If you look at all the successful film festivals, they’re situated in a destination where you want to go. Then we had the downtown corridor with all of the movie theaters and hotels, and the proximity to Hollywood. The big thing was timing.” So he positioned SBIFF to be between the Oscar nominations and the Oscars themselves, then amplified the celebrity tributes and industry panels. An immediate hit, it now brings tourists and business to town during an otherwise slow season. But that’s just the opening credits to Durling’s contributions. Under the banner of SBIFF, he refurbished the Riviera Theater into a world-class movie house, developed multiple programs for aspiring filmmakers, and penned daily newsletters (which became a book) that helped keep the festival relevant during the pandemic. “We were the last event before COVID,” said Durling of their February 2020 festival. “And we were the first event that went big after COVID in 2022,” he said, with a full-scale fest. Durling is also a popular contributor to the Independent, profiling visual artists and community leaders, including the six-year run of his weekly Santa Barbara Questionnaire. Out of everything, he’s most proud of teaching a generation of students through his intro-to-film classes at Santa Barbara City College. “I’ve been thinking a lot about legacy, and I want people to remember me as a teacher,” said Durling. “Honestly, it doesn’t feel like work.”

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Scott Guttentag School Counselor Extraordinaire

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or 34 years, Scott Guttentag, a k a Scotty G, has roamed the halls of Dos Pueblos

High School, helping to establish a campus culture that reflects his mantra that “every student is cared for.” As a school counselor and the activities director, Guttentag’s guidance and support have spanned more than three decades of helping DP students receive their high school diploma. In 1990, the New York native turned UCSB Gaucho was first hired as a school liaison at Dos Pueblos. His mission? To find and help kids falling through the cracks. He initiated a class, now called Guidance Studies, that allows students to catch up on their work. It has played such an important role in the success of so many students graduating that the curriculum is now implemented throughout all three of the district’s high schools. As the activities director, one of Guttentag’s goals is trying to make students love being in high school as much as he did. “I was Mr. High School,” he said. “Every student should feel like there is something fun for them. Whether that is sports, clubs, music, or arts. Activities help keep school fun.” From counseling students with various academic or life issues to planning fun activities with his leadership group, Guttentag shows up every day, never expecting anything in return. “The win is students being comfortable to have a safe space. Knowing that there is help if they’re willing to receive it,” Guttentag said. “The relationships I make with students is the greatest part of my job; one ‘thank you’ from past students gets me energized and motivated for years to come.” Guttentag credits his family as his greatest support: his wife, Natalie; and their two children, Gabby and Zack. “I wouldn’t be able to do what I do without them,” he said. “Having both my kids wanting to come to Dos Pueblos was the ultimate compliment.”

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Silvana Kelly Breast Cancer Resource Center

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n the weekends, Silvana Kelly said she tries to be “cancer-free.” That’s because,

Monday through Friday, she is a shoulder to lean on for women in Santa Barbara County and beyond who are coping with their breast cancer diagnoses. A survivor herself, Kelly knows that connecting these women with resources, counseling, and a community makes all the difference. She began working at the Breast Cancer Resource Center 18 years ago and never looked back, helping more than 1,000 women since then. “You walk into this new world and find that you’re not alone,” she said. “You find warmth. I tell them, ‘This is part of the journey; this is just one part of your life, and you’re going to move through it in different phases.’ ” With her organizational skills, Kelly has helped the once-small, volunteer-run organization grow, standing on the shoulders of the women who founded it more than 25 years ago. “Our work begins when the client leaves the doctor’s office,” Kelly said. Whether a client is looking for one-on-one counseling, a support group, integrative care, or more information about treatment and other topics, they can expect to receive it at no charge. “I’m grateful and humbled for the experience,” Kelly said. “It lets me know at times how thankful I am to be alive and to be thriving, and to let them know, ‘Yes, I’ve been through what you’re going through.’ It just gives me a lot of joy to see somebody come in with their shoulders up to their ears, and suddenly, by the time we’re done, they relax. You know you have filled them with hope.”

Susan Rose The Queenmaker

t was over a series of dinners in 1987 that a group of Santa Barbara women decided it was

time, once and for all, to take a seat at the table. Not for another meal, but at the table of power — of elected office — where they were woefully underrepresented. “Otherwise,” said Susan Rose, “we knew we were likely to end up on the menu.” They formed the Santa Barbara Women’s Political Committee and the very next election helped two women win seats on the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors for the first time. “You really need to fight for what you believe in,” Rose said. “You need to stand up and stand out.” Rose herself went on to serve two terms as supervisor, and over the last three decades, she has devoted her unmatched grit and energy to championing the advancement of women, as well as civil rights, affordable housing, family services, environmental protections, and other progressive causes. While in office, Rose led the effort to save 200 acres of land known today as the San Marcos Preserve and initiated the Safe Parking Program for homeless people living in their cars, a highly successful model that has been replicated across the country. She has served on countless local boards and committees — Planned Parenthood, Anti-Defamation League, Human Rights Watch Council, Antioch University, etc. — but it’s her current work with Emerge California, a statewide political leadership-training program for women, that now occupies most of her time. Rose is in the process of passing the torch to the next generation of female leaders, even if she’s not ready to completely give it up yet. “I’m sharing it,” she said. She’s mentoring individual candidates and organizing networking events, like the one earlier this month that sold out almost overnight. “I think we live in a feminist community, and I’m very proud of that,” Rose said. “But I always tell women, ‘I’m going to be watching what you do when you’re in office. Use your vote — your power — to create solutions and make change.’ Because we still have a lot of work to do.”

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Suzanne Requejo Bringing Art to Families

2023

or more than a decade, Suzanne Requejo has been providing an educational and entertain-

ing space for children and their families in Carpinteria with Artesanía Para la Familia, a nonprofit arts and literacy program that hosts events centered around getting kids excited about reading and learning. Requejo started working in Carpinteria in 2007, when the library had just begun its afterschool programming. After kids finished their homework, Requejo would reward them with fun activities such as arts and crafts. Soon, the program began to take shape, and the children were excelling — some who struggled to read in the beginning were now poring over books, and others entered their art into local contests, to much success. “We always had winners,” Requejo said. More importantly, she said, parents were noticing a change in their kids, who were now eager to learn and express themselves through art. “When parents pull me aside, that’s the best feeling.” In 2013, she expanded the library program to include the whole community, with events and workshops for kids and parents from all over town, especially those from underserved or Spanish-speaking households. Artesanía Para la Familia, she said, is “all about arts and literacy,” family participation, and encouraging the entire family to learn and spend time together. At some workshops, there can be three generations all reading together. Over the years, the events have expanded, with student art exhibitions at the S.B. Museum of Art; trips to the MOXI museum and the Apple Store for technology classes; Story Walks around Carpinteria; author story times and book giveaways; and an annual Día de los Muertos event, which this year brought hundreds out to celebrate at the Carpinteria Community Cemetery. None of this could be done alone, Requejo said. It took the support of the entire community: Friends of the Carpinteria Library, Carpinteria Children’s Project, and various other organizations and volunteers that help host the Family Literacy Nights, six-week summer camps, and youth mariachi classes, which are all part of the program.

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Tara Gomez Indigenous Inspiration

2023

hile growing up in Santa Maria, Tara Gomez knew she wanted to be a

winemaker in grade school. “I loved looking at nature through a microscope,” said Gomez, who’d tag along on winery visits with her mom and dad, a Chumash elder. “I just remember walking by one of the labs and seeing them in their white lab coats doing titration. That was my instant connection.” Little did she know the hurdles she would face as an indigenous woman entering an industry full of people who didn’t look like her. “It’s predominantly a white and male industry,” explained Gomez, who first worked at Fess Parker and then spent a decade as lab manager at J. Lohr in Paso Robles. “To be on the opposite end — BIPOC and indigenous and LGBTQ — it was challenging.” In 2010, the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash purchased the Camp Four property in Santa Ynez, which came with a vineyard. Gomez returned to town to launch the band’s own wine brand, Kitá, making her the first indigenous winemaker in history to produce wine for her own tribe. By the time the brand was shut down in 2022, Gomez had become an international inspiration, mentoring the next generation through the Roots Fund and James Beard Foundation. “Mentorship is something near and dear to my heart,” said Gomez. “I have an open door for other BIPOC and indigenous people who want to get into the industry.” In 2017, she and her wife, Mireia Taribó, launched their own winery, Camins 2 Dreams in Lompoc. “We’re a safe space for anyone to come in and taste wine,” said Gomez, who feels like she’s helped the wine industry make progress. “I do see the changes, but I still think we have a long way to go.”

Women’s Fund of Santa Barbara Banding Together for Big Impact

Jamie Dufek

anding together to parlay small donations into large — and often transformational — grants for worthy causes, the Women’s Fund of Santa Barbara “expects to award one million dollars or more in 2024, our largest grants pool ever,” shared Jamie Dufek, the all-volunteer board chair who leads this diverse “giving circle” of about 1,300 local women. Since its establishment in 2004, for the past 20 years the Women’s Fund has been on a mission to educate and inspire women to engage in making lasting change in our community, and together they pool their charitable dollars to create a significant impact on the lives of women, children, and families in South Santa Barbara County. It all started when Carol Palladini gathered with 11 other philanthropically inclined women who were tired of the traditional fundraising grind of organizing events and spending lots of money to raise money. “The women founders had a really amazing idea,” said Dufek. “I think the fact that we’re looking at a milliondollar grants pool shows kind of the growth and the evolution of the way that women in our community think about philanthropy.” The heart of the organization is its simplicity. Membership is open to all women who are willing to make an annual minimum contribution. Individual members contribute $2,750 or more and get one vote on where they would like the grants pool to go. Group members (minimum $275 donation) combine their funds to cast a vote on what to fund. The combined money allows members to transform their small donations into substantial grants for impactful projects that address critical needs in our community. They’ve granted nearly $10.5 million to local nonprofits thus far, and they’re just getting started. “Having a big impact is an area that’s very near to our hearts,” said n Dufek.

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CLUE S.B. CLUE Santa Barbara is a network of interfaith community leaders and members; we reach out to faith organizations, learning their concerns and acting together to create a more just community. Our four workgroups address the root causes of injustices in housing and homelessness, criminal justice reform, labor trafficking, and environmental challenges.

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Foodbank of Santa Barbara County The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County is ending hunger and transforming the health of Santa Barbara County through good nutrition.

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Immigrant Legal Defense Center The Immigrant Legal Defense Center promotes equal access to justice and due process by providing free legal services to indigent children and adult immigrants seeking relief from deportation, and by educating immigrants on their basic civil rights. We believe that no one should face immigration court alone.

Friends of State Street Friends of State Street is a 501(c)3 nonprofit focused on community engagement initiatives that support and partner with local businesses, organizations, and surrounding neighborhoods as our city’s State Street Master Plan process evolves now and into the future.

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Janus Community Counseling Services Our mission is to help the community access mental health services by providing affordable counseling services to those who need it most.

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Community Environmental Council CEC builds on-the-ground momentum to reverse the threat of the climate crisis. We transform the systems that fuel it. We safeguard the community from its impacts. We lead, we partner, we act. And every day, we inspire people to create a more resilient California Central Coast.

Direct Relief Direct Relief is a humanitarian aid organization, active in all 50 states and more than 80 countries, with a mission to improve the health and lives of people affected by poverty or emergencies — without regard to politics, religion, or ability to pay.

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Friendship Center Adult Day Services Friendship Center’s unique programs bring daily joy, activity, and purpose to the lives of older and dependent adults living with dementia, as well as providing invaluable peace of mind to their devoted caregivers who know their loved one is safe, celebrated, and engaging with others.

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Jodi House Jodi House empowers brain injury survivors to not merely survive but thrive. Our supportive day program helps survivors in their cognitive, physical, and emotional recovery, while also providing respite to caregivers.

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Grace Fisher Foundation The Grace Fisher Foundation exists to connect people living with disabilities to music, art, dance, and other forms of artistic expression in order to provide an accessible space for community inclusion, education, creation, and self-discovery.

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Junior League of Santa Barbara The Junior League of Santa Barbara, Inc. is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.

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Mickey Flacks Journalism Fund To promote social justice and protect the environment, SBCAN — in partnership with the Santa Barbara Independent — supports research and reporting on environmental and social justice issues. Your tax-deductible donations to the SBCAN Mickey Flacks Journalism Fund will help ensure that these issues will continue to be researched and reported on in the Santa Barbara region.

Momentum WORK, Inc. Momentum WORK, Inc. is dedicated to empowering people with disabilities by providing access to innovative services that support their personal and professional growth.

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New Directions for People With Disabilities, Inc. We believe that people with developmental disabilities deserve the same opportunities in life that others expect and enjoy. Our profoundly enriching travel programs expand the self-esteem of every traveler. Through our unique programs, people with disabilities are increasingly understood, appreciated, and accepted as important and contributing members of our world.

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Partners in Housing Solutions Partners in Housing Solutions helps people who are experiencing homelessness to secure and retain permanent housing through our network of private landlords.

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This Giving Tuesday, the Santa Barbara Independent encourages our readers to make a donation to one of Santa Barbara’s many nonprofits doing great work in the community. Here are just a few of those organizations.

Dream Foundation Dream Foundation, the only national dream-granting organization for terminally ill adults, fulfills final Dreams that provide inspiration, comfort, and closure at the end of life. More than 34,000 final Dreams have been served since the foundation’s inception in 1994. Dream Foundation receives no state or federal funding — we rely solely on private donations.

Environmental Defense Center The Environmental Defense Center works to protect and enhance the local environment through education, advocacy, and legal action.

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Hearts Aligned Inc. Hearts Aligned helps critically ill children and their families living in Santa Barbara County by providing financial assistance, personal support and patient advocacy.

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League of Women Voters of Santa Barbara For over a century LWV has been “making democracy work.” Our mission is to empower voters and defend democracy. We register and inform voters about candidates and ballot measures. We don’t endorse candidates or parties, but we take positions on local issues such as housing, criminal justice and the environment.

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Santa Barbara Alliance for Community Transformation (SB ACT) The Santa Barbara Alliance for Community Transformation (SB ACT) exists to equip the community to lovingly engage the marginalized while actively working for the betterment of their physical, spiritual, emotional, and mental needs.

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Family Service Agency Our mission is to strengthen and advocate for families and individuals of all ages and diversities, helping to create and preserve a healthy community.

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Gravity Water Gravity Water turns rain into safe water for schools in need.

Families ACT! We work to create fundamental change in county policies and practices that contribute to the neglect, abuse, and criminalization of persons with mental health and substance use disorders. We act as a catalyst to educate and guide Santa Barbara County decision makers as they address gaps in our continuum of care and improve access to services.

Hudson Ministries - Arise 5K ARISE Women’s Conferences supports women from domestic violence shelters and drug rehabilitation homes and helps them arise from their past to a new life. This year’s 5K Walk and Run is a community friend-raiser and fund-raiser for Santa Barbara Rescue Mission’s Bethel House Women’s Residential Treatment Program. Donate or sign up to run at arise5k.org.

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Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County The mission of the Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County is to provide high-quality civil legal services to low-income and other vulnerable residents in order to ensure equal access to justice. We change lives through direct representation, legal advice and information, and community education.

Los Padres ForestWatch Los Padres ForestWatch protects wildlife, wilderness, water, and sustainable access throughout the Los Padres National Forest and the Carrizo Plain National Monument. We achieve this through education, advocacy, and when necessary, legal action for the benefit of our communities, climate, and future generations.

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Santa Barbara Beautiful Our mission is to stimulate community interest and action toward the enhancement of Santa Barbara’s beauty as a complement to government and private activity. Santa Barbara Beautiful is an organization of volunteers dedicated to beautifying our area in a variety of ways — by working independently and cooperating with city departments, neighborhood associations and other agencies.

Santa Barbara Birth Center The Santa Barbara Birth Center provides education, support and services during the childbearing years, working within the Midwifery Model of Care and in collaboration with the greater medical community. Pregnant people are attended by the same midwives throughout their pregnancy, labor, birth, and postpartum, assuring the highest-quality continuity of care.

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Ice in Paradise Our mission is to provide a wide variety of recreational ice skating programs for all members of our community to enjoy at affordable prices within a state-of-the-art-facility. We strive to deliver this in a safe, friendly, and fun environment with unparalleled customer service.

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee, Santa Barbara The mission of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee of Santa Barbara is to foster positive relationships between the many diverse groups in the Santa Barbara community and the surrounding areas; to sponsor programs and events which exemplify the teachings of Dr. King; and to observe and celebrate the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday.

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Santa Barbara County Action Network SBCAN is a countywide grassroots organization that works to promote social and economic justice, to preserve our environmental and agricultural resources, and to create sustainable communities. SBCAN advocates a holistic approach to community planning that integrates housing, open space, and transportation to meet the needs of all members of our community and future generations.

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Blind Fitness To empower people who are blind or have low vision through sports, recreation, and physical activity while educating the public of their abilities.

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Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara The mission of the Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara is to ensure superior cancer care for all residents of Santa Barbara County, regardless of means. The Cancer Foundation is the largest contributor to the Ridley-Tree Cancer Center, the leading provider of outpatient cancer care on the Central Coast.

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Santa Barbara County Food Action Network The Santa Barbara County Food Action Network connects, aligns, and activates food system changemakers to develop a robust local food economy, a healthy and just community, and a well-stewarded, resilient foodshed.

Good Work Lives On

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Santa Barbara Master Chorale We are a community chorus committed to enriching the cultural life of the Central Coast by presenting the world’s finest choral music, accompanied by professional orchestras and soloists, at affordable ticket prices. We help participating singers improve their musical knowledge and performance skills, and we promote choral music to diverse audiences, with a special focus on young people.

Santa Barbara Meals on Wheels Santa Barbara Meals on Wheels delivers affordable, fresh meals daily to elderly and homebound residents of our community. We provide both nutrition and personal interaction so individuals can live independently, with dignity, as long as they are able. We serve 300+ clients and are always looking for volunteer drivers.

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Santa Barbara Rescue Mission The Santa Barbara Rescue Mission is a ministry of Christian people bringing physical, emotional, educational and spiritual resources to all who struggle with homelessness and addiction.

Santa Barbara Response Network The Santa Barbara Response Network offers Psychological First Aid (PFA) training and community responses to those who have experienced a traumatic event and request our assistance. PFA is an evidence-based method of providing culturally sensitive psychological support to those who have experienced trauma.

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The Freedom to Choose Project To transform the lives of individuals impacted by incarceration through compassionate experiential education.

The Granada Theatre The Granada Theatre partners with local performing arts organizations and the highest quality national producers to provide culture, connection and enrichment to all of Santa Barbara.

