TODAY’S WEATHER Record Heat 87° Sunrise: 6:47 a.m. Sunset: 7:18 p.m. NASDAQ: 2,776.79 +19.90 DOW: 12,350.61 +71.60 805-564-6001 www.THEDAILYSOUND.COM VOLUME 6 ISSUE 62 Surf Report Wind: N 5-7 kts. Swell: WNW 2 ft. Temp: 58° F Tide: High: 8:44 a.m. Low: 3:00 p.m. High: 9:15 p.m. Low: 3:20 a.m. THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2011 It’s your town ... this is your paper INSIDE Floatopia frenzy returns to I.V. Closures are scheduled for this weekend, but Tom Fayram, Interim Director of County Parks, said that could change if the event gets rescheduled. Really hot dating column At last count, there are still 100 million single adults in the U.S., according to government stats. Nearly half haven’t had a date in two years. 3 Days until Breakers Basketball State of the City The positive is that the negatives are slowing; city estimates $2.9 million shortfall. Santa Barbara Mayor, Helene Schneider is optimistic about the city’s budget future.Schneider gave her second State of the City address yesterday at Fess Parker’s Doubletree. SOUND / Elliot Serbin BY MICHAEL BOWKER DAILY SOUND CORRESPONDENT A quiet audience of 500 Santa Barbara City business leaders seemed reassured yesterday by Santa Barbara Mayor Helene Schneider’s underly- ing message that things are better because the economic negatives are getting smaller. While the Mayor’s annual State of the City address contained little news that generated cheers, the crowd, which was twice the size of last year’s audience, seemed to experi- ence relief that the city’s economic free-fall is at least, slowing. In a sign of the times, there was lit- tle reaction when City Administrator Jim Armstrong told the business lead- ers that the city’s budgetary shortfall is predicted to be about $2.9 million this year. That acceptance is a measure of how rocked the city has been finan- cially in the past two years. The $2.9 million shortfall will be a substantial improvement on the nearly $9 million the city fell behind last year. “The budget is still the number one issue facing the city,” Mayor Schneider told The Daily Sound after her speech, which was hosted by the Santa Barbara Region Chamber of Commerce. “We still face a stiff negotiation with the city employee unions, but we are hopeful we can work something out this year so we can meet that shortfall.” Armstrong was candid in stating that the biggest issue facing the city negotiators is the increasing pensions owed working and retired city workers. “We have already reduced the number of city employees by 70 posi- tions, but that still isn’t enough,” he said. “The real problem is for every dollar we are spending on (public safety employee) salaries, we have to send 43 cents to retirement. That will increase to more than 50 cents per dollar by 2013.” The mayor did surprise the audi- ence by announcing that city busi- nesses can expect to benefit from at least seven full-sized cruise ships that will be featuring Santa Barbara as a destination this year. She said cruise experts estimate the ship passengers spend about $200 per couple during their stay in the city. Left unresolved are the sizeable seismic renovations required for the Figueroa Street police headquarters. There is still no defined source for the needed $25-to-$30 million in improvements. “That’s a lot of park- See CITY, page 4
Floatopia frenzyreturns to I.V.Closures are scheduledfor this weekend, butTom Fayram, InterimDirector of CountyParks, said that couldchange if the event getsrescheduled.
Really hotdating columnAt last count, there arestill 100 million singleadults in the U.S.,according togovernment stats.Nearly half haven’t hada date in two years.
3Days untilBreakersBasketball
Stateof theCityThe positive is that thenegatives are slowing;
city estimates $2.9million shortfall.
Santa Barbara Mayor, Helene Schneider is optimistic about the city’s budget future. Schneider gave her second State of the City address yesterday at Fess Parker’s Doubletree.SOUND / Elliot Serbin
BY MICHAEL BOWKERDAILY SOUND CORRESPONDENTA quiet audience of 500 Santa
Barbara City business leaders seemedreassured yesterday by Santa BarbaraMayor Helene Schneider’s underly-ing message that things are betterbecause the economic negatives aregetting smaller.
While the Mayor’s annual State ofthe City address contained little newsthat generated cheers, the crowd,which was twice the size of lastyear’s audience, seemed to experi-ence relief that the city’s economicfree-fall is at least, slowing.
