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Candidates pull papers for City HallBY JOSHUA MOLINA
DAILY SOUND EDITORIt’s on.The 2011 Santa Barbara City Council
election officially kicked off on Mondaywhen seven candidates pulled papers for arun at City Hall.Those seeking office include candidates:
Iya Falcone, Cathy Murillo, DeborahSchwartz, Cruzito Cruz and Jerry Matteo.Two incumbents, Michael Self and Randy
Rowse also pulled papers on Monday.Incumbent Dale Francisco is also plan-
ning a run for office. Candidates have untilAug. 12 to pull papers and gather 100 signa-tures to be included on the ballot.This year’s race is shaping up to be one
of the most dramatic in recent City Hallmemory.For the first time in decades, a conserva-
tive majority has the power on the council.When voters elected two-term City
Councilman Das Williams to the stateAssembly last November, the councilappointed Paradise Café owner RandyRowse to take his seat.Conservative council members Dale
Francisco, Michael Self, Frank Hotchkissand Rowse have successfully steered theagenda from affordable housing and greenbuilding, to erasing homelessness down-town and eliminating bulbouts in the neigh-
Everyone has a view on Mission Ridge Road,but sometimes neighbors don’t see eye to eye
Story by Elise Clements, page 3
borhoods.Liberals are looking to seize
power again at City Hall.The Santa Barbara County
Democratic Party backed threecandidates, Falcone, Murillo andSchwartz earlier this year, in anattempt to present a united front tovoters.The three have also locked up
several high-profile endorsements
including that of StateAssemblyman Das Williams, andCounty Supervisors SaludCarbajal, Doreen Farr and JanetWolf.Santa Barbara Mayor Helene
Schneider has not yet made anyendorsements in the council races.For the candidates, this year’s
election is likely to center on pub-lic safety, battling homelessnessand the city’s budget priorities.Much of the intrigue in the race
centers on candidate Falcone whois looking to return to glory at CityHall after taking a two-yearabsence. Falcone served two termson the council, from 2003 to 2009,before she stepped down becauseof term limits.
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With budget shortfalls forcing them to slash serv-ices, the Santa Barbara City Council is consideringnew budget rules.“We’re taking the next baby step forward,” City
Council member Bendy White said. “But it’s some-thing I’ve been thinking about since I started partici-pating in council matters.”Since 1995, the city has made a policy of setting
aside 25 percent of the city’s general fund to go toreserves to be used for emergencies and unexpectedexpenses.But after having the reserves eaten away over the
last few years, some council members are calling forexplicit guidelines on when reserves can be used.The city, faced with a $3 million deficit last year,
made major service cuts, cuts White said didn’t haveto be so deep if the city had held stronger reserves.White, who sits on the finance committee, said
tightening reserve policies has been something thecommittee wanted to bring before the full council.While the council isn’t ready to make sweeping pol-
icy changes, White said he and other members wouldlike stricter guidelines on what constitutes a “rainyday.” “I believe there needs to be some policies in place
which talk about how you would use that money sothat it’s not used in sunny weather,” White said. City Finance Director Robert Samario said current
policy has 15 percent of the general fund set aside fordisasters and 10 percent for unexpected expenses,often referred to as a “rainy day” fund.