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The Tribal Trust Foundation Supporting the preservation of indigenous cultures and wisdom through philanthropy and education to promote living in harmony with nature and each other.

TV Santa Barbara TV Santa Barbara (TVSB) is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization which operates two community access television channels, 17 and 71. TVSB’s mission is to empower people to make media that matters. TVSB does this by providing residents with the knowledge, resources, and tools to create their own original programming — since 1975.

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Santa Barbara New House New House dedicates itself to providing a clean, sober and healthy environment that allows men with alcohol and other drug problems to begin their journey of recovery and to reclaim their dignity, self-esteem, and sense of purpose.

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Savie Health Our mission is to provide free medical, behavioral health, dental and vision care to uninsured adults in Santa Barbara County and beyond regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, immigration status, religion, or sexual orientation.

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Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation advocates for families living in Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo counties that have a child with cancer by providing financial, educational, and emotional support.

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Santa Barbara Middle School Santa Barbara Middle School cultivates in our students passion for life and life-long learning, a deep sense of trust in themselves, strength and courage to succeed at life’s challenges, and compassion and respect for others.

The Marjorie Luke Theatre The goal of The Marjorie Luke Theatre is to provide a high quality, accessible, affordable performing arts venue that offers culturally diverse and relevant programming to the Santa Barbara community and students of Santa Barbara Unified School District.

The Starfish Connection Inc. We offer crisis funding for individuals and families and community storytelling space.

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Unite to Light Unite to Light envisions a world where every person has access to clean, affordable light and energy. We provide low cost solar lighting and energy to people living without electricity to improve global health, education, prosperity, and fight climate change

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

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FRIDAY

SUNDAY

Goleta: Camino Real Marketplace, 10am-2pm Old Town S.B.: 500-600 blocks of State St., 3-7pm

SATURDAY

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

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with your animal friends at the Zoo! Reservations are required. 9:30am-3:30pm. S.B. Zoo, 500 Niños Dr. Children: $15; adults: $25. Call (805) 962-5339.

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11/23: Solvang Parks & Rec Presents: 12th Annual Turkey Trot 5K Run/Walk Gather friends and family (and dogs on leashes) to walk or run for fun. Strollers and dogs on a leash are welcome. Proceeds will go toward local charity. 10am-1pm. Sunny Fields Park, 900 Alamo Pintado Rd., Solvang. Registration: $25. Call (805) 688-7529.

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11/23: 25th Annual Thanksgiving Four-Miler Race This flat and fast course with a straight start down Hollister Avenue to Turnpike will continue through treed bike paths and a local neighborhood to finish at Thunderbird Park just off Walnut Lane. Registration: 7-8:45am; race: 9:05am. Parking: Magnolia Shopping Ctr., 5124 Hollister Ave.; registration and starting line: Thunderbird Park, 182-184 Walnut Ln. $40.

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11/23: Thanksgiving Day Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Enjoy a delicious meal with champagne, live music, and gorgeous views. 7am-9:30pm. Belmond El Encanto Hotel & Spa, 800 Alvarado Pl. Children ages 6-12: $65; adults: $165. Call (805)

770-3530 or email ele.fandbmanagers@ belmond.com.

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Arwen Lewis

Call (805) 968-6500.

11/23, 11/25-11/26: Cold Spring Tavern Thu.: Jeff Pine, 2:30-5:30pm. Sat.:

11/25: Arrowsmith’s Wine Bar Jonathan Firey, 7-10pm. 1539 Mission Dr., Solvang. Free. Call (805) 686-9126 or email anna@arrowsmithwine.com.

11/23: Satellite S.B. Brett Hunter Band, 6pm. 1117 State St. Free. Call (805) 3643043. satellitesb.com

11/25-11/26: Hook’d Bar and Grill Sat.: The Lowdown Dudes, 1:30-4:30pm. Sun.: Mellon Caller, 1-4pm. 116 Lakeview Dr., Cachuma Lake. Free. Call (805) 3508351. hookdbarandgrill.com/musicon-the-water

11/24, 11/27, 11/29: SOhO Restaurant & Music Club Fri.: King Zero, Pet Medz, 9pm. $15-$18. Ages 21+. Mon.: Jimi Hendrix Birthday Jam, 7:30-11:30pm. $10. Wed.: Swing Night with San Lyon, 7:30pm. $20-$22. 1221 State St. Call (805) 962-7776.

SATURDAY 11/25

11/24-11/25: Maverick Saloon Fri.:

11/25: Mosaic Makers Market Peruse the offerings of more than 25 talented local vendors while enjoying live music and delicious food from Goodland Waffles and Melts and drinks from Old Town Coffee S.B. 11am-4pm. Mosaic Locale Courtyard, 1131 State St. Free, items available for purchase. Email hello@curatedcollectivesb.com.

Toni DeMoulin, who has 51 years of experience. 10-11am. On the grass in front of Rancho Franciscan Apartments, 221 Hitchcock Wy. $20. Call (805) 11/24-11/30: Pascucci’s Cheers for 30 570-6194 or email taichitoni1@hotmail.com. Years Celebrate this local restaurant’s mile- tinyurl.com/Beginning-TaiChi stone 30-year anniversary with 30 percent

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The Winetones, 1:30-4:30pm. Scojo and the Keel, 5-8pm. Sun.: Kelly’s Lot, 1:30-4:30pm. 5995 Stagecoach Rd. Free. Call (805) 9670066. coldspringtavern.com

off the top 30 selling items. Reservations not accepted. Fri.-Sat.: noon-9:30pm; Sun.-Wed.: noon-8:30pm. Pascucci Restaurant, 509 State St. Call (805) 963-8123. tinyurl.com/Pascuccis-30

Choose from a crafted harvest buffet with a raw bar, carving station, and desserts. Children ages 12 and under: $55; adults: $110. curatedcollectivesb.com 11am-7pm. Finch & Fork, Kimpton Canary Hotel, 31 W. Carrillo St. Call (805) 884-0300 or 11/25: Skull & Roses 6 Launch Party email info@finchandforkrestaurant.com. The organizers of the world-renowned Skull & finchandforkrestaurant.com Roses Festival (that will be held April 18-21 at the Ventura Fairgrounds) will host a launch party for 11/23: Hilton Thanksgiving Dinner this upcoming event, featuring performances by Buffet Enjoy a buffet prepared by Execu- Skull & Roses house band The Alligators, along tive Chef Scott Minervini that will include with Santa Barbara–based Heads All Happy Hour brown-sugar-and-bourbon-smoked, and Dead Set (805). 7pm. SOhO Restaurant & sea-salt-rubbed turkey, agave-and-orange- Music Club, 1221 State St., Ste. 205. $10. Call (805) glazed heirloom carrots, pumpkin pie crème 962-7776. tinyurl.com/Skull-and-Roses-6brûlée, and more. 3-8pm. Hilton S.B. Beach- Launch-Party front Resort, 633 E. Cabrillo Blvd. Children ages 3-12: $55; adults: $120. Call (805) 88411/25: Beginning Tai Chi & QiGong 8526 or email SBAFP_SpecialEvents@hilton Practice gentle movements designed to improve .com. tinyurl.com/HiltonBuffet balance, awareness, and flexibility taught by

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11/25: M.Special Brewing Co. (Goleta) Hoodlum Friends, 6-8pm. 6860 Cortona Dr., Ste. C, Goleta. Free.

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11/26: SAMsARA Winery & Tasting Room The Winehounds, 2-4pm. 6485 Calle Real, Ste. E., Goleta. Free. Call (805) 845-8001 or email info@samsarawine.com.

The Molly Ringwald Project, 9pm-midnight. $10. Sat.: Flannel 101, 9pm-midnight. Free. Call (805) 686-4785.

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samsarawine.com/events 11/27: The Red Piano Morganfield Burnett, 7:30pm. 519 State St. Free. Call (805) 358-1439. theredpiano.com

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

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Thanksgiving Day at

Lost Chord Guitars Sat.: Shomey (Seth Shomes), 8-10:30pm. $11. Wed.: Arwen Lewis, 8-10:30pm. $11. 1576 Copenhagen Dr., Solvang. Ages 21+. Call (805) 331-4363.

TUESDAY

Montecito: 1100 and 1200 blocks of Coast Village Rd., 8-11:15am Downtown S.B.: Corner of Santa Barbara and Cota sts., 8am-1pm

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Flamenco! Santa Barbara Presents Maria Bermudez’s Sonidos Gitanos (Gypsy Sounds) Teacher, choreographer,

and dancer Maria Bermudez has gathered revered gypsy artists that include dancers, singers, and musicians to bring you a performance direct from Andalusia, Spain. 7:30pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. GA: $45; VIP: $80. Call (805) 963-0761. lobero.org/whats-on

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MONDAY 11/27 11/27: Jimi Hendrix Birthday Jam Groove out to the psychedelic sounds of Jimi Hendrix in honor of his birthday 81 years ago. 7:30-midnight. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St., Ste. 205. $10. Call (805) 962-7776. sohosb.com/events

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TUESDAY 11/28

11/28:

Screening and Discussion: Revisiting the Classics: Paris Is Burning See Jennie Livingston’s 1990 documentary Paris Is Burning (Sony digital projection), a vibrant look inside New York City’s end-of-the-millennium drag ball culture and an exhilarating portrait of queer life in the face of racism, homophobia and transphobia, poverty, and the HIV/AIDS crisis. Lucas Hilderbrand (Film & Media Studies, UC Irvine) will join moderator Graham Feyl (History of Art & Architecture, UCSB) for a post-screening discussion. Reservations recommended. 7-9:30pm. Pollock Theater, UCSB. Free. Call (805) 893-4637 or email info@carseywolf.ucsb.edu.

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Enjoy a performance by this colorful gypsy swing quartet, whose sound embodies a mix of early 20th-century Parisian Hot Club Gypsy Jazz and American jazz standards from the 1920s to ’40s, as well as original music. 7:30pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St., Ste. 205. $20. Call (805) 962-7776. sohosb.com/

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Noble, Grand, Douglas, Noble, Douglas & Nordman & Fraser Nordman • Trees displayed in water • Trees displayed in water • Poinsettias, Wreaths, • Poinsettias, Garland Wreaths, Garland • Corn Maze • Corn Maze • Farm Animals • Farm Animals

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11/29: Climate Hope Discussion with Deborah Williams Award-winning conservationist and Executive Director of the Alaska Conservation Foundation Deborah Williams will discuss many reasons for climate hope and action despite the dominant narrative of climate doom and gloom. 6:30-8pm. Fleischmann Auditorium, S.B. Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta del Sol. Members: $10; non-members: $12. Call (805) 682-4711. sbnature.org/calendar 11/29: PALMA Colectiva and El Encanto Present: A Mindful Market Shop a curated selection of conscious brands, artisans, and

Corner of Corner of Hollister Ave. &Walnut WalnutLane Lane Hollister Ave. &

wellness goods, including Angels of Protection, a series of small sculptures by Judi Weisbart that represent the presence of peace in our lives. Enjoy complimentary snacks, drinks, and valet parking. 1-5pm. The Lily Pond, El Encanto, a Belmond Hotel, 800 Alvarado Pl. Free. Call (805) 845-5800. tinyurl.com/MindfulMarket

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A Cowboy Christmas The horse stable has been transformed into the North Pole with games, crafts, activities, a hot cocoa bar, petting zoo, a visit from Santa, and more. Snacks, drinks, and beer and wine will be available for purchase. Visit through December 23. 3-7pm. River View Park 151 Sycamore Dr., Buellton. GA: free-$19.95; VIP: $35.95. Email bob@syvhorsebackrides.com.

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11/24: Tree Lighting at Paseo Nuevo Kick off the festive season under the stars and snow with Mayor Randy Rowse, DJ Darla Bea, Santa Claus, and the Grinch followed by photos with Santa and the Peppermint Parlor after-party. Lighting: 5:30pm; photos and party: 6-8pm. Center Court, Paseo Nuevo, 651 Paseo Nuevo. Free.

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11/24-11/29: MOXI Seaside Sock Skating Kick off your shoes and bring your socks to enjoy frictionless fun by sliding across a specialty tile floor reminiscent of ice but without the chill. Hot chocolate and adult beverages will be available for purchase. 10am-5pm. MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation, 125 State St. Free$18. Call (805) 770-5000. moxi.org/calendar/seaside-sock-skating

11/24, 11/27-11/29: City Of Lompoc LED Christmas Light Exchange Program Exchange up to five strings of incandescent Christmas Lights for new energy-saving LED Lights (while supplies last) and enter a raffle to win a variety of LED Christmas yard decorations and more. Bring a current City of Lompoc utility bill and a photo ID through January 26, 2024. Fri., Mon.-Wed.: 9am-5pm. Lompoc City Hall, 100 Civic Center Plaza, Lompoc. Fridays: 5-8pm. Home Depot, 1701 E. Ocean Ave., Lompoc. Free. Call (805) 875-8252. tinyurl.com/LompocLights

11/24-11/29: Miracle at the Funk Zone Make your reservation to experience over-the-top holiday decor, displays, and festive cocktails such as a “Christmapolitan.” A portion of the reservation fee will go towards the Firework Foundation. Family-friendly hours are 2-5pm, Wednesday-Sunday. Visit the website for available reservations. Pearl Social, 131 Anacapa St., Ste. B. Free. Ages 21+. Call (805) 284-0380 or email info@pearlsocialsb.com. pearlsocialsb.com 11/24-11/26, 11/29: ZooLights The Zoo will transform into an immersive world of lights, filled with larger-than-life animal and wildlife installations featuring handcrafted silk-covered lanterns lit with more than 50,000 LED bulbs. Snacks and drinks available for purchase. Reservations are required. ZooLights continues through January 14. 2024. 4:30-8:30pm. S.B. Zoo, 500 Niños Dr. $18-$22. Call (805) 962-5339.

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11/24-12/17: Lane Farms Christmas Patch See the farm animals and tractors, and check out the produce stand while choosing a Noble , Nordmann, or Douglas fir. Open through December 17 (trees may be available at the produce stand December 18-23). 10am-8pm. Lane Farms, 308 S. Walnut Lane. Free. Call (805) 964-3773.

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56th Annual Yes Store Shop at this S.B. tradition since 1968, now open year-round for handmade, one-of-a-kind gifts such as custom jewelry, clothing, arts,and more. Thu.:-Sat., Mon.-Wed.: 10am-6pm; Sun.: 10am-5pm. La Arcada Plaza, 1100 State St. Free. Call (805) 966-9777. theyesstore.com

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C h u c k G r a h a m ’s O d e t o t h e Channel Islands

Bald eagles, pigeon guillemots, and marine mammals are everyday sights for Chuck Graham while kayaking the Channel Islands.

huck Graham needs no introduction for Santa Barbara outdoor lovers. The lifelong surfer, Carp Beach lifeguard, veteran kayaking guide, and prolific photojournalist frequently contributes reports from the Channel Islands and elsewhere to these pages, and I’ve written about his two previous books about the Carrizo Plain and hiking Santa Cruz Island.

Paddling into a Natural Balance Mixes Tales of Kayaking and Conservation by Matt Kettmann | Photos by Chuck Graham He’s now out with a third, and it’s his most personal yet broadly appealing yet: Paddling into a Natural Balance. The visually striking, 123-page book features stories culled from decades of kayaking around the Channel Islands and observing the globally significant conservation work that’s happened there. “A kayak is the best way to see the islands,” advises Graham, who spends about 160 days out on the islands each year, both on his own time and as a guide for Channel Islands Adventure Company. “You get so much more immersed and so much more intimate than being on a boat or flying or being on foot. There’s just so many places you can’t get to on foot. It allows for a lot more.” We spoke last week about his book, which he’ll be presenting and signing at Chaucer’s Books on Tuesday, November 28, at 6 p.m. How have the Channel Islands changed under your watch? When I was kayaking in the 1990s, the islands were pretty denuded. I can remember the

Images of spectacular sunsets, tranquil sea scenes, and the island scrub jay are featured in Paddling into a Natural Balance.

days when there were no eagles and no foxes. It went from being islands with pigs and no wildlife to a bunch of native species. It’s cool to see it come full circle. In a lot of ways, it’s back to the way it’s supposed to be. Did you think that would ever happen? I was definitely skeptical. When numbers are down to 15 foxes of a subspecies on an island and they’re monogamous, you wonder, can they pull this off? It’s amazing how they did that. Conservation is such hard work, and it takes so much dedication and collaboration between agencies. It’s still going on today. There’s a lot of work that still needs to be done. What did you think when they sprayed rat poison all over Anacapa Island? That one was really tough. I knew there would be a lot of collateral damage. That’s just one of those really tough decisions that conservationists make. There really wasn’t any other way of doing it. It kinda sucked knowing what they had to do, but 20 years later, it’s pretty amazing how it looks out there. The seabirds are doing so well. You can’t really make judgements with some of this stuff when it’s happening. You have to give it some years to see the net positive effects.

If people want to start exploring beyond the guided tours, what’s the next step? That’s a big step. I had a lot of experience when I started. Being a surfer really helps. Just reading the waves, how they hit the cliffs and the cave, reading what the currents are doing. The tips of the islands can get very challenging. I did a quick trip recently just after work. Chuck Graham will do a signing and presentation at Chaucer’s on I paddled down to AnaNov. 28. capa and back, a 13-mile

The spotted skunk is one of the endemic Channel Islands species that Chuck Graham has come to know well.

round trip when all was said and done. Approaching the west end of Anacapa, it sounded like the surf was huge, but there wasn’t any surf. It was the current moving around the island. It was actually making noise. It sounded like surf roaring in the background. What’s your favorite animal? Oh geez. I always lean toward the fox. I’ve spent a lot of time with them. I really love the northern fur seals. They’re so full of piss and vinegar. The pups are hilarious. They’re super playful around the kayak. And lately, it’s the island spotted skunk. We’re now seeing them frequently. They’re such a mysterious animal. Nobody knows a lot about them and they have such a small range. The owls have been cool, the burrowing and saw-whet owls at night, and the peregrines are pretty amazing to watch them tuck their wings and dive. Do you feel a spiritual connection out there? Oh yeah. You think about the Chumash, and it makes me really appreciate their maritime culture. There was a lot of spirituality in their paddling to and from the mainland, island to island, village to village. I think about that a lot while I’m paddling. That was their way of life. It’s really special being alone. It just puts you in a meditative state, and I try to capture everything going on around me. It can be a strange place to be, but it’s very peaceful too.