In a sign of the times, there was lit-
tle reaction when City AdministratorJim Armstrong told the business lead-ers that the city’s budgetary shortfallis predicted to be about $2.9 millionthis year.
That acceptance is a measure ofhow rocked the city has been finan-cially in the past two years. The $2.9million shortfall will be a substantialimprovement on the nearly $9 millionthe city fell behind last year.
“The budget is still the number oneissue facing the city,” MayorSchneider told The Daily Sound afterher speech, which was hosted by theSanta Barbara Region Chamber ofCommerce. “We still face a stiff
negotiation with the city employeeunions, but we are hopeful we canwork something out this year so wecan meet that shortfall.”
Armstrong was candid in statingthat the biggest issue facing the citynegotiators is the increasing pensionsowed working and retired city workers.
“We have already reduced thenumber of city employees by 70 posi-tions, but that still isn’t enough,” hesaid. “The real problem is for everydollar we are spending on (publicsafety employee) salaries, we have tosend 43 cents to retirement. That willincrease to more than 50 cents perdollar by 2013.”
The mayor did surprise the audi-ence by announcing that city busi-nesses can expect to benefit from atleast seven full-sized cruise ships thatwill be featuring Santa Barbara as adestination this year.
She said cruise experts estimatethe ship passengers spend about $200per couple during their stay in thecity.
Left unresolved are the sizeableseismic renovations required for theFigueroa Street police headquarters.
There is still no defined source forthe needed $25-to-$30 million inimprovements. “That’s a lot of park-
See CITY, page 4
BY NICK C. TONKINDAILY SOUND CORRESPONDENT
When more than 14,000 peopleresponded to a Facebook event page pro-moting “Floatopia 2011,” Santa BarbaraCounty Parks couldn’t ignore the specterof 2009’s event that devastated IslaVista’s beaches.
Now they’re shutting them down.Closures are scheduled for this week-
end, but Tom Fayram, Interim Directorof County Parks, said that could changeif the event gets rescheduled.
“If we have information that leads usto believe there’s going to be a Floatopia
any day, we’re going to close the beach,”said Fayram.
The modern Floatopia event, an annu-al gathering at Isla Vista’s beaches wherestudents take to the water with rafts,inner tubes, and alcohol, started as asmall gathering of graduating engineer-ing students.
Though it grew bigger, it didn’t havethe same notoriety as the community’sHalloween party.
But all that changed in 2009.That year the event saw an unprece-
dented 12,000 participants, three timesthat of the previous year. The sheer vol-
ume strained emergency and securityservices during the event. Worse, no offi-cial sponsor meant no insurance, sanita-tion, or post-event clean-up plans.
The next day the beaches and waterwere a sea of broken glass, litter, andhuman waste.
The following year, the county put itsfoot down and closed off the beaches.
But social networking, which someblame for the 2009 turnout, may now bekeeping the event alive for another yeardespite protests from government offi-cials, university administrators, and stu-dents themselves.
Paul Desruisseaux, UCSB AssociateVice Chancellor for Public Affairs, saidFloatopia is not an official university eventand the university is concerned about itseffects on the safety of the students.
Desruisseaux added that the concernsabout the 2009 event aren’t confined tothe university itself.
“Our own students actually tookumbrage and exception to the lastFloatopia that happened in 2009,”Desruisseaux said.
Desruisseaux said many student vol-unteers helped clean up the mess from2009 and took part in discouraging arepeat the following year. But even ifmost of the locals aren’t going along withit, social networking sites allow a fewstudents to recruit partiers from out oftown.
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Young dancers perform at Santa Barbara’s annual Fiesta days celebration.DAILY SOUND / File Photo
Fiesta eventkicks off early
Here’s a Fiesta snapshot:
• Theme: “Celebrate SantaBarbara”
• Honorary Old Spanish DaysDirectors: Mike and AleisaPfau; Dr. Michael Behrman
• Honorary Vaquero: TykeMinetti
• Honorary Parade GrandMarshall: Hattie Feazelle
• Theme for Historical Paradethis year—TBD
• Potential Helicopter flyover atbeginning of parade
• Captain Roger La FerriereUnited States Coast Guard,Los Angeles/Long BeachSector Commander with juris-diction from Dana Point toMorro Bay rides in theHistorical parade along withhis family and leaders of theNavy League.