Enterprise funds, such as water, trash, and otherutilities, must also account for capital projects such aspipeline maintenance. Samario said staff is looking to get some direction
from the council on what policy changes, if any, tolook at. “It’s just kind of a conceptual discussion from the
interest expressed by council members of where theywould like to see some changes and how they wouldlike to see them made,” Samario said.Council member Randy Rowse said he couldn’t
comment yet about what he’d look at during the meet-ing, but given the performance of reserve fundsrecently, it’s a discussion worth having.“These last few years have been rather chastening
in terms of our ability to replenish our reserves,”Rowse said.Filling those reserves took some time. Though the
city set the 25 percent reserve goal in 1995, Whitesaid it took several years to build up the reserves. Once they had been filled, the council began dip-
ping into them around 2004—2005 when the city hada robust budget. He pointed to a $2 million loan toPlan Santa Barbara that came out of the “Rainy Day”fund as an example of an expenditure that shouldn’thave been taken out of the reserves.White said draws like that during “sunny” econom-
ic times forced the city to make steeper cuts to servic-es such as the library and parks when things wentsour.“When the rain did come, we didn’t have that
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High above the bustle of city traffic,the silence on the Riviera is rarelypunctuated by more than bird calls.But since February, Tom and
Barbara Sanborn, who live at 1233Mission Ridge Road, have beenembroiled with their neighbors in anoisy battle over the future of theirproperty.The Sanborns want to make changes
to their residence. It seems to them thattheir neighbors, Judy and DavidDenenholz, would rather see nochanges made at all. The City Counciltoday is expected to decide whether theconcerns of the Denenholzs outweighthe Sanborns’ dream.“I'm just looking forward to the day
when this is all over,” said TomSanborn. “We just want our house.”The city's Planning Commission in
January approved the Sanborns’ plansto double the size of their home,rebuild their guest house, and makeother additions and improvements. Aweek later the Denenholzs appealedthat decision, months of tug of warwith the city and repeat trips to thedrawing board for the Sanbornsensued. The proposed height of the home's
roof line has been reduced four times.They have made several adjustments toslim the bulk of the estate. They plan to
lower their house and have included aview window in the roof line to furtheraccommodate their neighbors. At this point Tom Sanborn said he is
stumped as to what else he might do.He suspects that nothing will satisfy hisneighbors.“This situation reminds me of that
old adage, 'It's the last farmer that'salways punished,’” said Sanborn.He explained that other houses
around his have been built up. His cur-rent home is a rare one-story find. Itwas originally part of a larger estateduring prohibition and served as adrinking lounge. He suspects the neigh-bors fear the blight on their view fromthe loss of his lawn rather than a reduc-tion in cityscape. “'That's my park, I like looking out
at my park,” said Tom Sanborn imagin-ing his neighbors thoughts. “But we'renot in the park business.”Marc Chytilo, environmental attor-
ney, is representing the Denenholzs. Inaddition to tarnishing the look of theneighborhood and obstructing the viewfrom surrounding locations, he saidthat the Sanborns are sidesteppingrestrictions to building seconddwellings on lots susceptible to fires.“(The council) cannot make the find-
ing to have that second house,” saidChytilo. “The biggest issue is the pub-lic safety hazard ... we wanted to alertthe City Council and the community tothis.”
The house is situated at the end of anarrow lane that slims to 14 feet in oneportion; 20 feet is the minimum widthrequirement for new roads. Chytilosaid that adding an additional residencein an area that is prone to wildfireswould compromise the safety of theentire neighborhood. There are alreadytwo structures on the lot, but Chytilosaid that this should not make it right.Judy Denenholz echoed Chytilo's
concerns. “It doesn't make sense,” she said.
“The community should be concernedabout increasing density in a high-riskfire area.” Allowing a second dwellingwould not comply with the city’sGeneral Plan, she said.Chytilo said he fears the project will
set a dangerous precedent.“It's a project that could lead to a
number of additional homes in our firehazard area,” he said. He is arguing thatan environmental review be conducted.But the City Fire Department agrees
with the Sanborns. Officials droveequipment up the lane and determinedthat they could safely respond to anemergency. Because sprinkler systemsare being added to both buildings, andbecause the guest house would bemoved closer to the road, the FireMarshal has determined that the pro-posed project would actually be safer. Tom Sanborn said he does not think
fire safety is the real issue. He
Councilmember Dale Francisco looks over the improvements that Tom and Barbara Sanborn want to make to their Mission Ridge home.DAILY SOUND / Victor Maccharoli
Couple fights for dream home
See APPEAL, page 12
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Small donors drive Obama(Reuters) – The U.S. military has essentially the same size,
force structure and capabilities as it did a decade ago but costs35 percent more, an independent public policy think tank saidon Monday in an analysis of the 2012 defense budget.The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, in a 75-
page report, also said the Defense Department had spent some$46 billion over the past decade developing weapons systemsthat were ultimately never fielded, either due to cost overruns ortechnical challenges.As a result, a significant portion of the Pentagon's effort to
modernize its weapons systems did not result in force modern-ization, a task that will now have to be undertaken at a time ofshrinking defense budgets."This was the opportunity of the decade, to really recapital-
ize and modernize the military's equipment and that has beensquandered," said Todd Harrison, who authored the report."We're looking at the prospect of a declining defense budgetover the next decade and we're not going to have the opportuni-ty to do that again."With the United States facing unsustainable trillion-dollar
budget deficits, President Barack Obama has asked the DefenseDepartment to cut some $400 billion in spending over the nextdozen years. Some defense officials fear there may be a furtherrequest for additional cuts.At the same time, the military faces significant capital equip-
ment requirements in the coming years, from replacing agingaircraft carriers and building a new generation of submarines tofielding the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and funding a new line ofaerial refueling tankers."We still have all these needs, all of these things we were
supposed to modernize over the last decade. We haven't done it,and now the funding is going to get tighter," Harrison said.That puts the Pentagon in the position of having to make dif-
ficult choices about whether to cut force structure -- like thenumber of aircraft squadrons or carrier strike groups -- in orderto free up money for modernization, he said.The center's analysis said half of the growth in defense
spending over the past decade was unrelated to the wars in Iraqand Afghanistan and was attributable instead to a rise in thePentagon's base budget.Personnel costs grew by 19 percent, even as overall person-
nel numbers remained relatively flat, the report said. The cost ofpeacetime operations rose 10 percent, even as the pace of oper-ations declined. And acquisition costs rose 16 percent, even asthe inventory of equipment aged and shrank."The base budget now supports a force with essentially the
same size, force structure and capabilities as in FY (fiscal year)2001 but at a 35 percent higher cost," the analysis found. "Thedepartment is spending more but not getting more."