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For her project on reusable menstrual pads, Carpinteria homeschool student Ellie Lou Olvera tested a variety of natural materials — cotton, a cotton-hemp blend, bamboo fiber — to determine which one had the best absorbency.

t only 13 years old, Carpinteria resident Ellie Lou Olvera is working to change the lives of girls around the world. One of the biggest issues facing adolescent girls is menstruation, which can affect everything from their health to their education, as girls who don’t have access to menstrual products often miss school when they have their period. Olvera’s research on creating affordable, safe, and reusable menstrual pads for those experiencing “period poverty”—a

the best. However, the biggest discovery, she said as her face component, as well. During her research, Olvera discovered several nonprofit lit up, was that upcycled fabric was actually more absorbent than new materials. “So more waste can be diverted from organizations in Santa Barbara and Ventura dedicated to landfills and reused,” she explained. “It solves two problems getting menstrual products into homeless shelters. Although a period is the furthest thing from a luxury, at once.” She had been testing materials for the past eight months menstrual products come with a “tampon tax”—luxury but started her research project about a year and a half ago, tax and other taxes—as they’re not recognized as essential driven by her own curiosity. She exemplifies the young gen- items. Other products with luxury taxes include cigarettes eration of problem-solvers looking for solutions to pressing and liquor. Shelters, therefore, have to shell out limited funds to issues the world faces today. “Young people are not going to sit back; they’re purchase menstrual products, and families with EBT cards going to take these issues into their own hands and often can’t afford them, as EBT doesn’t cover them. In solve them,” said Maya Ajmera, president and CEO prisons, women only get a certain amount of tampons and of the Society for Science, which hosts the Thermo pads, meaning they sometimes are forced to reuse single-use products, which can lead to illness. Fisher JIC, one of their Olvera said 16.9 million people livnumerous programs deding below the poverty line frequently icated to ensuring young have to choose between menstrual people have the opportunity to products and food. There is a lack of pursue a career in STEM. access and education around men“Middle schoolers are bold,” she struation and menstrual products, continued. “And middle school is she lamented, but part of her work is usually where students interested making sure she’s inspiring conversain STEM fall off, so we work to tion around period poverty to shift capture and nourish that interest.” cultural and behavioral norms. She Olvera was chosen from 30 encourages people to educate, vote, finalists, who were selected from and advocate to help make a differnearly 2,000 applicants from 49 ence, however small. states, Guam, the Northern MariShe has about four more years to ana Islands, and Puerto Rico. go before all her data is collected and Winners were selected by a panel Olvera (right) and other finalists competed in team testing is completed, at which point of distinguished scientists, engi- challenges, in addition to presenting their research projects, during the Thermo Fisher JIC. she’ll be able to move on to engineerneers, and educators. ing the best reusable pad based on Other finalists, like Olvera, took on problems that have had some effect on their own lives or her research, donate 1,000 pads as she planned on from the their communities—the first-place winner created a highly beginning, and distribute guides and resources for others to accurate fire-detection device after the restaurant behind her make their own. One of the local improvements she hopes home burned down, and another finalist researched how to to make is including sewing machines in libraries that users can check out to use to sew their own pads. make pickleball a quieter pastime by softening the ball. So far, she’s received a lot of “confidence and inspiration” Olvera won the $10,000 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Award for Health Advancement, which recognizes the from the science community, locally and nationally. She student whose work and performance show the most prom- has many helpers—she met the head of the engineering ise in health-related fields and demonstrates an understand- department at UC Santa Barbara through the Santa Barbara County Science Fair, and the department promised to aid ing of the many social factors that affect health. Olvera said she’ll be using the money for plane tickets her in future sample tests. “That’ll help with the next round of work,” she so that she can travel to other countries to do in-person experiments on her fiber samples in different climates, such said, “but at this point, I don’t feel like I could stop.” n as in Panama and the Bahamas. But her work has a local

Ellie Lou Olvera, 13, Awarded $10,000 National Prize for Reusable Menstrual Pad Project by Callie Fausey lack of access to menstrual products, hygiene facilities, waste management, and education—recently won her $10,000 in the Thermo Fisher Junior Innovators Challenge (JIC), the nation’s premier middle school STEM competition. When she’s not busy winning county, state, and national science fairs, Olvera volunteers, plays water sports, and dances flamenco, which she does every year during Fiesta. She homeschools through Santa Barbara Charter School in Goleta, which gives her a modicum of freedom to follow her scientific pursuits. When she grows up, she wants to be an environmental engineer. “I was drawn to science because I like problem-solving and finding patterns,” she explained. “But I discovered there were major humanitarian and environmental crises affecting the globe, and I love nature and I have an empathetic heart. So what I was really interested in was helping people and nature.” Olvera’s love for research led her to find out about period poverty when she was 12 years old, which prompted the question: “How can I help?” While looking into reusable period pads, her original thought was to donate 1,000 reusable pads to the local community and overseas. However, she noticed that there wasn’t a consensus on the best material to use for reusable pads. So she got to work, testing a variety of natural materials—cotton, a cotton-hemp blend, bamboo fiber—to determine which one had the best absorbency. She still needs to test the top layer (wicking) and the bottom layer (the barrier that prevents leakage), but she found that, in terms of absorbency, the cotton-hemp blend worked 46

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Two Former Santa Barbara Poets Laureate in the United Kingdom by David Starkey

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The roads we traveled in our rented Citroën C3 were many: the M5 and the M6 and the M40, the A59 and the A702 and the A1134. We drove down Cornwallis Street and Argyle Street and Trumpington Road. We read our poems

An autumn view of the Lake District

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in London and Cambridge and Worcester and Glasgow and Edinburgh and Ormskirk and Stoke-on-Trent and Oxford. The venues were lecture halls and classrooms, community centers (or centres) and, in Edinburgh, the Royal Scots Club. Our hosts at Staffordshire University created a nightclub-like atmosphere with blue lights and tablecloths and flowers, and the sound engineer at Edge Hill University treated us like pop stars. Our readings, just like those back home, were sometimes well-attended, and sometimes not, but there was never a moment when I felt any regrets. And how did all this come about? Paul and I were trying to recapture the magic of a similar trip to Ireland taken five years ago with another former Santa Barbara Poet Laureate, Chryss Yost, and our respective spouses. This time around, however, only my wife, Sandy, would be joining us, and then for just one week of the trip. Perhaps more than the readings themselves, I remember objects and places I never would have encountered otherwise. There was the 13-foot globe at the London School of Economics called “The World Turned Upside Down,” the Egyptian mummies in the Fitzwilliam and Ashmolean and British museums, the tunnels and ponds and gardens of Biddulph Grange, the glorious view of Edinburgh from the top of Arthur’s Seat, not to mention the many pubs we visited—the Tram Depot in Cambridge, the Britannia Inn in Oxford, the Paul Pry in Worcester, the State Bar in Glasgow. At Chester Cathedral, following up on my daughter’s ancestry research, I asked the clergyman if any Starkeys were buried alongside the bishops and earls. “No,” he said, “but that’s certainly a Cheshire name.” Not everything went according to plan. The steamer I planned to use to smooth out the wrinkles in my always-wrinkled clothes exploded in my London hotel room just after I bent down to check why it was taking so long to heat up. In the Lake District, walking the slippery path from Rydal Mount, Wordsworth’s grand final home, to lowly Dove Cottage, where he wrote most of his best poems, the rain soaked my running

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any years ago, a bumper sticker began appearing on the backs of cars driven by Christians. “God Is My Copilot,” it read. Not long after, an irreverent rewriting appeared for pet owners: “Dog Is My Copilot.” Although I can’t say Paul Willis is a better copilot than God, during our two-week poetry reading adventure in Great Britain last month, I learned that he is certainly calmer and more helpful than Dog. Whenever I was given to panicking while driving on the wrong side of a narrow road, trying to slip into an impossibly tiny parking spot, or simply being cut off on the motorway by a 10-ton lorry, Paul invariably knew just the right thing to say or do, and exactly when not to say or do anything at all.

Paul Willis (left) and David Starkey in Oxford

shoes so thoroughly that, when my wife arrived, she insisted I throw them away (to my nose, they didn’t quite smell like a dead body, but, to be fair, she had a point). Indeed, it rained, a little or a lot, every day we were in Britain. Our weekend in the Scottish Highlands was scuttled when most of the roads flooded, and sometimes the rain pelted the windscreen so fiercely I could barely see a thing. Nevertheless, whatever the day before had thrown our way, the next morning we were back on the road, with Paul sitting where the driver should be and offering wise counsel, which was frequently contrary to our well-spoken GPS, while I mumbled and sometimes swore as we made our way to the next venue kind and crazy enough to host a couple of wandering poets from Santa Barbara bringing their humble words to the wide and wondrous world. n

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Longtime Santa Barbara County Foodbank Leader Releases Two New Children’s Books by Sean Magruder

anta Barbara County Foodbank CEO Erik Talkin is a loud voice in the crusade for food security. With appearances on the California Association of Food Banks’ Board of Directors, Feeding America’s National Advisory Council, and at Feed the Children’s regional advocacy conference, where he gave the keynote speech last month, the anti-hunger maven speaks with a subtle British lilt and obvious passion. He gave a TED Talk — cleverly titled “Why Giving People More Food Doesn’t End Hunger” — just before the pandemic. But Talkin is about action. Between the 10 million (!) pounds of food his 50-strong team has routed to county residents in 2023, to the Foodbank’s multiple-award-winning nutrition programs, the man is on a mission, and he seems as fit as anyone is to accomplish it. You won’t hear that from him, though. Talkin is constantly moving, unruffled with the wins when one in four in Santa Barbara County still relies on the Foodbank. More than a third of those 100,000-some-odd people are children. As he told me over the phone last week, “There’s lots of food insecurity in this county.

We’re getting kids involved in doing things, rather than telling them what’s healthy and what isn’t,” he said. Now food-related education is coming to the younger generation in handheld format, with two new children’s books written by Talkin. Jesse and the Snack Food Genie and Frankie Versus the Food Phantom chronicle two kids who can’t shake the specter of cheap, nutrient-devoid food. Jesse is haunted by addictive snacks that rob him of his energy, while Frankie has few healthy and affordable options in her city, which is preyed on by a food desert ghost. The books follow Lulu and the Hunger Monster, Talkin’s first entry in his Food Justice Books for Kids series. Lulu is also centered on an appetite-antagonizing apparition, this one ordering the title character to keep her hunger a secret from her classmates. Jesse and Frankie pick up right where Lulu left off, from simply getting the meat and potatoes on the plate to ensuring they’re not just a Big Mac and fries, and finally, exploring what foods kids can grow right in their own community. With guides to help teachers integrate the books in the classroom, and easy tips for kids to incorporate into their lives, Talkin is optimistic about the role these stories can play in moving the conversation forward.

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For good reason — they’re well-written. As a former playwright, screenwriter, and filmmaker in London, Talkin has penned everything from short films for festivals to fantasy for teenagers. Writing for children? That started with having his own, which spurred him to earn an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Talkin seems energized by a fresh audience, explaining, “They’re not jaded; they want to hear sto stories and to know stories, so they’re a great group to write for. It’s a particular area. Children’s books are different.” Lulu and the Hunger Monster won an International Literacy Association Social Justice Book Award in 2021, and since then, Talkin has seen a slight shift in the dia dialogue surrounding food insecurity, though it’s a bit pyr pyrrhic. “During COVID, a lot more people became food insecure; everyone knew someone who lost their job or was affected. People are now more empathetic that food security is not a result of a lack of hard work or foresight, it’s just because things are ruinously expensive. With medical bills and car payments, having healthy food is the thing you cut from your budget.” Empowering communities and neighborhoods to support one another with sustainable, affordable nutrition can help soften that blow. Like the programs he pushes, Talkin is ever-practical, focused on what’s next at the Foodbank. “We’re hoping to build a kitchen to produce healthy meals for seniors, and to expand our Spanish-language programming in education and providing culturally-appropriate foods. We also want to give support and encouragement to the Promotores Network of Spanish-language educators who come from within the community.” When it comes to serving the community, there’s a lot of talkin’. But there aren’t a lot of Eriks.

You can find Talkin’s books at foodbanksbc.org/shop. Fifty percent of the proceeds from his Food Justice Books for Kids series go directly to supporting the Santa Barbara County Foodbank, where you can donate at foodbanksbc.org/ give-help.

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global trend, as producers from Europe to South America explore how the colder temperatures, higher pressures, and more esoteric, perhaps even mystical impacts make for distinct, possibly better wines. Santa Barbarans know the notion best from the Ocean Fathoms crew, whose ambitious albeit not-quite-legal project in the waters off of Montecito turned into an international news story. So I was curious to learn that underwater wine aging is now being done in accordance with American laws, at least by one company operating in a slice of the Adriatic Sea off of Croatia. I was invited to taste a couple of those Wine of the Sea bottles last month, when the partnership between the Croatian outfit and a Wisconsin importer was explained to a healthy chunk of the American wine media during a Zoom session. “For the last 10 years, it’s basically been illegal or impossible to get wines labeled for sale that’s been aged under the ocean,” explained Nick Wood, a weekly newspaper executive by career who became a partner at BZ Consortium, the Wisconsin importer of these wines. The FDA first cracked down in 2015 when a Napa Valley winery named Mira started aging wines underwater in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina. But that hasn’t scared other countries around the world away from the idea, said Wood, explaining, “The United States is the only place where it’s not legal, basically.” Right around the time that American rule-makers freaked out, Marko Dusevic was finishing the summer season at his oyster and mussel farm off the Croatian island of Pag. His Slovenian winemaker friend had brought a bunch of bottles that they didn’t quite finish, so Dusevic hid them in an oyster bag for the next summer.

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from the originals. The belief is that the process ages the wine a bit more quickly, bringing wines to peak maturation sooner than it would take to reach the same results in a cellar. “I’m drinking the future now,” said Wine of the Sea’s brand ambassador Anthony Curko, referring to a Barolo that had undergone the cellar treatment. A couple years ago, when I did a comparative tasting with the Ocean Fathoms wine alongside a few winemakers, we agreed that the underwater wines were indeed distinct from their “normal” counterparts, showing a bit more integration of tannins and flavors. It wasn’t quite night and day, but it was subtly apparent to trained palates. Whether that’s “better” depends on everyone’s individual taste. But I don’t really think that’s the point. No matter the vineyards, winemakers, legacies, or legends involved, selling wine in today’s world is primarily a marketing endeavor. When presented with so many options, consumers want a story to cling to, a tale that they can relay to their friends as they share that bottle of wine. A bottle of wine aged underwater, with the coral and worm casings to prove it, and perhaps some unique flavors to discover? That’s about as compelling as marketing gets. The prices are indeed much higher: the Amarone, which can be found for around $40 to $50 normally, is offered at $199; the Soave, which sells closer to $20 (what a deal, really), is being sold by Wine of the Sea for $159. Despite the discrepancies, sales of these bottles in rural Wisconsin—the first place they could be found in the United States—have been relatively brisk. “We’ve got people coming from Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Las Vegas,” said Wood. “People are flying in to purchase the wine.” In just their small shop in Waupaca, Wood said that they’ve already sold more than 1,500 bottles, and the entire domestic inventory for the year is just 6,000 bottles. “It’s going fairly fast,” he said. The trials of different styles of wine and underwater aging strategies have not stopped in Croatia either. “I’ve answered a lot of questions, but I am still learning,” said Dusevic. For Adriatic Shell’s general manager Domogoj Skuliber, the Wine of the Sea project goes beyond the obvious questions. “[It’s] much more than just aging wine under the sea,” he said. “It’s admitting that we don’t know so many things about wine, and we’re trying to find out.”

“By accident, I start to put some wines in the sea,” Dusevic told us in his accented English. “It was not meant; it was not planned; it was by accident…. I forget about them. After a year, I come back and I found the bottles.” When he shared the coral-crusted bottles with his friend, the winemaker replied, “This wine is different.” Since then, Dusevic and the team at their company Adriatic Shell have tested thousands of bottles using various closures, depths, and other variables. Though once reluctant to submit their bottles to the research, European wineries became more intrigued by the process, so that Adriatic Shell was able to try different types of wine, from more tannic styles to older vintages and so forth. “I would say, by far, we have the most experience and knowledge in these things,” said Dusevic as to what sets his operation apart from others trying out the underwater technique. Meanwhile, he and the folks at BZ Consortium, who found out about Wine of the Sea (which is called Coral Wine in Europe) at a New York City trade show, began lobbying the FDA to change the law, presenting the mounting decade of research to show that the wines were safe. The FDA agreed in April 2022, allowing these wines to be imported, and the partnership has been ramping up production and distribution channels ever since. These wines are just now hitting the shelves of California stores, sold here through Park Street Imports. The two wines provided for us to try were both made by Villa Canestrari: a red 2018 Amarone and white 2017 Soave Superiore. Both were utterly smooth and intensely layered, but without comparing to an above-ground-aged control group, it’s impossible to say how they’re different

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says that real estate agent Caitlin Hensel has announced that Wingstop will be coming to the Fairview Shopping Center in a space between Miner’s Ace Hardware and Panda Express. TREEHOUSE RESTAURANT UPDATE: Like many dining

establishments, the Treehouse Restaurant at 3860 State Street closed their doors in April 2020 when new COVID-19 rules went into effect. Unlike most, they never returned. On Halloween, I visited Santa Barbara’s permanent ghost town, also known at La Cumbre Plaza, and, while leaving the parking lot, I saw a for-lease sign in front of the former Treehouse space that has apparently been there for a few months. The sign specifically mentioned that they are looking for a restaurant tenant for the 3,966-square-foot space. So apparently a new restaurant will not be happening in the immediate future, but there is hope. NICK THE GREEK UPDATE: Last August, I broke the

news that Nick the Greek restaurant, offering “authentic Greek street food,” is coming to 508 State Street, the former home of Natural Café. Opening is scheduled for early next year. The eatery is mostly located in Northern California with additional outlets in Southern California, Arizona, Kansas, Missouri, Nevada, Texas, and Utah. Reader Annie tells me that a sign for Nick

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Rob: “Hey RG, don’t know if you’ve seen/heard this, but Juniper on Fourth in Solvang shut its doors last week.” I have not yet confirmed the news. Chef Nathan Peitso’s new Solvang restaurant and bar project at 478 4th Place opened little more than a month ago. GIVING THANKS: Last week was The Restaurant

Guy’s annual holiday column that listed eateries serving a traditional Thanksgiving meal on Thanksgiving Day. Here are three more to choose from: • Brass Bear: $60 adults, $20 children 12 and under; 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; (805) 869-4014 • Costa Kitchen & Bar, Mar Monte Hotel: $95 adults, $30 ages 12 and below; 3-8 p.m.; (805) 882-1234 • Louie’s California Bistro, The Upham: (805) 963-7003 TURKEY ALTERNATIVES: A couple of restaurants

reached out and asked me to let you know they are open on Thanksgiving Day even though they are not serving a traditional holiday meal. Chad’s restaurant at 216 West Cabrillo Boulevard will be open for breakfast and lunch from 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. I am also told that Petit Valentien at 1114 State Street in La Arcada will be open.