DAILYSOUNDSTAFFREPORTIt’s March and they are already talking about Fiesta.Old Spanish Days on Wednesday announced that
Joanne Funari will serve as La Presidenta for the 87thannual celebration and 100-year-old Hattie Feazellewill be the Grand Marshall. The Santa Ynez residenthas rode in every parade since it began.
Fiesta is a 5-day cultural event from Aug. 3 throughAug. 7 that draws hundreds-of-thousands of people tothe city to celebrate its Spanish history. This year, theevent coincides with the 225th anniversary of the SantaBarbara Mission.
This year’s theme is “Celebrate Santa Barbara.”“Santa Barbara is truly the American Riviera—with
its favorable climate, breathtaking landscapes, vibrantlifestyle, and most importantly the character and per-severance of its citizens,” Funari said in a preparedstatement.
Armed with a sleeping bag, whistle, flashlight and journal JosephMcGill is ready to spend another night in a strange place—a buildingthat once housed slaves.
This week, the program officer with the National Trust for HistoricPreservation, will sleep in a former slave dwelling in Egypt, Texas.
The unusual sleepover is part of his push to preserve buildings thatonce housed slaves, and it’s just one of the overnight excursions theCharleston,SouthCarolina,manhasplannedaroundthecountrythisyear.
“It is usually those iconic places—the big house, the house on thehill, the architecturally significant houses—that are saved, and veryfewof the places that tell the story ofAfricanAmericans,” saidMcGill.
“Slave dwellings certainly tell that story,” he added. “It’s not oneof those happy stories.”
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Three inmates and their loved ones were charged with attempt-ing to smuggle drugs into a New Jersey jail on the pages of a chil-dren’s coloring book, authorities said on Tuesday.
The drug, Subozone, normally used to treat heroin addictionbut itself classified as a controlled dangerous substance, was dis-solved into a paste and then painted into the coloring book, saidCape May County Sheriff Gary Schaffer. Pages with “To Daddy”scribbled on top were sent to the prisoners at the jail in Cape May,New Jersey.
“I’ve been in law enforcement for 38 years, and I’ve never seenanything like this,” said Schaffer.
Authorities received a tip drugs were being smuggled in draw-ings, Schaffer said.
The New Jersey drug bust was the second one this monthinvolving Suboxone smuggling behind bars.Sleepovers to preserve slave homes
Obama calls for deep cuts in oil importsPresident Barack Obama on Wednesday proposed to cut U.S. oil
imports by a third over 10 years, a goal that eluded his predecessorsand seen as extremely ambitious by analysts skeptical it can succeed.
Obama outlined his strategy after spending days explaining theU.S.-led military action in Libya, where fighting, accompanied byunrest elsewhere in the Arab world, has helped push U.S. gasolineprices toward $4 a gallon.
In a speech that was short on details on how to curb U.S. energydemand, Obama did not pretend therewere speedymeasures to curbmounting fuel costs, which could threaten the country’s economicrecovery by weighing on American spending and confidence.
“There are no quick fixes ... We will keep on being a victim toshifts in the oil market until we finally get serious about a long-termpolicy for secure, affordable energy,” Obama said.
As he rolled out a blueprint on energy security, Obama said thecountry must curb dependence on foreign oil that makes up rough-ly half of its daily fuel needs.
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She also said she has been in closecontact with experts who worked withthe BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico tohelp prepare Santa Barbara for emer-gency plans should a similar spill occurhere.
“Seminars led by (experienced Gulfclean-up administrators) were held inSanta Barbara and everybody left with abetter understanding of the risks and howto deal with them,” she said.
While spending time on the well-chronicled issues of the homeless andviolent street gangs, the mayor also out-lined a long list of improvement projectsthat will go forward this year, includingbridge improvements throughout thestreets west of lower State Street, and aplanned completion of the new airportand the Highway 101 project nearMilpas Street.
She also announced an innovative,new program using sewage-sniffing,“super-sleuth” dogs to sniff out contami-nates such as human waste and deter-gents in city runoff drains.