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(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc(AMZN.O), the world's largest on-lineretailer, will learn by Monday if a pro-posed measure to roll back a newCalifornia law taxing sales over theInternet moves on to its next step inseeking a place on the state's ballot.California's attorney general is
reviewing initial paperwork on themeasure and will decide no later thanMonday whether it may move forward,a spokeswoman said on Friday.If the attorney general's office pro-
vides a ballot title and summary for themeasure -- which was proposed by alobbyist for Amazon -- a campaign maybegin to collect the more 500,000 vot-ers' signatures needed to qualify it forthe next statewide election.The law, dubbed the "Amazon tax"
in the state capital of Sacramento, taxessales by out-of-state retailers likeAmazon based on orders routed tothem through so-called affiliate Websites in California.Amazon and other online retailers
have responded to the law by cuttingties to their affiliates in California, cre-ating widespread uncertainty amongthem over how to replace lost revenue.Supporters of the law, including
small businesses and the CaliforniaRetailers Association, say it closes atax loophole that has given out-of-stateonline retailers an edge with shoppersover stores in California."I've been in business for 16 years
and because I compete with online-only companies like Amazon that havean unfair tax advantage, I have seen a
significant decrease in sales," saidLauren Lundsten, owner of Swanberg'sfor Men, a store in Sacramento. "Theyshould play by the same rules as every-one else."Merchants affected by the new law
say they have been suffering.Keith Posehn said 74 merchants cut
ties with his Zorz LLC online market-ing company in San Diego because ofthe new law, costing him several tens ofthousands of dollars in revenue.Posehn said the new law also affects
his spin-off AppZorz, a mobile applica-tion company, and he may move it toanother state."We're actively investigating mov-
ing out of California," Posehn said."I'm going to do what's best for thebusiness wherever that takes us."
(Reuters) – Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourtargued in court papers filed on Monday that taking a loanfrom Major League Baseball would be akin to a "deal withthe devil."The filing came in advance of a hearing set for Wednesday
in federal bankruptcy court in Delaware, where McCourt'slawyers are expected to argue that they should be allowed toaccept a loan from a hedge fund, Highbridge CapitalManagement, instead of the one offered by Major LeagueBaseball.Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig, who took over day-to-
day control of the Dodgers in April amid what he said wereconcerns over the teams finances, has offered McCourt aloan that could save him millions of dollars in interest andfees.McCourt, who has blamed Selig for sending the team into
bankruptcy last month by rejecting a $3 billion cable TVdeal, said in the filing that Selig's offer was a "pretext" forexerting more control over the franchise.Attorneys for Selig's office, in their court filing, asked the
judge to reject the Highbridge loan, arguing that it wouldcome with a higher interest rate than the one offered byMajor League Baseball.
The league's attorneys said MLB's "clearly superior" loanwould save $10 million in loan fees.They asked the court to deny approval of the Highbridge
loan and sign off on the "clearly superior MLB" offer.The court battle between McCourt and the league repre-
sents a potential conflict between the broad powers theleague often exercises over its teams and the obligations andprotections for debtors under U.S. bankruptcy law.McCourt is seeking court approval for a $150 million loan
from Highbridge, a unit of JPMorgan Chase & Co, to keepthe Dodgers operating.His attorneys said in their court papers that nothing in the
bankruptcy code requires the Dodgers to accept the league'sloan offer."To the contrary, it is clear that a debtor need not (and
should not) be forced to borrow from a lender whose inter-ests ultimately are detrimental to the interests of the debtorand its estate, and that it is well within a debtor's businessjudgment to decline such a 'deal with the devil,'" McCourt'sattorneys said in the court papers.McCourt is fighting with his ex-wife, Jamie, in divorce
court in Los Angeles over her contention that she has anownership stake in the team.