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efore there was Taylor, before there was Beyoncé, even before there was Madonna, there was Cher. And a full theatrical musical production about the superstar is coming our way as the opening show for the 2023-24 season from the American Theatre Guild’s Broadway in Santa Barbara series. This is the first national tour for the Tony Award–winning musical The Cher Show, which features three different versions of Cher— the kid starting out (nicknamed “Babe”), the glam pop star (“Lady”), and the icon (“Star”) — as well as a wardrobe by the legendary Bob Mackie. Mackie is a character in the show, along with other well-known names such as Gregg Allman, Robert Altman, Lucille Ball, and, of course, Sonny Bono. The playlist has Cher’s biggest hits, including “If I Could Turn Back Time,” “Strong Enough,” “Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves,” “The Shoop Shoop Song,” “I Got You Babe,” and “Believe.” And then there’s the wardrobe. “It’s so incredible to wear those Bob Mackie gowns. My character is described as kind of the glam Cher, which cracks me up,” said Catherine Ariale, who plays Lady and is making her national production debut with this show. She took time out to talk to me on the phone during a break from tech rehearsals for the 50-city tour, which launches in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this month before making its way to Palm Desert, California, and then Santa Barbara (at the Granada December 6-7). When this show made its Broadway debut in December 2018, Cher herself was on board giving input during the development, doing interviews, and even making publicity appearances alongside the origi-

nal cast—an unusual vote of confidence in this era of biographical musical theater. While the show was being put together, there were apparently a lot of things that needed to change to suit Cher’s approval. “But I think on the final night, she definitely gave her stamp of approval, which is so special,” said Ariale. “All of us, we just really want to do her justice. And tell her story in a grounded, honest way.” Costumes by Bob Mackie are featured in The Cher Show . She continues, “It is a pretty amazing story. … I just think she’s really done some incredible things with her Asked about what she would want audilife. You could just look at her and think ences to know about The Cher Show, Ariale that she’s some icon or legend, but she’s so said, “I would want to tell them to come in much more. … She’s a real person with fears with no expectations, because they think and aspirations and a lot of courage and has it will just exceed everyone’s expectations really made a name for herself.” with how much fun it is, how fast-paced and Ariale’s favorite number in the show is exciting it is. There are some really incred“Song for the Lonely,” which she sings at ible moments of laughter. But also, I have the end of Act One, along with the other been shocked by how many times I’ve cried two Cher characters. “There’s so many good in the rehearsal room. I’m just hearing her ones,” she said, “but I would have to say, it’s songs sung in this way, telling the story. And the number that really just tickles me every I don’t think it’s your average jukebox musitime.” cal. I really don’t. I think there’s a lot more to It comes at a breaking point in the story, it than that.” she explains. Cher is deciding whether She continued, “As we said in the to leave her husband Sonny, and it’s very rehearsal room, you can either watch theemotional. “It’s like talking to yourself, your ater and feel something or [watch theater younger and your older selves. And you get and it makes you] think about things. And I to really look at the mirror and say, ‘What think this does both: It makes you feel, and are we going to do here? And how are we it makes you think.” —Leslie Dinaberg going to hold hands and power through this?’ And it is magical every night. Every The Cher Show is at The Granada Theatre (1214 time we get to sing together, it’s really beauti- State St.) December 6–7. See BroadwaySanta ful. … It gives me chills. It makes me excited Barbara.com, GranadaSB.org, or call (805) 8992222. to tell this story.”

As a longtime fan of photographer George Rose’s work, particularly his keen eye on the vines in his stunning large-format 2019 book Wine Country Santa Barbara County, I was excited to hear about his photography show at the Wildling Museum in Solvang. On view through July 8, 2024, California’s Changing Landscape: The Way of Water is the title of his photo exhibition, as well as his forthcoming book Rose’s storied career has taken him from the entertainment industry to the sidelines of the NFL, before he worked for a number of years in the wine industry. He now resides in the Santa Ynez Valley, and this newest body of work is a project he began during the COVID-19 pandemic. The exhibit features more than 20 large-format documentary inkjet photographs of the Golden State, showcasing Rose’s recent expansive documentation of California’s dramatic water story. Between drought and then record-setting rain and snowstorms filling reservoirs, he was able to capture California’s landscapes in a stunning array of circumstances. “I have always been curious about how we acquire our drinking water,”said Rose in a statement. “I made the decision to educate myself about California’s convoluted water systems, and set out to photograph as many of the important and not-so-important state water reservoirs as possible. As I look back, I realized I was witnessing a changing climate and landscape, which was evolving before my eyes.” “We are so excited to be partnering with George Rose for another show,” said Stacey Otte-Demangate, executive director of the Wildling. George’s eye for compelling landscapes and the stories they can tell is truly amazing.” —LD

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evered gypsy flamenco dancers will be performing at the Lobero Theatre for a night full of authentic sound, entrancing dance, and engaging performances on November 26. The performance is organized by Maria Bermudez, a performer of three decades who leads Maria Bermudez Performing Arts and serves as artistic director for Flamenco Santa Barbara. The showcase features performances by José Maya, Diego Amador, Diego Carrasco, Pelé De los Reyes, Carmen Grilo, Curro Carasco, Manuel Valencia, Ané Carrasco, Coral de los Reyes, and Ana de los Reyes. “Every single one of them has their very own dynamic. Even though we sing and dance together, you’re able to see everybody in their individuality. It’s every individual artist in their own element,” said Bermudez. More on the performers, they’re all self-taught and personally raised into the culture of flamenco dancing. Their technique has been passed down from generation to generation, which makes each performer and performance unique. “Every individual artist — they are not formally trained, they are all coming from their tradition,” Bermudez states. The performance is expected to be one of a kind, with different performers and musical elements all being brought in for a celebratory program of life, dance, and unity. “The audience can expect to have a blast,” said Bermudez. “We’ll be passing through different dynamics, with different songs and dances within the whole range of flamenco that we have now.” There will be a self-taught gypsy pianist, which is not typical in this genre. “In this show, we have everything from the most traditional to the most universal,” Bermudez states. Bermudez has trouble pinpointing her favorite aspect of flamenco. “You’d think this question would be easy for me by now,” she said, as she explained the transformative process that takes place during rehearsals. Bermudez emphasizes how once she gets together with the musicians and can hear the strumming of the music and feel how everyone is expressing themselves, it puts everything on “a whole other stratosphere.” Bermudez could “never imagine I could feel

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When asked what potential attendees can expect at this workshop, “Our guest dancer will be leading classes for those two days. He’s going to focus on a lot of technique, which is very necessary, but he always makes it extremely accessible and fun!” said Bermudez. The teacher for the workshops will be José Maya, a dancer since the age of 3, who was born into a dynasty of very highly regarded artists. “[Dancing with him] is a gift for the soul, and he is just so inspiring,” Bermudez emphasizes. “We must celebrate life and humanity in flamenco — and in the arts in general. We all need to be exposed to harmony and loving each other,” Bermudez explains heartfully. The workshops will be held after the performance, on November 27 and 28 from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Maria Bermudez Flamenco Performing Arts Studio (215 W. Victoria St.). Registration is available at flamencosb.org. The up-and-coming stars will be performing at the Lobero Theatre (33 E. Canon Perdido St.) on November 26 at 7 p.m. Tickets are available for purchase at lobero.org, by phone at (805) 963-0761, and at the Lobero Theatre Box Office two hours prior to —Kira Logan the performance.

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eigning star of stages and screens (large and small) Audra McDonald, who plays at Campbell Hall on November 30, has thrown herself into a multitude of character roles by now and worked her way in and out of fictional wardrobes. She has distinguished herself in such musical theater classics as Carousel, Ragtime, Porgy and Bess, and The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (a Grammy winner, with the L.A. Opera). She has Audra McDonald been a much-appreciated repeat visitor to America’s living room in such TV series as Private Practice and the “goods,” The Good Wife and The Good Fight. McDonald has also braved the fine art of embodying such reality-based icons as Maria Callas (in the play Master Class) and Billie Holiday (in Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill) — both garnering Tony Awards — and as Aretha Franklin in the 2021 biopic Respect. And yet, despite her gift for character building and inhabiting, one of the most impressive forums for McDonald is when she gets to play Audra McDonald, singer and concertizer. “I find that, in concertizing, it’s a very vulnerable way of performing,” she told me in an interview. “There is no specific character to hide behind. As you go into each song, you can go into the character of each song, but for the most part, it’s just you up there. I can’t pretend to be anybody else when I’m up there. I like to keep it as intimate and as personal as possible, too.” McDonald’s Campbell Hall show, hosted by UCSB Arts & Lectures, marks a welcome return to a city where she had her concert debut back in 2014, at the Granada. In that season, she was just coming off her acclaimed Lady Day run, poised for another Tony statue and later headed for a run in London’s West End. At that time, she had also just released the superb album Go Back Home, part of a surprisingly lean discography under her name, with only eight titles since her 1998 recording debut, Way Back to Paradise. Then again, musical theater was her guiding star as an artist, starting at the ripe age of 9. The Berlin-born McDonald was living in Fresno with her family when her parents introduced her to a dinner theater company with a pre-show cabaret attached. A future star was born there. “They would bring young kids to perform in the cabaret,” she recalled, “and my parents thought that might be something I might be able to blossom in, and that I might find some joy in that. I became a part of that company when I was 9 and was with them until I graduated from high school and went off to Juilliard. That was how it happened.” At the outset of her now long and expansive career, she comments, “My plan was that I wanted to be on Broadway. Everything else that has happened has just been luck and great fortune. I would say that I’m curious about all the different mediums of performing art. I want to grow into being a better actress, a better singer, a better communicator, a better interpreter. For me, that’s what drives my artistic choices and helps me become that. “I might not be the same thing at any given moment. There are some days or some moments or months or periods of my life when I will concertize more. Sometimes, I really want to work on a specific character and role and get into excavating a character, as it were, in a play or a musical. Sometimes, I want to work on something really operatic. “It’s a constant sort of curiosity about the evolution of an artwork.”

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY by Rob Breszny WEEK OF NOVEMBER 23

ARIES

(Mar. 21-Apr. 19): When we experience authentic awe, our humility deepens. This is turn tends to make us kinder, smarter, and more positive. So how can we stimulate awe? Among the many possible ways are gazing at magnificent art, hiking in a natural wonderland, or being in the presence of a beautiful human soul. In accordance with astrological omens, I recommend that you go in quest of awe and related feelings like reverence, amazement, adoration, and veneration. Your mental, physical, and spiritual health will flourish in response.

TAURUS

(Apr. 20-May 20): It’s the Season for Cherishing and Smoking Out Secrets. So let’s talk about the subject. (1) Some secrets are sad, haunting, even risky — and worth keeping secret. (2) Other secrets can be beautiful, healing, and potentially life-changing if they are revealed gracefully. (3) Some secrets are buried so deeply that only very persistent seekers dig them up. (4) Some secrets are “hidden” in plain view, and only visible to people who are clear and brave enough to identify them. I suspect you Tauruses will have a special knack for managing all types of secrets in the coming weeks, including those I mentioned.

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20): I hope you won’t fill yourself up with appetizers and hors d’oeuvres in the coming weeks, Gemini. My soul will be at peace if I see you save your hunger for the main courses. Your motto should be “Feasts, not snacks!” or “The Real Deal, not the pretenders!” or “The jubilee, not the distractions!” If you ever find yourself feeling halfhearted or inattentive, you’re probably not in the right situation. Here’s an affirmation to go with your mottoes: “I am liberating my divine appetite!”

CANCER

(June 21-July 22): Playwright Anton Chekhov (1860–1904) is regarded as one of history’s great writers. That does not mean everything he said was wise, useful, or worthy of our attention. For example, he was once asked to give his opinion about ballet. “During the intermissions, the ballerinas stink like horses,” he replied. I hesitate to bring up such a vulgar reference, but I wanted to make a vivid point. In the coming weeks, I hope you will ignore the advice of people who don’t know what they are talking about, no matter how smart or charismatic they may be. I hope you will not attribute expertise to those who have no such expertise. I hope that as much as possible, you will rely on first-hand information, rigorous research, and reliable influences.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22): Researchers have determined that there are two basic dispositions among tigers. One is what they call “majesty.” Creatures with this orientation tend to be dignified, imposing, and agile. The other type of tiger personality revolves around “steadiness.” This is the opposite of neuroticism, and includes the qualities of being affable, easy to get along with, and welladjusted. I know many astrologers associate lions with you Leos, but I prefer to link you with tigers. If you agree with me, here’s my prediction: You are beginning a phase when you will be more majestic than steady — but with plenty of steadiness also available if you want it.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “It is better to entertain an idea than to take it home to live with you for the rest of your life,” wrote author Randall Jarrell. That’s decent advice, though I will add a caveat. If you entertain an idea for a while and it turns out that you love it, and you also love the beneficent effect it has on you, you may be smart to take it home to live with you. I’m guessing you Virgos are at a pivotal point in this regard. Not yet, but soon, you will know whether it will be wise to get cozier with certain influences you have been flirting with — or else decide they are not ones you want to keep.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): If you’re given a choice to advocate for either a dull, mediocre truth or a beautiful, invigorating truth, give your love to the latter. If you wonder whether you should ask a polite question that engenders harmony or a provocative question that pries loose agendas that have been half hidden, opt for the latter. If you feel nostalgic about an old tradition that stirs up little passion or fresh insight, let it go. Instead, dream up a new tradition that moves you emotionally and excites your mind.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Have you located any of your soul twins? If not, is that an interesting prospect for you? Please note that soul twins are not necessarily the same as dream lovers. They may simply be people with whom you share deep values and perspectives. They might aspire to influence the world in ways similar to you. With a soul twin, you feel at home in the world and extra happy to be yourself. I bring these meditations to your attention, Scorpio, because the coming months will be an especially likely time for you to encounter and engage with soul twins. Be on the alert!

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) was charismatic and forceful, but also hot-tempered and prone to rude behavior. The writer Goethe, his contemporary, said “his talent amazed me,” and described him as an “utterly untamed personality.” Beethoven seldom lived in one home for very long and loved to sing at the top of his lungs as he washed himself. Although he played piano with exquisite skill, he was quite clumsy as he moved through the world. Can you guess what astrological sign he was? Same as you! Sagittarius! I’m not saying you are exactly like this wild, unruly genius, but you do have tendencies in that direction. And in the coming weeks, I expect you’ll be inclined to be more Beethoven-esque than usual. Please work on emphasizing the winsome aspects.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): I hope you have developed good boundaries, Capricorn. I hope you are so skilled at taking care of yourself that you steadfastly refuse to let people manipulate you or hurt you. Just to make sure your discernment is working at peak levels, though, I will offer you a tip. In the English language, we have the idiom “to rub salt in a wound,” which refers to the fact that daubing salt in an open gash in the skin makes the pain even worse. But did you know that smearing sugar in a wound is equally distressing? The metaphorical lesson is that you should be vigilant for seemingly nice, sweet people who might also violate your boundaries to hurt or manipulate you.

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(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): I estimate this horoscope is worth $22,225. It has been made possible by my many years of disciplined meditations, extensive reading of holy texts, and an ever-growing devotion to astrology and my readers. But here’s the fun part: You can read these words for free! No cost at all! I will, however, ask you to do something for me in return. First, give your gifts joyously and generously in the coming weeks, holding nothing back. Second, don’t be in the least concerned about whether you will receive benefits in return for your gifts. Find the sweet spot where you love bestowing blessings for no other reason except this one: You are expressing your gratitude for the miraculous life you have been given.

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(Feb. 19-Mar. 20): Do you possess gambits, tactics, and knacks that we might refer to as your “bag of tricks”? I hope so, because such an asset will be extra valuable during the coming weeks. You will be wise to employ every cagey move you can imagine and call on every favor that’s owed to you and cash in on every advantage you have accrued. I don’t want you to engage in outright cheating, but I encourage you to use ploys and stratagems that have full integrity. Be on the lookout for secret shortcuts, magic cookies, and wild cards.