The dogs, which are not put into therunoff drains themselves, are trained tobark or sit down when they sniff contam-inates.
The low-cost, ‘eco-dog’ program,which has been found to be highly effec-tive in tracking down potentially harmfulsubstances headed for the beaches, waspaid for through a federal grant.
Yesterday’s event was billed asthe 12th Annual State of the CityBreakfast and was sponsored by AlliedWaste Services, Business First Bank andMarborg Industries.
Business and civic performanceawards were given to Joanne Funari,president of Business First Bank, JoeHowell, partner of Howell, Moore andGough, LLP, Kathleen Baushke, execu-
CITYFROM PAGE 1
More than 500 people attended Thursday’s State of the City Address.DAILY SOUND / Elliot Serbin
See CITY, page 12
DAILYSOUNDSTAFFREPORTToday is the deadline to register for
the Roger Horton Prius HypermileageChallenge.
The contest takes place on April 2.Awards will be given to drivers whoachieve the best mileage on their Priusduring a test drive to Buellton.
The fund for Santa Barbara will pres-ent the event, sponsored by Toyota ofSanta Barbara, benefiting theClean/Green Energy Fund.
The Hypermileage Challenge kicksoff with instruction on driving a Prius formaximum gas mileage during a continen-tal breakfast at Toyota of Santa Barbara,5611 Hollister Avenue.
Entrants will then drive to Buellton,where drivers will gather to comparetheir results and receive awards at a no-host luncheon at Andersen’s Pea SoupRestaurant.
All proceeds from the event will ben-efit the Clean/Green Energy Fundwhich gives nonprofit organizationsseed funding for projects to improvetheir energy efficiency and reduce theircarbon footprint.
The Clean/Green Energy Fund wasestablished by the Unitarian Society ofSanta Barbara and is managed by TheFund for Santa Barbara, according tothe Fund.
“The Roger Horton PriusHypermileage Fund is a great way forPrius owners to learn best driving prac-tices and potentially save money in thefuture while supporting a worthy com-munity cause,” said Ivor John, Chair of
See PRIUS, page 10
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Goleta Water District Cost ofService Study Underway
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I’m just saying.At last count, there are
still 100 million single adults in theU.S., according to government stats.Nearly half haven’t had a date in twoyears. But, don’t worry. I’ve come upwith five amazing dating tips that, iffollowed faithfully, should haveeverybody happily married, by, say,June or July.
1. BE A SHRIMP: Shrimp don’t suckat dating. You know why? They areamong the only creatures whose heartis literally in their head. That mightseem a little gross, but think about theadvantages. How many times hasyour heart told you one thing andyour head another? Happens to all ofus. But, not to shrimp.
When a boy shrimp sees a girlshrimp he likes, or visa versa, there isno hesitation because a shrimp’s heartand head work together and theymake love right there on the floor ofthe sea and that’s why there are noshrimp divorces and no shrimplawyers.
2. NO ‘GREATEXPECTATIONS’: Loved thenovel, but “Is he the one?”are toxic words to a potentialrelationship. My gentle andkind advice is: “Knock itoff!” Before you envision thewedding, see if you even likethe guy, first. Neither one ofyou can withstand the pres-sure of “being the one.” Ifyou can have fun with yourdate, go out again and seewhat happens after that. One
day at a time…..Simple, right?3. RICH, SEXY, AND THE OTHER
THING: Although people like myfriend, Martha, (who often dates richguys), may argue the contrary, it’sclear that men are attracted to womenwho look good and women areattracted to men who are prosperous.No? Consider this. Match.com did atest of this question by putting aman’s picture and profile on their site,stating that he made $50,000 per year.Then, they put the same picture andprofile up and said the guy mademore than $250,000 per year.
The ‘rich’ guy got 1,000 hits forevery 7 hits the ‘poor’ guy got. Mendo the same thing, usually over-whelmingly choosing physicallyattractive women. But, I think mostpeople know—even if we ignore ithalf the time—that in the end honestyand strong values are the real keys tothe health and longevity of a relation-ship. Looks and money can fade, but
it’s amazing how sexy ‘Trust’becomes over time.
4. BE PATIENT: Just remember, theright shrimp….er.....partner is outthere for you. There are all kinds ofreasons people don’t link up, don’ttake it personally. It will happen. Ionce did a story on Miss America fora national magazine.
We spent a lot of time together andshe confided in me that she hadn’t hada date in six months because men wereintimidated by her. Hey, what elsecould a guy do? I asked her out andshe still sings ‘happy birthday’ to meevery year like Marilyn Monroe. Younever know what’s going to happenout there. Be patient and stay happy.
5. WHO CAN’T YOU LIVE WITHOUT?When my daughter Kristine got mar-ried to Nick not long ago, I was askedto give a speech to the wedding party.I started it by saying: “You shouldn’tchoose someone because you thinkyou can live with them, you shouldchoose them because you know youcan’t live without them.”
That’s tip number five. Find thatperson! By the way, I think shrimpalready know about this. It’s whathappens when your heart and yourhead are in the same place.
See you at the Savoy……and trythe prawns, I hear they’re tasty.
Michael Bowker is still working onhis book: “How to Find the Love ofYour Life in the Next 60 Seconds.”
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A lot of ink has been used over thepast few months on the question ofwhether or not Governor Jerry Brown’sproposal to eliminate RedevelopmentAgencies (RDA’s) in California is, or isnot, a good idea. Most Californianshaven’t the vaguest idea of who, orwhat, Redevelopment Agencies are.Here’s some background informationthat might prove to be helpful.
In 1945, the California Legislaturepassed the Community RedevelopmentLaw to allow local jurisdictions to assistin the clean—up and redevelopment of“blighted” or economically distressedurban areas.
At present in the State of California,there are some 400 RedevelopmentAreas, and 749 Redevelopment Projects.
The Law allows local jurisdictions toestablish declared geographic areas with-in their boundaries as RedevelopmentProject Areas (RDA), and allows theelected officials to either act themselves,or appoint to act on their behalf,Redevelopment Agency Commissions.Redevelopment Areas generally have alife span of 45 or more years.
Upon declaration and approval of theRDA, the Agency can use the process ofeminent domain to acquire propertieswithin the project area, or negotiate forproperty purchases at market values.Further, the tax base of the propertieswithin the project area are frozen and thisis termed the “frozen base”. Schools,counties, cities and special districts stillreceive tax allocations from these proper-ties, but only at the “frozen base” rateonce an RDA has been established.
Initially, RDA’s were relatively smallprojects, usually 10 to 100 acres. Overtime, RDA’s have grown to some
20,000 acres. Partly as a result of thisexpansion in number and size of projectareas, redevelopment’s share of totalstatewide property taxes has grown sixfold (from 2 percent to 12 percent oftotal statewide property taxes).*
RDA’s fund their activities by eitherselling bonds or making other contractu-al financial arrangements in order to payfor their project area debt. Any propertyimprovement that generates taxes abovethe “frozen base” is termed the “taxincrement revenue” and is redirected tothe RDA and not to the other jurisdic-tions that would normally benefit fromproperty improvements.
Municipalities can benefit significant-ly by capturing a certain percentage ofeither sales taxes generated within theRDA, or a negotiated amount of theprofit generated by the new develop-ment within the RDA boundaries.
The Redevelopment Law alsorequires local jurisdictions with RDA’sto deposit 20 percent of their “tax incre-ment revenue” for affordable/subsidizedhousing for low and moderate income.
A recent report from the Departmentof Housing and CommunityDevelopment indicates that the RDA’scollectively have an unencumbered bal-ance of more than $2.5 billion in theiraffordable housing accounts.* OtherState audits and oversight reports indi-cate that a significant number of RDA’suse most of their housing funds for plan-ning and administrative costs, and othersacquire land for housing but do not buildthe houses for a decade or longer.
Redevelopment agencies, unlike otherlocal agencies, can incur debt withoutvoter approval, and can redirect propertytax revenues from other local entities
without the consent of thelocal agencies. No State agency reviewsredevelopment economic activities, orensures that project areas focus on theLaws intended mission of “blight.”
Should the Governor’s proposal toprohibit RDA’s from incurring anyfuture debt obligations succeed, existingdebts would still have to be paid. Theintent is to transfer this responsibility toa local successor agency—most likelythe city or county who authorized theRDA, guided by an oversight board.