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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES We are looking for a Business Systems Analyst (BSA) who will be responsible for managing and supporting information systems, 3rd party applications, and office computing needs. The position will spend 50% dedicated to supporting the Office of International Students and Scholars, while the other 50% is dedicated to other departments supported by the Student Information Services unit. Leads efforts to automate essential internal business processes, improve customer service, and analyze problems and issues of diverse scope. Analyzes customer and information systems requirements, supports the conversion to new software solutions, and evaluates business processes, existing systems, user needs, and technology opportunities. Provides a detailed description of needs, program and system functions, and steps required to purchase, develop, and/or modify software programs. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training. 1‑3 years Business Analysis, Business Systems Analysis, and/or

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THEATER AND DANCE Responsible for full range of management functions of several disciplines in the department. Management responsibilities encompass academic administration, production unit management, academic support services, departmental computer technical support services, contract, grant, and gift/donation administration, purchasing and financial management, payroll, staff and academic personnel, facilities maintenance and renovation, space management, safety programs, and laboratory support services. Develops and implements operating policies and procedures as they

relate to overall departmental goals and objectives, interprets policy for chair and faculty leadership of the Department of Theater and Dance and for departmental committee members, serves as chair’s liaison to other campus academic and administrative units. Directly supervises 7 career staff. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area or equivalent experience and/or training. 4‑6 years of experience with academic administration, business administration, and/or management of multiple functional units. 4‑6 years of experience with financial management, analysis, budgeting, and reporting for instructional and programming/operational funds, gifts, endowments, and grants. 4‑6 years of supervisory experience. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check Hiring/Budgeted Salary Range: $101,100 to $110,000/ yr. Full Salary Range: $101,100 to $192,300/yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 12/7/23. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 61829

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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. Has delegated signature authority for all Arts & Lectures funds. Additionally, the A&L unit is granted procurement authority to execute contracts for professional services in excess of $3 million annually; the CFO/COO establishes structures, policy and procedure 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. Responsible for directing the administrative operations 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 for A&L. Exercises a high degree of autonomy in addressing departmental issues and creating departmental policy. Independently identifies issues, initiates research, interprets information, and acts on issues regarding personnel, space and facilities management, grants management, accounting, travel, payroll, procurement, contracting, and business services. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree in related area or equivalent training and/or experience. 4‑6 years’ experience managing the operations of a complex, multi‑faceted, and deadline‑driven organization. Notes: Satisfactory conviction history background check. Willingness to work occasional evening and weekend hours.The full salary range for this position is $101,100 ‑ $192,300/yr. The budgeted salary range is $101,100 ‑ $150,000/ yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 57439

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UCSB, STUDENT HEALTH Assist in the overall operation of the clinical laboratory of the Student Health Service by performing the duties of testing personnel (as specified by CLIA 88) in the specialties of hematology, urinalysis, clinical microscopy, diagnostic immunology,

chemistry, microbiology, and virology/ molecular diagnostics. Other duties include specimen processing, phlebotomy, data entry and instrument preventative maintenance and troubleshooting. Must possess a high degree of accuracy and precision. Must be capable of working independently while maintaining compliance with existing laws, regulations and policies. Must have the ability to communicate effectively with clinicians, patients, health service staff and visitors. Is capable of fast, accurate laboratory work while doing multiple procedures. Training and experience must comply with Federal CLIA 88 requirements for personnel of high complexity testing. Is familiar with common laboratory analyzers, equipment and Laboratory Information Systems. Maintains the equipment and the entire work area in a clean, presentable fashion to preclude injury to self and others. Adheres to safety and infection control policies and procedures. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree. Graduation from college with Bachelor of Science degree in major of appropriate scientific field. Current California Clinical Laboratory Scientists license at all times during employment. 3 – 5 years of training and experience sufficient to comply with Federal CLI 88 requirements for personnel of high complexity testing. Familiar with all laboratory equipment, including Hematology, Microbiology, Urinalysis, Molecular and Chemistry analyzers and other standard laboratory equipment. Notes: Mandated reporting requirements of Child Abuse. Must successfully complete and pass the background check and credentialing process before employment and date of hire. To comply with Santa Barbara County Public Health Department Health Officer Order, this position must provide evidence of annual influenza vaccination, or wear a surgical mask while working in patient care areas during the influenza season. Any HIPAA or FERPA violation is subject to disciplinary action. Student Health is closed between the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays. Budgeted Hourly Range: $39.32 ‑ $49.88/hr. Full Salary Range: $39.32‑ $57.33/ hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 58194

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BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES Reviews assigned new and continuing awards to be processed through the Extramural Funds (EMF) unit of the accounting office, for specific guidelines, reconciles indirect costs, and establishes new funds and account‑funds in the Chart of Accounts for State, Local, Private, and Federal agencies. Prepares specifically assigned invoices for billing to sponsoring agencies on a quarterly basis. Prepares quarterly and final reporting to Federal and Non‑Federal agencies, as well as award closeout procedures as assigned. Files payment documentation for checks and wires into award files. Disseminates electronic Close Letters & Overdraft Notices. Researches credit deposits of $500+ and coordinates with departments for appropriateness. Runs unallowable report and works with departments on issues. Reqs: Associate degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training. Experience in accounting procedures and practices with thorough knowledge of accounting functions and assignments, financial transactions and systems, as well as related policy, accounting, and regulatory compliance requirements. Thorough knowledge of analytical procedures used in accounting projects of moderate

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OIST ‑ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES Join an exciting team in this high impact role helping us pivot to a new cloud data platform with Snowflake at UCSB, a world class university. In this role, you will provide direct supervision to the HR and Finance Data Services unit, mentor technical staff, and contribute to key project work. If you are a technical leader with a high degree of knowledge in the SQL Server database development field, the Snowflake data platform, and expertise in data integration, data warehousing and analytics areas, we encourage you to apply for a great career opportunity at UCSB. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training. 7‑9 years of experience using SQL Server technologies, cloud data platforms or comparable database management systems. 4‑6 years of experience designing, developing, documenting, and testing (including unit testing and test plan creation) data warehouse systems. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check The full salary range is $101,100 ‑ $192,300/yr. The budgeted salary range is $114,780 ‑ $146,700/yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 11/29/23. Apply online at www.jobs.ucsb.edu. Job # 61476

in accounting, business, or related field. 1‑3 years work experience in accounting or business administration. Notes: Satisfactory conviction history background check. Must maintain valid CA DL, and a clean DMV record. Ability to work occasional overtime. Hiring/Budgeted Range: $32.13‑$36.93/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 Date: 11/21/23. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #61344

MEDICAL ASSISTANT

UCSB, STUDENT HEALTH Come join UCSB Student Health’s dynamic team! Our MAs prepare patients for their visit by checking vital signs, assisting with procedures, completing insurance referrals, scheduling patients, answering patient questions, and ensuring the clinic is properly stocked. We provide a comprehensive orientation to clinic routines and the electronic medical record. You will work hand‑in‑hand with Physicians, PAs, NPs, RNs, & LVNs in caring for the student population at UCSB. Reqs: High School diploma or equivalent. Licenses/Certifications: Certification with one of the following agencies: American Association of Medical Assistants, American Medical Technologists, California Certifying Board of Medical Assistants, Local Emergency Medical Services Agency, Emergency Medical Services Authority, Certified Nursing Assistant. Note: Applicants without a proper certification will not be considered. Notes: Student Health requires all clinical staff to successfully pass the background check and complete the credentialing process before the employment date. To comply with Santa Barbara County Public Health Department Health Officer Order, this position must provide evidence of annual influenza vaccination, or wear a surgical mask while working in patient care areas during the influenza season. Scheduling will be reviewed annually and set for the upcoming fiscal year. Weekly schedule may include Thursday evening hours if need arises. Any HIPAA or FERPA violation is subject to disciplinary action. Student Health is closed between the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays. Budgeted Pay Rate/Range: $24.69/hr. ‑ $29.50/hr. Full Title Code Pay Range: $24.69/hr. ‑ $30.68/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Open until filled. Apply online at https:// jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 57062

FINANCE MANAGER

THE CLUB AND GUEST HOUSE Under the general direction of the Conference & Hospitality Services Director, the General Manager of The Club & Guest House, and in coordination with the CFO for Housing, Dining and Auxiliary Enterprises this position provides business and financial oversight for The Club & Guest House. This includes all fiscal management, accounting, reporting & analysis, budget planning and forecasting (short and long‑term), and policy compliance/ audit coordination. The Club & Guest House is a self‑funded, stand‑alone business operation with individual P&L and financial statements. Position prepares, interprets, analyzes, and regularly disseminates financial reports to a wide range of stakeholders. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree

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GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT Provides administrative and analytical support for all aspects of employment and payroll in the Geography department on a wide range of funding sources (including state, gift, and federal sponsored research awards) and appointment types. Independently manages, administers, and analyzes complex personnel activities, including employee classification, hiring and onboarding, timekeeping, budgeting and payroll forecasting. Provides expertise, oversight, and guidance in the full‑range of staff and academic personnel policies and procedures. Manages sensitive and confidential information and effectively and collaboratively interacts with a broad range of academic and staff personnel. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent training and/or experience. High‑level of initiative, problem solving ability with a strong professional orientation. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check The full salary range is $28.83 ‑ $47.23/hr. The budgeted hourly range is $28.83 ‑ $30.29/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 11/30/23. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 61532

in related or translatable field / equivalent experience / training. Ability to use sound judgment in responding to issues and concerns. Solid organizational skills and ability to multi‑task with demanding timeframes. Notes: Satisfactory completion of a conviction history background check. Position is funded by federal contract/sub‑contract and requires E‑Verify check Ability to travel to and from meeting venues within the Santa Barbara/Goleta area. The full salary range for this position is $28.83 ‑ $47.23/hr. The budgeted hourly range n is $28.83 ‑ $31.82/ 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 12/04/2023. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 61640

TECHNICAL SUPPORT MANAGER

ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING Plans, organizes, and directs the daily operation of the Department’s Electronics Shop in support of instructional and research laboratories. Works in close coordination with the Manager of Information Technology in all instructional and research laboratory support. Works with the Dean’s Office in overseeing the infrastructure of Harold Frank Hall. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training. 4‑6 years of experience working with micro electronic devices and electronic components. 1‑3 years of supervisory experience. 1‑3 years of direct interactions with faculty, researchers, and students in an academic or research setting. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check The full salary range is $82,300 ‑ $151,700/yr. The budgeted salary is $82,300 ‑ $117,000/yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 11/28/2023. Apply online at www. jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 61427

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LEGALS (CONT.) 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: 01/11/2024 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 1100 Anacapa Street, P.O Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93102 ANACAPA DIVISION. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk.Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer Date: 10/30/2023 By: Nicolette Barnard, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Jeffrey B. Soderborg 1900 State Street, Suite M, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; (805) 687‑6660. Published Nov 9, 16, 22 2023. NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ANDRIA B. RUTH CASE NO.: 23PR00539 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of ANDRIA BARNES RUTH A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: ROBERT M. RUTH in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara THE PETITION for probate requests that: ROBERT M. RUTH 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: 2/8/2024 AT 9:00 A.M. IN DEPT: 5 ROOM: ZOOM of the SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, ANACAPA DIVISION, 1100 Anacapa Street, P.O. Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107. 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: Joseph F. Green, Esq (SBN: 076600) 112 E. Victoria Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; (805) 966‑1501. Published Nov 22, 30. Dec 7 2023. AMENDED NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: MARY LONG BERRY Case No.: 23PR00149 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: MARY LONG BERRY A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: ELIZABETH CRESPO in the Superior Court of California,

County of Santa Barbara The Petition for Probate requests that: ELIZABETH CRESPO 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 foe 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: 1/04/2024 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Anacapa Division. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file 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: 11/8/2023 By: Monica Buenrostro, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Cristi Michelon Vasquez, 132 East Figueroa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; (805) 882‑2226. Published Nov 22, 30. Dec 7 2023.

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Countyof Santa Barbara NOTICE OF VACANCY SANTA BARBARA COUNTY RETIREMENT BOARD OF THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors is accepting applications for two(2) positions on the RETIREMENT BOARD OF THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM. Applications for these positions are available online at www.countyofsb.org, at the Office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors located in the County Administration Building, Fourth Floor, 105 East Anapamu Street, Board of Supervisors Reception Desk, Santa Barbara, at the Fifth District Supervisors Office at the Joseph Centeno Betteravia Government Administration Building, 511 East Lakeside Parkway in Santa Maria or by calling the Clerk of the Board Office at (805) 568-2240. Deadline for the submission of applications to the Clerk of the Board Office is Friday, December 22, 2023. For specific information regarding the Retirement Board, please contact Dani Couture, Clerk of the Retirement Board of the Santa Barbara County Employees’ Retirement System at (877) 568-2940 or visit their website at: www.sbcers.org. Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, 105 E. Anapamu St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Phone: (805) 568-2240 Email: sbcob@countyofsb.org

NOTICE OF CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING Hybrid Public Meeting – Held in Person and via Zoom December 5, 2023 at 5:30 P.M. Housing Element 2023-2031 Amendments and General Plan and Title 17 Amendments to Implement Certain Housing Element Programs Including Rezoning Case Nos. 21-0002-GPA and 23-0004-ORD ATTENTION: The meeting will be held in person and via the Zoom platform. The public may also view the meeting on Goleta Channel 19 and/or online at https:///cityofgoleta.org/goletameetings. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Goleta City Council will conduct a public hearing to consider adoption of the Housing Element 2023-2031 Amendments. The City Council will also consider General Plan / Coastal Land Use Plan (General Plan) and Zoning amendments to implement certain Housing Element 2023-2031 programs, including rezoning. The date, time, and location of the City Council public hearing are set forth below. The agenda for the hearing will also be posted on the City website (www.cityofgoleta.org). HEARING DATE/TIME:

Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at 5:30

PLACE: Goleta City Hall, 130 Cremona Drive, Goleta, CA, 93117 and Teleconference Meeting; this meeting will be held in person and via Zoom (with detailed instructions for participation included on the posted agenda). PROJECT LOCATION: The Amendments would apply citywide, including all areas of the City within the Coastal Zone. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Housing Element 2023-2031 Amendments include revisions to the City’s adopted Housing Element 2023-2031 that was adopted in January 2023. Added to subprogram HE 2.1(a) of the Housing Element 2023-2013 is land use designation changes (in the Land Use Element of the General Plan) and rezones (on the City’s Zoning Map) for various parcels in the City. These sites and the changes in land use designation and zoning are listed below: • 60 Colusa Avenue (APN 077-155-004) – Intersection Commercial (CI) to High-Density Residential (RH) • 7190 Hollister Avenue (APN 073-030-005) – Medium-Density Residential (RM)/General Commercial (CG) to RH • Parcels to East of 7190 Hollister Avenue (APN 073-030-009 and APN 073-030-006) – CG/RM to RH • 35 Ellwood Station Drive (APN 079-210-066) – CG to RH • 6470 Hollister Avenue (APN 073-070-034) – CG to Community Commercial (CC) • 7020 Calle Real (APN 077-155-003) – Intersection Commercial (CI) to CC • 7360 Hollister Avenue (APN 073-020-003, APN 073-020-034, and APN 073-020-035) – CC to RH • 469 and 449 Kellogg Way (APN 071-130-010 and APN 071-130-039) – Planned Residential (RP) and Business Park (BP) to RH • 490 South Fairview (Yardi) (APN 071-130-084) – Business Park (BP) to RH Overlay. An “RH Overlay” is proposed to allow an RH development on the site should the property owner choose to do so. For the sites rezoned to RH, subprogram HE 2.1(a) includes a requirement that the minimum density for those sites will be 20 dwelling units per acre. Subprogram HE 2.1(b) also includes a program to amend City zoning regulations to make clear that these sites will be subject to by right approval without discretionary review if 20 percent of the project is set aside as housing affordable to lower income households. Other proposed amendments include, but are not limited to, (1) reducing the open space requirement for mixed-use projects, (2) increasing residential density in the CC zone district from 12 to 20 units per acre, (3) allowing adjustments to density standards through the review of a Development Plan, (4) increasing the height standard in Commercial Old Town (C-OT) from 30 to 35 feet, (5) increasing height maximums in RP, RM, RH zone districts in the Coastal Zone from 25 to 35 feet; (6) increasing the maximum lot coverage standard in RH from 40 to 50 percent, and (7) removing the development plan requirement for certain mixeduse projects. The hearing item also includes amendments to the General Plan and Title 17 (Zoning) of the Goleta Municipal Code to implement Housing Element 2023-2031 subprograms HE 2.1(a), (b), and (e). These amendments include text amendments to the General Plan Land Use Element and updates to Figure 2-1 in the Land Use Element and to various sections within Title 17 and the City’s Zoning Map and Zoning Overlay Districts Map. Environmental Review: The environmental review for the Housing Element 2023-2031 amendments and implementation of the Housing Element 2023-2031 amendments through amendments to other elements of the General Plan and to Title 17 are addressed by an Addendum to the General Plan Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The Addendum was prepared to analyze potential changes in environmental effects associated with the Housing Element 2023-2031 amendments as they relate to the analysis in the General Plan EIR. Pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15164(a) an addendum to a previously certified EIR is appropriate if some changes or additions are necessary but none of the conditions described in CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 calling for preparation of a subsequent EIR have occurred. PREVIOUS HEARING: The City’s Planning Commission considered the proposed amendments at a recommendation hearing on November 13 and November 15, 2023. A summary of the Planning Commission’s recommendation will be posted on the City’s website on the Housing Element on November 16, 2023. PUBLIC COMMENT: Interested persons are encouraged to provide public comments during the public hearing in person or virtually through the Zoom webinar, by following the instructions listed on the City Council meeting agenda. All letters/comments should be sent to cityclerkgroup@cityofgoleta.org. Letters must be received on or before the date of the hearing or can be submitted at the hearing prior to the conclusion of the public comment portion of the Public Hearing. FOR PROJECT INFORMATION: For further information on the project, contact Anne Wells, Advance Planning Manager, at (805) 961-7557 or awells@cityofgoleta.org. For inquiries in Spanish, please contact Marcos Martinez at (805) 562-5500 or mmartinez@cityofgoleta.org. Staff reports and documents will be posted approximately 72 hours before the hearing on the City’s website at www.cityofgoleta.org. SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETATION. If you require interpretation services for the hearing, please contact the City Clerk’s office at (805) 961-7505 or via email to: cityclerkgroup@cityofgoleta.org at least 48 hours prior to the hearing. Please specify the language for which you require interpretation. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting helps to ensure that reasonable arrangements can be made to provide accessibility to the hearing. Note: If you challenge the nature of the above action in court, you may be limited to only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the City on or before the date of the hearing (Government Code Section 65009(b)(2)). Note: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need assistance to participate in the hearing, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (805) 961-7505. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the hearing will enable City staff to make reasonable arrangements. Publish Date: Santa Barbara Independent, November 22, 2023 INDEPENDENT.COM INDEPENDENT.COM

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LEGALS (CONT.) OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: PAT’S AUTOMOTIVE 931 S Blosser Rd. Santa Maria, CA 93458 The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 03/16/20 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original File no. FBN 2020‑0000828. The persons or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Patrick J. Nicoll 4386 Valley Dr. Santa Maria, CA 93455 The business was conducted by an individual. SIGNED BY PATRICK J. NICOLL/OWNER. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 10/19/23, FBN 2023‑0002457, E47. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in the Office of the County Clerk, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). Published: Nov 2, 9, 16, 22 2023. STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious

Business Name is being abandoned: PAT’S AUTOMOTIVE 931 S Blosser Rd. Santa Maria, CA 93458 The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 03/30/22 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original File no. FBN 2022‑0000836. The persons or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Patrick J. Nicoll 4386 Valley Dr. Santa Maria, CA 93455 The business was conducted by an individual. SIGNED BY PATRICK J. NICOLL/OWNER. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 10/19/23, FBN 2023‑0002458, E47. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in the Office of the County Clerk, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). Published: Nov 2, 9, 16, 22 2023.

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STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: THE COTTONWOOD at 607 Carnation Ave Corona Del Mar, CA 92625; 465 Bell Development, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: HENRY WARNER/MANAGER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 16, 2023. 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: 2023‑0002437. Published: Oct 26. Nov 2, 9, 16 2023.