This entity would receive RDA’sexisting balances and future shares ofthe “tax increment revenue” to pay theRDA’s debts. Any funds in excess ofthe amount needed to pay these debtswould be used for other purposes.
The Governor’s budget assumes thattax increment revenues from dissolvedRDA’s would be approximately $5.2 bil-lion in 2011—12.* Of this amount, anestimated $2.2 billion would be used topay existing debts and obligations dur-ing the first year.
Some $3 billion would providefunding to local governments and off-set General Fund costs. This propos-al would continue to provide RDA’sexisting pass—through payments tolocal agencies. It would also offset$1.7 billion in state Medi—Cal andtrial court costs and distribute $200million to cities, counties and specialdistricts.
At present, this debate to eliminateCalifornia’s Redevelopment Agencies ornot, has been between the Governor andthe elected officials who have oversightof their local RDA’s. It will be instruc-tive to see the final result. Hopefullyyou know little bit more about who andwhat they are!
—Janice Evans, Past President andBoard of Directors, Santa BarbaraCounty Taxpayers Association, SantaBarbara, CA
Letter to the editor:California’s Redevelopment Agencies
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT The following person(s)is/are doing business as: EL ALMA DELA CASA at 3754 San Remo Dr. #29Santa Barbara, CA 93105 County of SantaBarbara; Michael Neuron(SAME) Thisbusiness is conducted by an Individual(Signed:) Blanca Gonzalez Thisstatement was filed with the County Clerkof Santa Barbara County on MAR 16,2011. This statement expires fiveyears from the date it was filed in theOffice of the County Clerk. I hereby certifythat this is a correct copy of the originalstatement on file in my office. JosephE. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) JoAnn Barragan. FBN Number: 2011-0000879. Published Mar 31 APR 7, 14,21 2011.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT The following person(s)is/are doing business as: CONTRAILDOCUMENT SERVICES at 2021Castillo St. Santa Barbara, CA 93105County of Santa Barbara; MichaelNeuron(SAME) This business isconducted by an Individual (Signed:)Michael Neuron This statement wasfiled with the County Clerk of SantaBarbara County on MAR 14, 2011. Thisstatement expires five years from thedate it was filed in the Office of the CountyClerk. I hereby certify that this is a correctcopy of the original statement on filein my office. Joseph E. Holland, CountyClerk (SEAL) Janet Hansen. FBNNumber: 2011-0000820. PublishedMar 24, 31 APR 7, 14 2011.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT The following person(s)is/are doing business as: WCBUSINESS NETWORK, WOMEN’SCHRISTIAN BUSINESS NETWORK at1401 La Cima Rd. Santa Barbara, CA93101 County of Santa Barbara;Eugene Goe, Sandra Goe (SAME) Thisbusiness is conducted by a Husbandand Wife (Signed:) Sandra Goe. Thisstatement was filed with the County Clerkof Santa Barbara County on MAR 16,2011. This statement expires fiveyears from the date it was filed in theOffice of the County Clerk. I hereby certifythat this is a correct copy of the originalstatement on file in my office. JosephE. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) JoAnn Barragan. FBN Number: 2011-0000873. Published Mar 17, 24, 31 APR7 2011.
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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FORCHANGE OF NAMECASE NUMBER 1379817Petitioner or Attorney:Shaneel RaiTO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:Shaneel Rai filed a petition with this courtfor a decree changing names asfollows: Present Name: Shaneel RaiProposed Name: Sean Rai THECOURT ORDERS that all personsinterested in this matter appear beforethis court at the hearing indicated belowto show cause, if any, why the petitionfor change of name should not begranted. Any person objecting to thename changes described above mustfile a written objection that includes thereasons for the objection at least twocourt days before the matter isscheduled to be heard and mustappear at the hearing to show causewhy the petition should not be granted.If no written objection is timely filed, thecourt may grant the petition without ahearing.
NOTICE OF HEARINGDATE: June 2, 2011 TIME:9:30 a.m. DEPT: 6THE ADDRESS OF THE COURT IS:SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIACounty of Santa Barbara1100 Anacapa StreetSanta Barbara, CA 93101A copy of this Order to Show Causeshall be published at least once eachweek for four successive weeks priorto the date set for hearing on the petitionin the following newspaper of generalcirculation, printed in this county SantaBarbara Daily Sound. DATE: 03/25/2011 Terri Chavez, Deputy Clerk
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Texas Rangers.Velarde’s testimony came a day after
major leaguer Jason Giambi and formermajor leaguers Jeremy Giambi andMarvin Benard told the court that theyhad used performance-enhancing drugsobtained from Anderson.
Bonds has pleaded not guilty tocharges that he lied to a grand jury aboutwhether he knowingly used the samesubstances. His case is the latest in ayears-long U.S. investigation into the useof performance-enhancing drugs in pro-fessional sports.
The charges stem from Bonds’s 2003
appearance before a U.S. grand juryinvestigating the Bay Area LaboratoryCo-Operative, or BALCO, whose headhas pleaded guilty to dispensing steroidsto professional athletes.
Bonds had told the BALCO grandjury he did not knowingly use steroids orgrowth hormones and said he neverquestioned the flaxseed oil, vitamins,protein shakes and creams Anderson sup-plied him.
Velarde, dressed in a pinstripe suitwith a pink tie, testified that he toldAnderson he didn’t like injections, soAnderson supplied him with pills. But,Velarde said, these were not effective sohe turned to the injections of what hethinks were HGH. The two met about 10
times, he said.A day earlier, Jason Giambi testified
that he obtained doping drugs the “clear”and the “cream” from Anderson, as wellas testosterone for injection. He said heunderstood them to be a combination thatwould escape detection by anti-dopingtests available at the time.
The clear and the cream are streetnames for steroids that ball players sayAnderson supplied. The cream wastestosterone, and the clear was epitestos-terone.
In 2001, Bonds hit 73 home runs, asingle-season record that still stands. In2007, his last season in the league, hebroke Hank Aaron’s 33-year-old recordof 755 career home runs.
“All it takes is someone putting up aposting there and it starts to take on a lifeof its own,” Desruisseaux said.
Cori Lantz, Associated Students’External Vice President for LocalAffairs, is among the students thatobjected to the turn 2009 took. Lantzsaid the Associated Students met with agroup of 13 other Isla Vista communityorganizations to discuss the issue. Theyall agreed that a repeat of 2009 would beunacceptable.
“What happened two years ago cannothappen again,” Lantz said.
Lantz said there is talk about revising“Floatopia” into a more organized andcommunity-friendly event. But such an
event is still in the planning stages.“We do want to Floatopia alive,” Lantz
said. “But just twist it and tweak it so itstays environmentally friendly and is stillsomething students would enjoy going to.”
Students are divided on the closure ofthe beaches. Some, like Scott Freeberg,think it’s a good move to head off largescale chaos. Freeberg saw firsthand thedevastation 2009’s Floatopia dealt to thecommunity.
“It was just a lot of destruction,”
Freeberg said. “Both to the beach andalso to people.”
Others, like Galin Martinov, think stu-dents will be students and closing beacheswon’t change things for the better.Martinov said students are more likely todo their heavy drinking and show up at thebeaches intoxicated and ready for trouble.
“I just don’t think it’s a smart move,”Martinod said. “People are still going tofind a way to get to the beach regardlessand they’ll still be drunk.”
Santa Barbara County SupervisorSalud Carbajal said he is supportive oftighter rules.
“Public safety is paramount to all ofus,” First District Supervisor SaludCarbajal said. “To ensure that we don'thave anything that imperils people’ssafety and health is why our staff is tak-ing this action.”
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NEWSFLOATOPIA
FROM PAGE 2It was just a lot ofdestruction. Both tothe beach and also to people.
Scott Freeberg
BONDSFROM PAGE 5
the Green Team of the Unitarian Societyof Santa Barbara, in a prepared state-ment. “Not only will the participatingdrivers be reducing their own carbonfootprint over the years by driving theirPriuses in a more efficient manner, butthey will also be helping Santa Barbaranonprofits reduce their carbon footprints
through contributing to the Clean/GreenEnergy Fund.”
Prius owners can register by making a$50 tax-deductible contribution to theFund for Santa Barbara. Registration canbe made in one of the following ways:
• To pay by credit card go tohttp://priuschallenge.eventbrite.com
• To pay over the phone call The Fund forSanta Barbara at (805) 962-9164.