East #200, Los Angeles, CA 90067; California This business is conducted by a corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Not applicable /s/ Morton Sacks, President This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 10/03/2023. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16/23 CNS‑3747607# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN 2023‑0002360 The following person(s) is doing business as: MDrecs, 205 Vista Del Mar Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93109, County of SANTA BARBARA. WEST END WOMEN’S MEDICAL GROUP, INC., 1880 Century Park

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: GOOD MANAGEMENT COMPANY at 1 N Calle Cesar Chavez, #230 Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Good Management, Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by A Corporation Filed by: CAROLYN PARKS, PRESIDENT with the

NOTICE OF CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING Hybrid Public Meeting – Held in Person and via Zoom December 5, 2023 at 5:30 P.M. 7264 Calle Real (Kenwood Village, APN 077-130-006) Related Housing Element 2023-2031 Amendments, General Plan Amendments, and Title 17 Amendments (Including Rezoning) Case Nos. 21-0002-GPA and 23-0004-ORD ATTENTION: The meeting will be held in person and via the Zoom platform. The public may also view the meeting on Goleta Channel 19 and/or online at https:///cityofgoleta.org/goletameetings. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Goleta City Council will conduct a public hearing to consider adding 7264 Calle Real (Kenwood Village, APN 077-130-006) to Housing Element 2023-2031 subprogram HE 2.1(a) and the Technical Appendix Residential Sites Inventory and to amend the General Plan and Title 17 (Zoning) of the Goleta Municipal Code to facilitate high density residential housing at 7264 Calle Real (Kenwood Village, APN 077-130-006). The date, time, and location of the City Council public hearing are set forth below. The agenda for the hearing will also be posted on the City website (www.cityofgoleta.org). HEARING DATE/TIME:

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County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 16, 2023. 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: 2022‑0002435. Published: Oct 26. Nov 2, 9, 16 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: ROI’S LIST at 1115 Cliff Dr Santa Barbara, CA 93109; APPGYN, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company Filed by: KYLE MCMILLAN, MANAGER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 25, 2023. 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: 2022‑0002294. Published: Oct 26. Nov 2, 9, 16 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN 2023‑0002361 The following person(s) is doing business as: LJ Bookkeeping Services, 336 Alcazar Dr., Orcutt, CA 93455, County of SANTA BARBARA. Leticia Jenkins, 336 Alcazar Dr., Orcutt, CA 93455 This business is conducted by An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Not applicable /s/ Leticia Jenkins, Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 10/03/203. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16/23 CNS‑3747612# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TERRA BRAVA LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, ALYSSA LEAL

at 222 E Yanonali Street, Unit A Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Alyssa M Moffitt (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: ALYSSA MOFFITT/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 23, 2023. 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: 2023‑0002479. Published: Nov 2, 9, 16, 22 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DEBBIE’S DELIGHTS/SANTA BARBARA BAKING CO. at 233 East Gutierrez Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Mylandon LLC 7616 Pismo Beach Circle Goleta, CA 93117 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: LISA DEXTER/OFFICER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 25, 2023. 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: 2023‑0002505. Published: Nov 2, 9, 16, 22 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PACIFIC COAST REALTY OF SANTA BARBARA LLC, PACIFIC COAST REALTY at 3459 State Street, Suite 1 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Pacific Coast Realty Of Santa Barbara LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: Joann Pomatto‑Gomez/BROKER/ OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 27, 2023. 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: 2023‑0002527. Published: Nov 2, 9, 16, 22 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following

person(s) is/are doing business as: CARPINTERIA COMMUNITY ALLIANCE at 532 Arbol Verde Street Carpinteria, CA 93013; Louise Moore (same address) Gail Marshall 5559 Canalino Drive Carpinteria, CA 93013 This business is conducted by A Unincorporated Assoc. Other Than a Partnership Filed by: LOUISE MOORE/GENERAL PARTNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 12, 2023. 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: 2022‑0002412. Published:Nov 2, 9, 16, 22 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY at 1111 Chapala St, Ste 200 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Santa Barbara Foundation (same address) This business is conducted by A Corporation Filed by: TODD YUBA/VP. FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 30, 2023. 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: 2023‑0002494. Published:Nov 02, 9, 16, 22 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: LENYAH CREATIVE CONCEPTS AND SOLUTIONS, LLC at 789 Laurel Walk, Apt F Goleta, CA 93117; Lenyah Creative Concepts And Solutions, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: LENA H HARBOR/CEO with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 12, 2023. 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:

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LEGALS (CONT.) 2023‑0002415. Published: Nov 2, 9, 16, 22 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SKINCARE BY LENYAH at 3345 State Street #3375 Santa Barbara, CA 93130; Lena H Harbor (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: LENA H HARBOR/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 17, 2023. 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 E58. FBN Number: 2023‑0002442. Published: Nov 2, 9, 16, 22 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PAT’S AUTOMOTIVE at 931 South Blosser Road Santa Maria, CA 93458; Rizzoli’s Automotive, Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by A Corporation Filed by: KAY M. RIZZOLI/SECRETARY with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 19, 2023. 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: 2023‑0002459. Published:Nov 2, 9, 16, 22 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: INTEGRITY POOLS at 5744 Armitos Avenue Goleta, CA 93117; Travis J Mastagni (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by:TRAVIS MASTAGNI/ OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 12, 2023. 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: 2023‑0002417. Published: Nov 2, 9, 16, 22 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: JG LANDSCAPE at 17 Bundy Cir Buellton, CA 93427; Jesus A Guerrero Zepeda (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by:JESUS A GUERRERO ZEPEDA with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 25, 2023. 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 E62. FBN Number: 2023‑0002502. Published: Nov 2, 9, 16, 22 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LAVENDER LANE at 7465 Hollister Ave. SPC‑404 Goleta, CA 93117; Beatriz E Delgado (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: B.ELLIETTE DELGADO with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 25, 2023. 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: 2023‑0002500. Published: Nov 2, 9, 16, 22 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: LILAC MONTECITO at 1209 Coast Village Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Lilac Patisserie Montecito LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: GILLAN MURALLES/MEMBER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 19, 2023. 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 E61. FBN Number: 2023‑0002463. Published: Nov 2, 9, 16, 22 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN 2023‑0002498 The following person(s) is doing business as: Honestly You, 920 N M Place, Lompoc, CA 93436, County of SANTA BARBARA.

Felisha Caldeira &amp; Company LLC, 920 N M Place, Lompoc, CA 93436; California This business is conducted by a limited liability company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 09/01/2023 /s/ Felisha Caldeira, Managing Member This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 10/25/2023. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 11/9, 11/16, 11/22, 11/30/23 CNS‑3753953# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN 2023‑0002497 The following person(s) is doing business as: Sol Dance Lab, 250 Industrial Way, Unit B, Buellton, CA 93427, County of SANTA BARBARA. Sol Innovations Limited Liability Company, 250 Industrial Way, Unit B, Buellton, CA 93427; California This business is conducted by a limited liability company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Not applicable /s/ Jesus Solorio, Managing Member This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 10/25/2023. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 11/9, 11/16, 11/22, 11/30/23 CNS‑3753951# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: J SAUCEDO PAINTING at 112 Sumida Gardens Lane Apt 104 Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Juan M Saucedo Urtado (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: JUAN M SAUCEDO/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 17, 2023. 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: 2023‑0002447. Published: Nov 9, 16, 22, 30 2023.

Barbara, CA 93101; Deborah S. Moore Registered Nursing Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: DEBORAH S. MOORE/ PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 02, 2023. 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: 2023‑0002572. Published: Nov 9, 16, 22, 30 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: METZTLI‑LUNA at 2103, Village Lane Solvang, CA 93463; Marisela A Katsapis (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: MARISELA A KATSAPIS/ FOUNDER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 31, 2023. 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: 2023‑0002551. Published: Nov 9, 16, 22, 30 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN 2023‑0002428 The following person(s) is doing business as: Sana Sana Wellness, 549 Sertoma Way Buellton, CA 93427, County of SANTA BARBARA. Mayra Patricia Henson, 549 Sertoma Way, Buellton, CA 93427 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Not Applicable /s/ Mayra Patricia Henson, Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 10/16/2023. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 11/9, 11/16, 11/22, 11/30/23 CNS‑3752239# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

16, 22, 30 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN 2023‑0002496 The following person(s) is doing business as: CLAYTONS THIS &; THAT, 1650 E Clark Ave SP363, Orcutt, CA 93455, County of SANTA BARBARA. Michael J.A. Clayton, 1650 E Clark Ave SP363, Orcutt, CA 93455; California This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Not applicable /s/ Michael J. A. Clayton, Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 10/25/2023. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 11/9, 11/16, 11/22, 11/30/23 CNS‑3753956# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: SPARK CREATIVE GROUP at 75 Robin Hill Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93117; Jav Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: LANI BALLONOFF/PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 31, 2023. 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: 2023‑0002553. Published: Nov 9, 16, 22, 30 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: SUNNY SIDE UP NURSERY at 115 Valdivia Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Angie M Ouellette (same address) Jill C Cloutier 845 Cathedral Vista Ln Santa Barbara, CA 93110 This business is conducted by a General Partnership Filed by: JILL CLOUTIER/CO‑OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 20, 2023. 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: 2023‑0002468. Published: Nov 9, 16, 22, 30 2023.

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: 2023‑0002569. Published: Nov 9, 16, 22, 30 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PASCOE THERAPY at 121 Olive Mill Road, Unit B Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Patricia Pascoe, Licensed Clinical Social Worker Corp. 432 N Armistead St. Unit T3 Alexandria, CA 22312 This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: PATRICIA PASCOE/PRESIDENT

with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 23, 2023. 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: 2023‑0002482. Published: Nov 16, 22, 30. Dec 7 2023.

with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 3, 2023. 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 E57. FBN Number: 2023‑0002482. Published: Nov 16, 22, 30. Dec 7 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PENSYSCO at 4554 Via Clarice Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Portable Energy Systems, Corp. (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: MURRAY RUBEN/PRESIDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: NANCY G WEISS CONSULTING, CHYTILO CONSULTING at 1505 Mission Canyon Road Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Osprey Consulting LLC (same address) This business is conducted

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY COUNCIL (Hybrid Public Hearing – In Person and via Zoom) December 5, 2023 at 5:30 PM ATTENTION: The meeting will be held in person and via the Zoom platform. The public may also view the meeting on Goleta Channel 19 and/or online at https:// cityofgoleta.org/goletameetings. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Goleta City Council will conduct a hybrid public hearing to consider the adoption of a resolution modifying the City of Goleta User Fees and Charges Schedules. The User Fees schedules include but are not limited to all City service, permitting and user fees with the exception of Developer Impact Fees. As of November 28th, 2023, a list of proposed fees will be available for public viewing during normal business hours at Goleta City Hall,130 Cremona Drive, Goleta, CA. The date, time, and location of the City Council public hearing are set forth below. The agenda for the hearing will also be posted on the City website (www.cityofgoleta.org). HEARING DATE/TIME:

Tuesday, December 5, 2023, at 5:30 PM

LOCATION:

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

PUBLIC COMMENT: Interested persons are encouraged to provide public comments during the public hearing in person or virtually through the Zoom webinar, by following the instructions listed on the City Council meeting agenda. Written comments may be submitted prior to the hearing by emailing the City Clerk at CityClerkgroup@cityofgoleta.org. Written comments will be distributed to the Council and published on the City’s Meeting and Agenda page. FOR PROJECT INFORMATION: For further information on the project, contact Luke Rioux/Finance Director, at (805) 562-5508 or lrioux@cityofgoleta.org. For inquiries in Spanish, please contact Marcos Martinez at (805) 562-5500 or mmartinez@ cityofgoleta.org. Staff reports and documents will be posted approximately 48 hours before the hearing on the City’s website at www.cityofgoleta.org.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: COASTAL CHEVROLET at 301 S Hope Ave Santa Barbara, Note: If you challenge the nature of the above action in court, you may be limited CA 93105; CAM‑SBC, LLC (same to only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described address) This business is conducted FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the City on or before the FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME by a Limited Liability Company STATEMENT The following STATEMENT Filed by: KRISTEN RITZ/VP OF person(s) is/are doing business as: date of the hearing (Government Code Section 65009(b)(2)). File No. FBN 2023‑0002449 ACCOUNTING with the County IGLHAUT ALLRAD USA at 143 The following person(s) is doing Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oliver Road Santa Barbara, CA Note: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special business as: Oct 20, 2023. This statement expires 93109; Allrad, LLC (same address) assistance to participate in this hearing, please contact the City Clerk at (805) 961Roarin 20s, 6750 Sabado Tarde five years from the date it was This business is conducted by a DocuSign Envelope ID: 0AE49D3E-DBDC-4005-815F-11891DA0FF40 7505 or email cityclerkgroup@cityofgoleta.org. Notification at least 72 hours prior Rd., Unit A, Goleta, CA 93117, filed in the Office of the County Limited Liability Company Filed by: to the hearing is required to enable City staff to make reasonable arrangements. County of Santa Barbara. Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County DANIEL KUTTNER/MANAGER Vincent Vanterpool, 6750 Sabado Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: with the County Clerk of Santa Publish Dates: November 22, 2023, and November 30, 2023 Tarde Rd., Unit A, Goleta, CA 2023‑0002472. Published: Nov 9, Barbara County on Nov 2, 2023. 93117 This business is conducted by An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 06/01/2020 /s/ Vincent Vanterpool, Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 10/18/2023. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 11/9, 11/16, 11/22, 11/30/23 CNS‑3752266# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: SANTA BARBARA HAND THERAPY at 4039 Prima Vera Rd Unit 3 Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Jessica C Lesigues (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: JESSICA C LESIGUES/ OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 04, 2023. 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: 2023‑0002377. Published: Nov 9, 16, 22, 30 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: SUN PSYCHIATRY SANTA BARBARA at 19 E. Mission Street Ste A Santa

PUBLIC NOTICE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA (“County”) intends to enter into a Service and License Agreement (“Agreement”) with Cal-Coast Vending (“Licensee”) for the right to operate vending machines at various County buildings in the Fourth and Fifth Supervisorial Districts. The term for this Agreement shall be five (5) years including an option to extend the term for an additional five (5) years by mutual consent of the parties. Licensee shall assume responsibility for maintenance of their vending machines which shall be operated for the benefit of COUNTY, its employees and the general public. The Licensee shall pay to County on a monthly basis, a commission in the amount of 20% of gross revenues. The Agreement will be executed on or about November 27, 2023, on behalf of the County by Kirk A. Lagerquist, Director of the General Services Department, as authorized by Santa Barbara County Code Section 12A-10. The Agreement will be executed, and all responses to this Public Notice will be received at the Real Property Division of the General Services Department, located at 1105 Santa Barbara Street, Second Floor, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. __________________________________ Skip Grey, Assist. Director on behalf of the Real Property Division INDEPENDENT.COM INDEPENDENT.COM

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LEGALS (CONT.) Esté es un anuncio de que sus tarifas pueden cambiar. Para más detalles en español llame al 1-800-342-4545. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY NOTICE OF REQUEST TO INCREASE RATES FOR THE CATASTROPHIC EVENT MEMORANDUM ACCOUNT AND THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC PROTECTIONS MEMORANDUM ACCOUNT APPLICATION NO. A.23-11-003 WHY AM I RECEIVING THIS NOTICE? On November 3, 2023, Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas®) filed an application with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to recover costs recorded to its Catastrophic Event Memorandum Account (CEMA) and its COVID-19 Pandemic Protections Memorandum Account (CPPMA). The application is requesting a total increase in revenue requirement of $57.3 million. If the CPUC approves this application, SoCalGas will recover the recorded costs in gas rates over a 1-year period beginning after approval of the application. This will impact your monthly bill. WHY IS SOCALGAS REQUESTING THIS RATE INCREASE? The CPUC authorizes utilities to recover costs incurred to restore service to customers, repair or replace damaged facilities, and comply with governmental agency orders in connection with events that are declared as disasters or state of emergencies by state or federal authorities. As such, SoCalGas is seeking recovery for costs related to the 2017 winter storms, Thomas Fire (2017), Creek and Rye fires (2017), Skirball Fire (2017), Woolsey Fire (2018), Hill Fire (2018), Sandalwood Fire (2019), Saddleridge Fire (2019), Eagle Fire (2019), Reche Fire (2019), Wolf Fire (2019), Tick Fire (2019), Getty Fire (2019), Easy Fire (2019), the 2019 winter storms, and the COVID-19 Pandemic that began in 2020. SoCalGas is also seeking recovery of the incremental costs and waived charges it incurred associated with providing the emergency customer protection measures adopted in CPUC Decision 19-07-015. HOW COULD THIS AFFECT MY MONTHLY GAS BILL?

by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: MARC CHYTILO/MEMBER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 7, 2023. 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: 2023‑0002599. Published: Nov 16, 22, 30. Dec 7 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: WILD TEA LEAF at 11 West De Guerra Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Wild Tea Leaf LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: MICHAEL SANCHEZ/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 9, 2023. 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: 2023‑0002611. Published: Nov 16, 22, 30. Dec 7 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: HUMAN PERFORMANCE CENTER at 2320 Calle Real Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Santa Barbara Comprehensive Rehabilitation Facility, Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: ROBERT

If SoCalGass’ rate request is approved by the CPUC, the average Non-CARE residential monthly bill using 36 therms per month would increase by approximately $0.22 or 0.3% per month in 2025. The proposed average rates shown below are for 2025. Customer Classification

Current Average Rates

Proposed Average Rates

% Increase

Rate Change (in cents/dollars)

Residential ¢/th Commercial ¢/th Natural Gas Vehicles ¢/th

114.443 ¢ 62.829 ¢ 32.678 ¢

115.042 ¢ 63.448 ¢ 33.311 ¢

0.5% 1.0% 1.9%

0.599 ¢ 0.619 ¢ 0.633 ¢

Large Industrial (distribution level service) ¢/th

19.714 ¢

20.346 ¢

3.2%

0.633 ¢

Large Industrial (transmission level service) ¢/th

5.129 ¢

5.768 ¢

12.4%

0.638 ¢

Backbone Transmission Service ¢/dth/day

54.908 ¢

0.0%

0.000 ¢

System Total ¢/th

47.446 ¢

48.070 ¢

1.3%

0.623 ¢

HOW DOES THE REST OF THIS PROCESS WORK? This application will be assigned to a CPUC Administrative Law Judge who will consider proposals and evidence presented during the formal hearing process. The Administrative Law Judge will issue a proposed decision that may adopt SoCalGass’ application, modify it, or deny it. Any CPUC Commissioner may sponsor an alternate decision with a different outcome. The proposed decision, and any alternate decisions, will be discussed and voted upon by the CPUC Commissioners at a public CPUC Voting Meeting. Parties to the proceeding may review SoCalGass’ application, including the Public Advocates Office. Public Advocates Office is an independent consumer advocate within the CPUC that represents customers to obtain the lowest possible rate for service consistent with reliable and safe service levels. For more information, please call 1-415-703-1584, email PublicAdvocatesOffice@cpuc.ca.gov, or visit PublicAdvocates.cpuc.ca.gov. WHERE CAN I GET MORE INFORMATION? Contact SoCalGas Jordan Calzadillas Regulatory Case Manager for SoCalGas 555 W. 5th Street GT14D6 Los Angeles, CA 90013 A copy of the application and any related documents may also be reviewed at https://www.socalgas.com/regulatory/cpuc Contact CPUC Please visit apps.cpuc.ca.gov/c/A2311003 to submit a comment about this proceeding on the CPUC Docket Card. Here you can also view documents and other public comments related to this proceeding. Your participation by providing your thoughts on this request can help the CPUC make an informed decision. If you have questions about CPUC processes, you may contact the CPUC’s Public Advisor’s Office at: Phone: 1-866-849-8390 (toll-free) or 1-415-703-2074 Email: Public.Advisor@cpuc.ca.gov Mail: CPUC Public Advisor’s Office 505 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco, CA 94102 Please reference SoCalGas CEMA Application A.23-11-003 in any communications you have with the CPUC regarding this matter.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MONTECITO COACHING AND NUTRITION, THE MONTECITO HEALTH COACH, MONTECITO HEALTH COACHING AND NUTRITION at 435 Woodley Road Montecito, CA 93108; Montecito Coaching And Nutrition LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: DEANN ZAMELLI/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 8, 2023. 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: 2023‑0002608. Published: Nov 16, 22, 30. Dec 7 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: AMERICAN RIVIERA BIKE TOURS AND RENTALS LLC at 118 Gray Avenue Santa Barbara, CA 93101;

American Riviera Bike Tours And Rentals 5345 Jean Lane Santa Barbara, CA 93111 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: MIKE SUDING/ OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 15, 2023. 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: 2023‑0002650. Published: Nov 22, 30. Dec 7, 14 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: SANTA BARBARA RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS at 1111 Chapala St, Ste 200 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Santa Barbara Foundation (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: TODD YUBA/ VP FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 16, 2023. 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: 2023‑0002664. Published: Nov 22, 30. Dec 7, 14 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: THE

YES STORE, YES STORE, THE SANTA BARBARA YES STORE, THE SANTA BARBARA YES STORE COOPERATIVE at 1100 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Santa Barbara Yes Store., Inc., A California Corporation (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: LAURA GIORDANO/SECRETARY/CFO with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 13, 2023. 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 E57. FBN Number: 2023‑0002626. Published: Nov 22, 30. Dec 7, 14 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: SIT STAY SNAP at 1885 Viborg Road Solvang, CA 93463. Sarah L Morgan (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: SARAH MORGAN with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 14, 2023. 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: 2023‑0002646. Published: Nov 22, 30. Dec 7, 14 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑

NOTICE INVITING BIDS/NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice is hereby given that the governing board (“Board”) of the Goleta Union School District (“District”) will receive sealed bids for Multi-Prime Contractors for the following project, Bid No. 2024-200, Brandon E.S. Roofing and Mechanical Equipment Replacement Project (“Project” or “Contract”): The Project consists of: Removal and replacement of the roofing system and HVAC/Mechanical Equipment at Brandon E.S. This project will be delivered through CM Multiple Prime Contracts. Bidders shall submit bids for their specific scope of work assigned in the Scope of Work for All Contractors. All bidders are responsible for reviewing all bid documents and providing a bid for their specific scope of work without any exclusions. To bid on this Project, the Bidders are required to possess one or more of the following State of California contractors’ license(s) for the following Multi-Prime Contracts: a. Roofing Contractor - C-39 b. HVAC/Mechanical Contractor - C-20 The Bidder’s license(s) must remain active and in good standing throughout the term of the Contract.

To bid on this Project, the Bidder is required to be registered as a public works contractor with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to the Labor Code. 3. Contract Documents will be available on or after November 16, 2023, for review, print and download from Building Connected. 4. Sealed bids will be received until 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 13th, 2023, at the District Facilities Office, 401 North Fairview Avenue, Goleta, California 93117 at or after which time the bids will be opened and publicly read aloud. Any bid that is submitted after this time shall be nonresponsive and returned to the bidder. Any claim by a bidder of error in its bid must be made in compliance with section 5100 et seq. of the Public Contract Code. 5. All bids shall be on the form provided by the District. Each bid must conform and be responsive to all pertinent Contract Documents, including, but not limited to, the Instructions to Bidders. 6. A bid bond by an admitted surety insurer on the form provided by the District a cashier’s check or a certified check, drawn to the order of the Goleta Union School District, in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid price, shall accompany the Bid Form and Proposal, as a guarantee that the Bidder will, within seven (7) calendar days after the date of the Notice of Award, enter into a contract with the District for the performance of the services as stipulated in the bid. 7. A mandatory pre-bid conference and site visit will be held on November 21 & November 28, 2023, at 10:30 AM at 195 Brandon Dr., Goleta, CA 93117, California. All participants are required to sign-in. The site visit is expected to take approximately 1 1/2 hours. Failure to attend one of the two pre-bid conferences and site visits noted above will render the bid ineligible. Bidders arriving late to the pre-bid conference and site visit will not be allowed to attend. 8. The successful Bidder shall be required to furnish a 100% Performance Bond and a 100% Payment Bond if it is awarded the Contract for the Work. 9. The successful Bidder may substitute securities for any monies withheld by the District to ensure performance under the Contract, in accordance with the provisions of section 22300 of the Public Contract Code. 10. The successful bidder will be required to certify that it either meets the Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (“DVBE”) goal of three percent (3%) participation or made a good faith effort to solicit DVBE participation in this Contract if it is awarded the Contract for the Work. 11. The Contractor and all Subcontractors under the Contractor shall pay all workers on all Work performed pursuant to this Contract not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and the general prevailing rate for holiday and overtime work as determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations, State of California, for the type of work performed and the locality in which the work is to be performed within the boundaries of the District, pursuant to section 1770 et seq. of the California Labor Code. Prevailing wage rates are also available from the District or on the Internet at: <http://www.dir.ca.gov>. 12. This Project is subject to labor compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1771.4 and subject to the requirements of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations. The successful Bidder shall comply with all requirements of Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1, Articles 1-5 of the Labor Code. 13. The Contractor and all Subcontractors under the Contractor shall comply with applicable federal, State, and local requirements relating to COVID-19 or other public health emergency/epidemic/pandemic protocols. 14. The District shall award the Contract, if it awards it at all, to the lowest responsive responsible bidder based on the base bid amount only. 15. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids and/or waive any irregularity in any bid received. If the District awards the Contract, the security of unsuccessful bidder(s) shall be returned within sixty (60) days from the time the award is made. Unless otherwise required by law, no bidder may withdraw its bid for ninety (90) days after the date of the bid opening.

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HUHN/OWNER,PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 25, 2023. 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: 2023‑0002508. Published: Nov 16, 22, 30. Dec 7 2023.

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LEGALS (CONT.) (s) is/are doing business as: TASTE SANTA BARBARA FOOD TOURS, TASTE SANTA BARBARA, TASTE SBFT, TASTE SB, SANTA BARBARA FOOD TOURS, WHATEVANLY LLC at 27 W Anapamu St, #390 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Whatevanly LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: EVAN ES BERGER/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 6, 2023. 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: 2023‑0002588. Published: Nov 22, 30. Dec 7, 14 2023.

LIEN SALE EXTRA SPACE Storage, on behalf of itself or its affiliates, Life Storage or Storage Express, will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 6640 Discovery Drive, Goleta, CA 93117. November 30, 2023 at 3:30 PM Kevin Battle Rugby Gear, Shelving, Inventory, Sporting, Fishing, Totes Victoria Scisco TV, Personal items, Books, Shelving, Hand Tools, Power Tools, Tool Boxes, Boxes, Totes The auction will be listed and advertised on www. storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

NAME CHANGE IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: JOSEFINA GALICIA and JUAN GALICIA CASE NUMBER: 23CV04150 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: KARINA STEPHANIE GALICIA GALICIA TO: KARINA STEPHANIE GALICIA THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without

a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING DECEMBER 1, 2023, 10:00 AM, DEPT 4, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101, Anacapa Division. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published in the Santa Barbara Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. DATED SEPTEMBER 28, 2023, JUDGE DONNA D. GECK. OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Published Nov 2, 9, 16, 22 2023. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: ISABELLA CLOTHHILDE ELISABETH MUND HEEP CASE NUMBER: 23CV02645 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: ISABELLA CLOTHHILDE ELISABETH MUND HEEP TO: ISABELLA CLOTHHILDE ELISABETH MUND THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING JANUARY 3, 2023, 10:00 AM, DEPT 3, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101, Anacapa Division. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published in the Santa Barbara Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. DATED NOVEMBER 1, 2023, JUDGE THOMAS P. ANDERLE. OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Published Nov 9, 16, 22, 30 2023. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: JUANITA MALDONADO CASE NUMBER: 23CV04457 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: JUANITA MALDONADO TO: JUANIATA CORONA THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting

to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING DECEMBER 20, 2023, 10:00 AM, DEPT 3, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101, Anacapa Division. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published in the Santa Barbara Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. DATED OCTOBER 26, 2023, JUDGE THOMAS P. ANDERLE. OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Published Nov 16, 22, 30. Dec 7 2023. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: SAMANTHA VAZQUEZ ARELLANO CASE NUMBER: 23CV02682 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: SAMANTHA VAZQUEZ ARELLANO TO: SAMANTHA SUAREZ ARELLANO THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING DECEMBER 13, 2023, 10:00 AM, DEPT 3, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101, Anacapa Division. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published in the Santa Barbara Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. DATED OCTOBER 22, 2023, JUDGE THOMAS P. ANDERLE. OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Published Nov 16, 22, 30. Dec 7 2023. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: DONIA ROBINSON CASE NUMBER: 23CV04327 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior Court proposing a change

NOTICE INVITING PROPOSALS Managed Information Technology Services PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Goleta is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the above-named services including the provision of comprehensive and fullservice Information Technology (IT) managed services necessary for day-to-day IT operations and to help the City to align itself with best practices in municipal government information technology for a city of our size and complexity, related to cybersecurity, network and ensure device reliability, organizational governance, leveraging of existing enterprise applications to their fullest, and adopting new technologies strategically to realize tangible improvements to the organization and to its customers. The deadline to submit a proposal is January 5, 2024, as outlined in the RFP Schedule of the Request for Proposals. Changes to any portion of the RFP will be broadcast, and proposals will only be accepted, through PlanetBids™, the City’s online procurement portal. Additional information on this procurement opportunity is available at https://www.cityofgoleta.org/work/city-bidopportunities. Publish: November 22, 2023 and November 30, 2023 in The Santa Barbara Independent

of name(s) FROM: DONIA ROBINSON TO: DONIA LOVE THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING DECEMBER 18, 2023, 10:00 AM, DEPT 5, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101, Anacapa Division. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published in the Santa Barbara Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. DATED OCTOBER 30, 2023, JUDGE COLLEEN K. STERNE. OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Published Nov 16, 22, 30. Dec 7 2023.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: ADRIANA PAVELLE BURKE CASE NUMBER: 23CV04679 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: JEWLI‑SUMMER DUNCAN TO: JEWLI‑SUMMER BURKE THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING JANUARY 5, 2024, 10:00 AM, DEPT 4, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101, Anacapa Division. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published in the Santa Barbara Independent, a

newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. DATED OCTOBER 26, 2023, JUDGE DONNA D. GECK. OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Published Nov 22, 30. Dec 7, 14 2023. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: NATASHA VINA OLIVER and KURT HOUSTON MUENZER CASE NUMBER: 23CV04865 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: MOZZY OLIVER MUENZER TO: MASON OLIVER MUENZER THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the

court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING JANUARY 12, 2024, 10:00 AM, DEPT 4, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101, Anacapa Division. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published in the Santa Barbara Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. DATED NOVEMBER 14, 2023, JUDGE DONNA D. GECK. OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Published Nov 22, 30. Dec 7, 14 2023.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS In re THE ELIZABETH B. LA ROCHE REVOCABLE TRUST CREATED ON JULY 23, 2014 BY ELIZABETH B. LA ROCHE, DECEDENT SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ANACAPA DIVISION CASE: 23PR00525 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the creditors and contingent creditors of ELIZABETH B. LA ROCHE (“Decedent”), that all persons having claims against Decedent are required to file them with the Santa Barbara Superior Court, Anacapa

NOTICE OF CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING Hybrid Public Meeting – Held in Person and via Zoom December 5, 2023 at 5:30 P.M. 625 Dara Road (APN 069-373-064) Related Housing Element 2023-2031 Amendments, General Plan Amendments, and Title 17 Amendments (Including Rezoning) Case Nos. 21-0002-GPA and 23-0004-ORD ATTENTION: The meeting will be held in person and via the Zoom platform. The public may also view the meeting on Goleta Channel 19 and/or online at https:///cityofgoleta.org/goletameetings. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Goleta City Council will conduct a public hearing to consider adding 625 Dara Road (APN 069-373-064) to Housing Element 2023-2031 subprogram HE 2.1(a) and the Technical Appendix Residential Sites Inventory and to amend the General Plan and Title 17 (Zoning) of the Goleta Municipal Code (Title 17) to facilitate medium density residential housing at 625 Dara Road (APN 069-373064). The date, time, and location of the City Council public hearing are set forth below. The agenda for the hearing will also be posted on the City website (www.cityofgoleta.org). HEARING DATE/TIME:

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LEGALS (CONT.) Division, at 1100 Anacapa Street, PO Box 21107, Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107 and deliver a copy to Robert B. La Roche, as trustee of the trust dated July 23, 2014, of which Decedent was the settlor, c/o James P. Griffith, Howell Moore & Gough LLP, 1020 State Street, Suite 108, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, within the later of 4 months after November 16, 2023, (the date of the first publication of notice to creditors) or, if notice is mailed or personally delivered to you, 60 days after the date this notice is mailed or personally delivered to you, or you must petition to file a late claim as provided in Probate Code 19103. For your protection, you are encouraged to file your claim by certified mail, with a return receipt requested. Dated 11/07/23. Published Nov 16, 22, 30. Dec 7 2023.

PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION: Lien sale will be held via competitive bidding at Bond Self Storage, 719 Bond Ave, Santa Barbra CA 93103 on Monday, November 27th, 2023 at 10:00 am. AUCTION: Onsite This will be a live auction conducted at the facility, Bond Self

Storage. There will be approximately 4 units of household goods and Unknown Items. Said goods are being held on the accounts of: Nathan Simpson, Sandra Meyers, and Alex Sotero. 15% buyers premium, inspection and removal day of auction bring your trucks and trailers. For information contact Bond Self Storage. Terms: Cash only with a 15% buyer’s premium. Inspection at sale time. Payment and removal day of sale. Auction conducted by American Auctioneers, Dan Dotson &amp; Associates (800) 838‑SOLD, (909) 790‑0433 or www.americanauctioneers.com Bond #FS863‑20‑14. /S/ Approved by 11/16, 11/23/23 CNS‑3756163# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT NOTICE OF Application for Merger of Banks Central Valley Community Bank, a California state chartered bank, whose main office is located at 7100 N. Financial Drive, Fresno, California 93720, has applied to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) for permission to merge with Community West Bank, N.A., a national banking association, whose main office is located at 445 Pine Avenue,

Goleta, California 93117. The FDIC considers a number of factors in deciding whether to approve the application, including the record of performance of applicant banks in helping to meet local credit needs. It is contemplated that all offices of the above‑named institutions will continue to be operated. Any person wishing to comment on this application may file his or her comments in writing with the regional director of the FDIC at the appropriate FDIC office, 25 Jessie Street at Ecker Square, Suite 2300, San Francisco, California 94105‑ 2780, not later than December 11, 2023. The nonconfidential portions of the application are on file at the appropriate FDIC office and are available for public inspection during regular business hours. Photocopies of the nonconfidential portion of the application will be made available upon request. 11/9, 11/23, 12/7/23 CNS‑3754870# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

SUMMONS PLAINTIFF’S CLAIM AND ORDER TO GO TO SMALL CLAIMS COURT Notice to the person being sued: You are the defendant if your name is listed in 2 on page 2 of this

form. The person suing you is the plaintiff, listed in 1 on page 2. You and the plaintiff must go to court on the trial date listed below. If you do not go to court, you may lose the case. If you lose, the court can order that your wages, money, or property be taken to pay this claim. Bring witnesses, receipts, and any evidence you need to prove your case. Read this form and all pages attached to understand the claim against you and to protect your rights. Aviso al Demandado: Usted es el Demandado si su nombre figura en 2 de la pagina 2 de este formulario. La persona que lo demanda es el Demandante, la que figura en 1 de pagina 2. Usted y el Demandante tienen que presentarse en la corte en la fecha del juicio indicada a continuacion. Si no se presenta, puede perder el caso. Si pierde el caso la corte podria ordenar que le quiten de su sucldo, dinero u otros bienes para pagar este reclamo. Lleve testigos, recibos y cualquier otra prucba que nccesite para probar sucaso. Lea este formulario y todas las paginas adjuntas para entender la demanda en su contra y para proteger sus derechos. Order to Go to Court: Oct 17, 2023; 9:00 am Dept 4 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara 1100 Anacapa Street Santa