• Send a check made out to “The Fund for
Santa Barbara” with “Clean/Green EnergyFund” in the memo line through the mail to:The Fund for Santa Barbara, 26 WestAnapamu St, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101.
The deadline is today, March 31.The Roger Horton Hypermileage Prius
Challenge is being held in honor of thelong-time Santa Barbara CityCouncilmember who, before he retired,had regularly and conscientiously support-ed energy saving projects in Santa Barbara.
PRIUSFROM PAGE 4
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Your intu-ition will be right on target thisyear. Second-guessing will be yourdownfall. Don't allow anyone topush you into something you don'tfeel right doing. Be true to yourselfand your beliefs and you willadvance. This is not the year tocompromise. Your numbers are 2,5, 14, 20, 23, 38, 41
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Yourquick response to whatever comesyour way will show others you are ontop of your game and aren't easilyfooled. With discipline and a respon-sible attitude, you can turn any disap-pointment into something that canwork for you. 3 stars
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Putmore time and effort into helping oth-ers and you will receive recognition.Your hands on approach in both yourpersonal and professional dealingswill lead to a position you cannot turndown. Take care of personal paper-work. 4 stars
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Youhave to separate your emotions fromthe equation when dealing with diffi-cult individuals trying to get somethingfor nothing. It's nice to receive compli-ments but don't make a promise to dosomething because of it. Use yourtime to your own advantage. 2 stars
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don'tlet last-minute changes throw you off.Be ready to adapt to whatever devel-ops, especially if it has to do withwork. Love is on the rise and thechance to meet someone new or toenhance the relationship you arealready in looks good. 5 stars
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Jump inwith both feet. Change will stimulateyou and help you turn one of yourideas into a workable endeavor.Getting involved in a group or attend-ing a conference will lead to an impor-tant connection. A lifestyle change willopen up opportunities. 3 stars
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Youremotions will be difficult to control.Deal with pending problems in orderto ease your stress so you canaddress any personal issues thatarise. Someone you love is likely todisappoint you. Patience and under-standing will be the keys to makingthings better. 3 stars
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Don'toverreact. Use whatever comes yourway to your advantage. Let yourimagination flow and your creativetalent move you in a positive direc-tion. Opportunities are present butyou have to take action. 5 stars
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Youcan achieve a lot both personally andprofessionally if you mingle with peo-ple who can help you get ahead andpeople who love and support you.Mixing business with pleasure will
pay high dividends. Love is in thestars. 5 stars
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):Look at each situation you face, sep-arating the good from the bad. Onlyafter you differentiate between who iswilling to help you and who isn't, willyou be in a position to move forward.Changes made at home canincrease efficiency. 2 stars
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):Don't show surprise if someonebroadsides you with unexpectedinformation or choices. Make what-ever you are handed work for you.Don't bother arguing when takingaction is so much more effective. 4stars
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Anold idea will help you turn somethingyou are working toward now into apositive endeavor. A love interest willnot turn out the way you expect. Becareful not to disrupt a relationshipthat means a lot to you by making astupid choice. 3 stars
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Loveis at an all-time high. Putting pres-sure on someone you want to be withwill have its advantages, but keep inmind that if you ask for too much,your plan will backfire. Considereveryone involved in your circlebefore you proceed. 3 stars
BIRTHDAY BABY: You are articu-late, sensitive and impulsive. You areemotional, passionate and caring.
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tive director of Transition House and DaveDavis, executive director of the CommunityEnvironmental Council.
In his opening remarks, Chamber boardchairman Michael Holliday underscored thecommitment of the Santa Barbara businesscommunity to environmental consciousness
and innovative green technology.Holliday painted perhaps the rosiest picture
of the city’s economic situation. He said it willnot take much to propel the city into a “beaconof economic prosperity.”
Holliday also told the crowd that “the work hasalready begun,” on the city’s economic come-back, “and the story is already being written.”
There were at least 500 people in the roomyesterday who hope he is right.
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Santa Barbara Region Chamber of Commerce Chairman, Michael Holliday, spoke at yesterday’s breakfast.DAILY SOUND / Elliot Serbin
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