Barbara, CA 93101; ANACAPA DIVISION CASE NO:23CV02931 1: Plaintiff: Montecito Del Mar Owners Association 3944 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93105; (805) 569‑1121 2: Defendant: James Handelman 60 Olive Mill Road Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Defendant: Cortney Callahan 60 Olive Mill Road Santa Barbara, CA 93108 3: The Plaintiff claims the Defendant owes $4,448.00 (Explain Below): a) Why does the Defendant owe the Plaintiff money?Reimbursement for 1/2 of the cost of a shared fence in 2021. If no specific date, give the time period: Date started: Fall of 2021 Through: continuing c) How did you calculate the money owed to you? As per contract with the Fence Factory. (Do not include court costs or fees for service.) Amounts loaned for legal fees regarding court matter and/or remaining attorney fees unpaid. 4: You must ask the Defendant (in person, in writing, or by phone) to pay you before you sue. Have you done this? Yes 5: Why are you filing your claim at this courthouse? This courthouse covers the area (check the

one that applies): a. (1) Where the Defendant live or does business. 6: List the zip code of the place checked in #5 above (if you know): 93108; 7: Is your claim about an attorney‑client fee dispute? No 8: Are you suing a public entity? No 9: Have you filed more than 12 other small claims within the last 12 months in California? No 10: I understand that by filing a claim in small claims court, I have no right to appeal this claim. 11: I have not filed, and understand that I cannot file, more than two small claims cases for more than $2,500 in California during this calendar year. I declare, under penalty of perjury under California State law, that the information above and on any attachments to this form is true and correct. Date: 07/07/23 Erik D. Black /S/ Plaintiff types or prints name here Plaintiff signs here Date started: 7/10/2023 Through: continuing. Amounts loaned for legal fees regarding court matter and/or remaining attorney fees unpaid. Montecito Del Mar Owners Assoc. 3944 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93105; (805) 569‑1121 DATE: Oct 27, 2023; Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer; Gabriel Moreno, Deputy Clerk NOTICE OF ORDER SETTING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: The Goleta West Sanitary District at UCSB Campus Parking Lot 32, Santa Barbara, California 93106 is soliciting Bids for the construction of a new Administration Building, at their Headquarters Site. The Scope of Work encompasses deconstruction of approximately 1,170 SF of existing single-level, wood and masonry structures, concrete slabs, foundations, utilities, and infrastructure. In addition, general Site preparation will be required. New construction will encompass a 3,298 SF single-level, on-grade, structure to house Administrative Offices, Public Lobby and Service Counter, Board Room, and office support spaces. Access to the faciliity will be under a shaded colonnade, within a 1,520 SF landscaped Courtyard. Additional work includes Landscaping west of the Administration Building, at the north end of the entire Site, and at a raised, planter. The Project will be seeking Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certification to demonstrate the District’s commitment to sustainability. Certification, under the auspices of the Green Building Certification Inc. (GBCI), requires submittal of documentation as evidence of compliance with criteria necessary to obtain Certification. This includes credit for sustainable construction practices, specified. The Contractor shall participate in these efforts by maintaining and providing documentation of requisite sustainable construction practices, as assigned. The prevailing Contractor shall possess a valid Class A contractor license. The bidder shall possess a valid license in the specified classification at the time that the bid is submitted and at all times during performance of the Work, as required under California Business and Professions Code - Section 7028.15, unless exempt thereunder. Failure to possess the specified license at the time of submitting a bid shall render the bid non-responsive and result in the bid being rejected. Bids for Headquarters, Building Upgrades, Project 13-04, New Administration Building will be received at the Goleta West Sanitary District offices, at UCSB Campus Parking Lot 32, Santa Barbara, California 93106 until 2:00 PM PST on Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at which time the sealed Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. The Bidder shall comply with all applicable provisions of Section 16100 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations. In accordance with California Labor Code Sections 1770 et seq. as amended, the Contractor and its Subcontractors shall pay not less than said specified prevailing rates to all workers employed by them in the execution of the Work and shall post a copy of said prevailing wage rates at the project site. It is the Bidder’s responsibility to ensure that the Bid is delivered by the time stipulated, to the designated location, in the defined format, inclusive of the required documentation, in a sealed envelope, labeled as directed. Bid shall be accompanied by a certified or cashier's check or Bid Bond in the amount of Ten (10%) Percent of the total bid price, payable to Goleta West Sanitary District. This Bid Security is a guarantee that the Bidder, if its Bid is accepted, will promptly obtain the required Bonds and Insurance and will prepare the required submittal documents and execute the Agreement. A bid will not be considered unless one of the allowed forms of Bid Security as set forth, is enclosed with it. Bidder shall guarantee Total Bid Price for sixty (60) calendar days from the date of Bid opening. The District will not accept a Bid from or enter into the Agreement with a Bidder without proof that the Bidder and its sub-contractors are registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations to perform public work under Labor Code Section 1725.5, subject to limited legal exceptions. A Pre-Bid Conference and Site walk through will be conducted at 08:30 AM PST, on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, at the offices of the Goleta West Sanitary District, located off Parking Lot 32 of the University of California, Santa Barbara. If requested, by the District, all attendees of the Pre-Bid Conference and walk-through will be required to review and execute a COVID-19 Waiver and Release of Liability form which will be provided by the District. All attendees of the Pre-Bid Conference and walk-through must comply with protocols relating to COVID-19 as set forth by then-existing Center for Disease Control guidance or mandates. The Contract Documents are available for inspection, without charge, at the Office of the General Manager/Superintendent of Goleta West Sanitary District. Appointment required. Plans are on file, and online, at: Santa Barbara Contractors Association, Plan Room 424 Olive Street, Santa Barbara, CA (805) 884-1100, sbcaplanroom.com Complete sets of the Contract Documents are available, for purchase at cost, at: Tri-Co Reprographics 720 E Holly St, Santa Barbara, CA 93103 (805) 966-1701 The District reserves the right to reject any, or all, bids or to waive any irregularities or informalities in any bid or in the bidding as may be in the best interest of the District.

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NEW DATE FOE SMALL CLAIMS HEARING TO ALL PARTIES: You are hereby notified that the Small Claims Hearing in the above‑entitled cause was continued by order of the Court to 12/12/2023 at 9:00 AM in SB Dept 4 of the Superior Court at which time you should be present in this court at the above address. Reason for Continuance: This case has been continued for service. Defendent(s) must be served with a copy of the attached Plaintiff’s Caim and Order. Published Nov 2, 9, 16, 22 2023. SUMMONS‑EVICTION (CITATION JUDICIAL‑DESAOJO) UNLAWFUL DETAINER/ FORCIBLE DETAINER/ FORCIBLE ENTRY (rentencion ilicita de un inmuebly/ retencion forzosa/entrada forzosa) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO) RETAIL & WHOLESALE,. INC, dba AROMAS DE JABON, DOES 1 TO 10. YOU ARE (BEIING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): LESLIE ALEXANDER, ELEANORE ALEXANDER and PETER ALEXANDER NOTICE’ You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your.being heard unless you respond within 5 days. You have 5 DAYS, not counting Saturdays and Sundays and other judicial holidays, after this summons and legal pApera are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy Served on the plaintft A letter or phone call will trotprOtect you.. Your written rosponiva mug be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more Information at the California Courts Online Self Help Center (www.courtzve. gov/80//frelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you de not filo your response on tirns, you may 11►1161 the case by default and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court, • There are other legal requirements, You may want to call an attorney right away, Ilya! do not know an attorney, you may want le cell an attorney referral seri/toe. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be ellOble for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can•loonte These nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services webake (www. tawhelporaorg), the California Courts Online SelPielp Center (www.courls.ca.goviselfbelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. jAV/001 Listed he 8k10 dernandade, Sinn responds &intro de 5 dias, el tribunal puede MIMI un ND en su OorOna sin una audiencia. this vex qua is entreguen eats cltaclOn y PE1P0100 legatos, solo lions 6 DIAS, sin canter sabado y domino y ()tips diss tbriados del tribunal, pare presenter una respuesta por walla on sate tribunal y D firer quo so entregue une oople Il damorylank Una aorta o una Hamada teleffinica na is protege, Su respussta par omits lions quo ester en korefo 10001 as sty 81 doses quo proceson su case en la aorta. Es posible quo haya un formula& qua usted pueda user pars su respuosts. Puede encontmr sacs faimuledos do la coda y m is Infornalial n on et Conk+ de Ayuda do las Cotes do caornia (www,‑ susode.ce,gov), on fa bibliotece de loyea de au condo& o on to sotto quo le goods inns soma. Si no proaenta au respueste a Volpe, puede pewter el oeso pot’ fella de comperecenc/a y so to podre gaiter su ace/do, dinero y Manes sin Inas advortancia FEE, WAIVER: if you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for SOW waiver fern. NOTE The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of 0,00{I or more In a civil case, The courrs lien must be paid before the courtwill dismiss the case. 1. The name and address of the court is: (El timbal y dirsocidn do Is aorta es); Santa Barbara Qounly Superior court 1100 Anacapa Sttset

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LEGALS (CONT.) Santa Barbara, CA 93101 2, The name, address, and telephone number of plaintirs attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: pi numbs, is dirsoolon yet narnere do tel5fono del ebogado del demandonia, ode! domandante quo no Bane obagado, es Chartes M. Oxton Charles M, Oxton, SBN 054267 1220 State Street, 2nd Floor (805) 963‑2011 Santa_Barbara, C.A. 93101 CASE NUMBER: 23CV04581 Hay tiros rSquisitoa legates, Es it carnendebis quo fiat= a tin abogado ininedlatanionte, Sine 0017000 a un sbogado, puode Mamie un servicle do rernisbn a abogados. SI no puede poor a ctrl abOvecic, ea pasibis qua ample con los fewitawa para obtonar oongoloo legatos onaluitos de un programs do seri/Nos logalcs sin tines do lacm. Puede encontrar eats., rips sin fines do Imo en el alit° web de California Legal Services., (vvww,lawhelposlitornia.ory),, en el Centro do Ayuda de las Cartes do California, (www,sucarte,ce.gov) o ponffinclogo en canto* can la cone a el sologio de abogedos local. MiVeiOiti DE COMAS; Si no puede pagan le mote de presentacifm, Oda el seeretarlo do le carte quo be 03 un timnukrio do exenalon do pogo do cuotes. AVISOI For ley, to code Ilene doreoho a naelemerias MAO y les cosies exontos con un orreVemen solo oualquIer =dart de $10,000 d roes red)* madianie un acuerdo a tine corms* do anNtrale en on case do derecho civil. Tierra quo paparofgravatnen do Is aerie antes de aorta puoala desestimar el case, Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer 10/17/2023 By: Sarah Sisto, Deputy Published Nov 2, 9, 16, 22 2023. SUMMONS (CITACIÓN JUDICIAL) Case Number (Numero del Caso): 23STCV21735 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): SHADOW WOLFE ENERGY, LLC, , a NEVADA corporation, (please see attachment) VAHAGN NAHABEDIAN, an individual, ARMEN NAHABEDIAN, an individual, AND Does 1 through 20, inclusive, YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): TOM BURGETT NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self‑Help Center (www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal group. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Website (www.lawhelpcalifornia. org), the California Courts Online Self‑Help Center (www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the

court will dismiss the case. iAVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 días, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Lea la información a continuación. Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en el formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www. sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede más cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia. The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): LOS ANGELES COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT 111 NORTH HILL STREET LOS ANGELES, CA 90012; The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Shelley G. Bryant 8050 North Palm Avenue, Suite 210 Fresno, California 93711 (559) 494‑4910 Date: (Fecha) September 11, 2023. David W. Slayton, Executive Officer (Secretario) Y. Marks, Deputy (Adjunto) Published Nov 9, 16, 22, 30 2023. SUMMONS OR CITATION ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY (NAME AND ADDRESS): Tarek Azzam (Optional) ATTORNEY FOR (NAME): Self‑Represented SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA IM Santa Barbara—Anacapa Deputy Clerk Terri Chavez PLAINTIFF: TAREK AZZAM DEFENDANT: EDUARDO FLORES MENDEZ ORDER FOR PUBLICATION OF SUMMONS OR CITATION CASE NUMBER: . 23CV02098 Moving Party Plaintiff(s) ❑ Petitioner‑ (s) ❑ Cross‑Complainant(s) 1=1 Other Litigant(s) (identify title with name) TAREK AZZAM (name) filed its/ their application for an order for publication on October 17, 2023 (date). From the application and supporting evidence it appears to the satisfaction of the Court that an order for service by publication is permitted pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 415.50. IT IS ORDERED that service of the summons, citation, notice of hearing, or Plaintiffs Claim & Order (other document(s) in this action shall be made upon defendant, respondent, or cites EDUARDO FLORES MENDEZ (name) by publication thereof in Santa Barbara independent , a newspaper of general circulation published at , California, (❑ and in the publication set forth in Attachrnent I hereto) and that said publication be made at least once a week for four successive weeks. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, if the address of the party to be served is ascertained before the expiration of the time prescribed far publication of the summons, the moving party shall forthwith mail to the party to be served a copy of: (1) the summons, citation, /notice of hearing, or other document(s) identified above, (2) the complaint, petition, or motion for which notice is being served by this order, and (3) this order for ‑publication. A declaration of this mailing, or of the fact that the address was not ascertained, must be filed at the expiration of the time prescribed for the publication. Dated: 10/24/2023 Judge of the Superior Court Donna D. Geck

NOTICE OF ORDER SETTING NEW DATE FOR SMALL CLAIMS HEARING TAREK AZZAM VS EDUARDO FLORES MENDEZ NOTICE OF ORDER SETTING NEW DATE FOR SMALL CLAIMS HEARING FOR COURT USE ONLY FILED CASE NUMBER: 23CV02098 Deputy Clerk, Reagan Ha TO ALL PARTIES: You are hereby notified that the Small Claims Hearing in the above‑entitled cause was continued by order of the Court to 12/12/2023 at 9:00 AM in SB Dept 4 of the Superior Court at which time you should be present in this court at the above address. Reason for Continuance: This case has been continued for service. Defendants) must be served with a copy of the attached Plaintiffs Claim and Order. CLERK’S CERTIFICATE OF MAILING I certify that I am not a party to this action and that a true copy of the foregoing was mailed first class, postage prepaid, in a sealed envelope addressed as shown, and that the mailing of the foregoing and execution of this certificate occurred at (place) Santa Barbara, California on (date) Tarek Azzam 1120 Tunnel Rd Santa Barbara CA 93105 Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer By Reagan Ha Published Nov 16, 22, 30. Dec 7 2023.

Santa Barbara, as per map recorded in Book 15, Page 355 of Maps, in the Office of the County Recorder of said County .A.P.N #.: 017‑182‑ 014 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that

to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call (855) 976‑3916, or visit this internet website tracker.auction. com/sb1079, using the file number assigned to this case 23‑65324 to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate

professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. Dated: 11/1/2023 ZBS Law, LLP , as Trustee 30 Corporate Park, Suite 450 Irvine, CA 92606For Non‑Automated Sale Information, call: (714) 848‑7920For Sale Information: (855) 976‑3916 www. auction.com Michael Busby, Trustee Sale Officer This office is enforcing a security interest of your creditor. To the extent that your obligation has been discharged by a bankruptcy court or is subject to an automatic stay of bankruptcy, this notice is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a demand for payment or any attempt to collect such obligation. EPP 38554 Pub Dates 11/09, 11/16, 11/22/2023.

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TRUSTEE NOTICE T.S. No. 23‑65324 APN: 017‑182‑014 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALEYOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 9/25/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: SALVADOR LORENZO NAVARRO JR, AN UNMARRIED MAN Duly Appointed Trustee: ZBS Law, LLP Deed of Trust recorded 10/5/2006, as Instrument No. 2006‑0078234, of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Santa Barbara County, California, Date of Sale: 12/6/2023 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Main Entrance to the County Courthouse, Santa Barbara County Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $665,411.72 Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt owed. Street Address or other common designation of real property: 21 LA CADENA STREET SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA 93103 Described as follows: Lot 15 of Garden Gate, in the City of

may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (855) 976‑3916 or visit this Internet Web site www.auction.com, using the file number assigned to this case 23‑65324. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way

Notice is hereby given that the governing board (“Board”) of the Goleta Union School District (“District”) will receive sealed bids for Multi-Prime Contractors for the following project, Bid No. 2024-100, Isla Vista E.S. Roofing and Mechanical Equipment Replacement Project (“Project” or “Contract”): The Project consists of: Removal and replacement of the roofing system and HVAC/Mechanical Equipment at Isla Vista E.S. This project will be delivered through CM Multiple Prime Contracts. Bidders shall submit bids for their specific scope of work assigned in the Scope of Work for All Contractors. All bidders are responsible for reviewing all bid documents and providing a bid for their specific scope of work without any exclusions. To bid on this Project, the Bidders are required to possess one or more of the following State of California contractors’ license(s) for the following Multi-Prime Contracts: a. Roofing Contractor - C-39 b. HVAC/Mechanical Contractor - C-20 The Bidder's license(s) must remain active and in good standing throughout the term of the Contract.

To bid on this Project, the Bidder is required to be registered as a public works contractor with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to the Labor Code. 3. Contract Documents will be available on or after November 16, 2023, for review, print and download from Building Connected. 4. Sealed bids will be received until 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 13th, 2023, at the District Facilities Office, 401 North Fairview Avenue, Goleta, California 93117 at or after which time the bids will be opened and publicly read aloud. Any bid that is submitted after this time shall be nonresponsive and returned to the bidder. Any claim by a bidder of error in its bid must be made in compliance with section 5100 et seq. of the Public Contract Code. 5. All bids shall be on the form provided by the District. Each bid must conform and be responsive to all pertinent Contract Documents, including, but not limited to, the Instructions to Bidders. 6. A bid bond by an admitted surety insurer on the form provided by the District a cashier's check or a certified check, drawn to the order of the Goleta Union School District, in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid price, shall accompany the Bid Form and Proposal, as a guarantee that the Bidder will, within seven (7) calendar days after the date of the Notice of Award, enter into a contract with the District for the performance of the services as stipulated in the bid. 7. A mandatory pre-bid conference and site visit will be held on November 21 & November 28, 2023, at 8:30 AM at 6875 El Colegio Road, Goleta, CA 93117. All participants are required to sign-in. The site visit is expected to take approximately 1 1/2 hours. Failure to attend one of the two pre-bid conferences and site visits noted above will render the bid ineligible. Bidders arriving late to the pre-bid conference and site visit will not be allowed to attend. 8. The successful Bidder shall be required to furnish a 100% Performance Bond and a 100% Payment Bond if it is awarded the Contract for the Work. 9. The successful Bidder may substitute securities for any monies withheld by the District to ensure performance under the Contract, in accordance with the provisions of section 22300 of the Public Contract Code. 10. The successful bidder will be required to certify that it either meets the Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (“DVBE”) goal of three percent (3%) participation or made a good faith effort to solicit DVBE participation in this Contract if it is awarded the Contract for the Work. 11. The Contractor and all Subcontractors under the Contractor shall pay all workers on all Work performed pursuant to this Contract not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and the general prevailing rate for holiday and overtime work as determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations, State of California, for the type of work performed and the locality in which the work is to be performed within the boundaries of the District, pursuant to section 1770 et seq. of the California Labor Code. Prevailing wage rates are also available from the District or on the Internet at: <http://www.dir.ca.gov>. 12. This Project is subject to labor compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1771.4 and subject to the requirements of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations. The successful Bidder shall comply with all requirements of Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1, Articles 1-5 of the Labor Code. 13. The Contractor and all Subcontractors under the Contractor shall comply with applicable federal, State, and local requirements relating to COVID-19 or other public health emergency/epidemic/pandemic protocols. 14. The District shall award the Contract, if it awards it at all, to the lowest responsive responsible bidder based on the base bid amount only. 15. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids and/or waive any irregularity in any bid received. If the District awards the Contract, the security of unsuccessful bidder(s) shall be returned within sixty (60) days from the time the award is made. Unless otherwise required by law, no bidder may withdraw its bid for ninety (90) days after the date of the bid opening. INDEPENDENT.COM INDEPENDENT.COM

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