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SUSHI AISushi Ai has opened at 7020 Camino Real
Marketplace in Goleta, replacing Mika. The restau-rant is still owned by Julia & Peter Lee. Julia Leewill be the primary family member running therestaurant now. Peter Lee operated Mika. The menuremains mostly the same with one big addition: the“Family Boat” for $19.95. This new offering is alarge plate shaped like a boat that includes tempu-ra/beef teriyaki, California roll, chicken katsu,chicken teriyaki, three bowls of rice and three handrolls / three miso soup / salad. Hours are Sun-Thu11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Fri-Sat 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Formore information call 571-6452.
NOOODLEThis just in from Ken Boxer, owner of Palazzio at 1026
State Street: “Hi John, Daria and I were in Chicago at therestaurant show in May and we came across the inventor(Terri Rogers) of a new alternative to pasta. It’s called the‘NOoodle.’ Palazzio now offers the healthier alternative topasta. The ‘NOoodle.’ Palazzio has the exclusive in SantaBarbara. No other restaurant or store is currently offeringthis alternative to pasta. The NOoodle has no fat, no netcarbs, no calories, no soy, and no gluten. But it has plenty offlavor! If you want to learn about this healthier alternative topasta, go to the NOoodle website at: www.nooodle.com.”
LYND LANDS AT COASTGary Lynd, former owner and general manager of
Peabodys and State & A Bar and Grill, is the new managerof Coast Restaurant & Bar at 31 W. Carrillo St. Lynd bringsover 30 years of Santa Barbara restaurant insider experienceto the plate. Lynd is also an avid supporter of local non-prof-it and professional organizations. He is affiliated with theDowntown Organization Board of Directors, the DesignatedDriver Program (DDP) in Association with CaliforniaHighway Patrol, Lobero and Granada Theatres, the SantaBarbara Cancer Foundation, CASA, the Boys & Girls Cluband many others.
THE CRYSTAL BALLAfter intense concentration and a wave of my hand over
the all-knowing crystal ball, my eatery oracle has revealed alist of locations appearing in your future:• Backyard Bowls – La Cumbre Plaza – October• Brendan’s – (location to be determined)• Casa Blanca – 330 State St.• Cielito – 1114 State St (formerly Stateside & Acapulco)• Fresh & Easy – 336 N. Milpas St• Fresh & Easy – 5955 Calle Real, Goleta• Handlebar Coffee – 128 E. Canon Perdido St (formerly
Three Pickles)• Islands Restaurant – (location to be determined)• Maggies at State & A – 1201 State St (formerly State &
A) - Sep• Mullaney’s – 22 W. Montecito St.• Nardonne’s La Famiglia Pizzeria – 17 W. Ortega St.• Nutbelly Pizzeria & Deli – 915 Linden (formerly
Chamomile Café)• Panera Bread – 3851 State St. (La Cumbre Plaza) – late
Aug, early Sep• Petros – 1316 State St. (formerly Cafe Buenos Aires) –
late Aug.
• Scarlett Begonia – 11 W. Victoria St., Ste. 10(formerly Cafe Bianco) – early August• The Pub – 224 Helena Ave.• Unnamed – 5701 Calle Real – (formerly
Pickup Stix)
FARM AND COAST TO TABLEChef Brian Parks at Coast Restaurant & Bar 31
W. Carrillo St. has introduced “Farm AND Coast toTable, an ever-changing new menu focused onlocal, sustainable and seasonable food, wheneverpossible, from the Santa Barbara and Central Coastregion. The farms used are listed right on theirmenus.” The new concept will be offered for dinnerat Coast, and showcased in the newly designed din-
ing space located just off the bar, in Chapala Terrace.Whenever possible, Chef Parks sources his products
from local farms and purveyors no further than 100 milesfrom his kitchen. Santa Barbara-region sources include TuttiFruiti Farms, Sheppard Farms, Los Olivos Farms, BDFarms, local seafood purveyors Steve Escobar (crab, spotprawns, lobster) and Stephanie Mutz (black cod, sea urchin),and The Cultured Abalone Farm (red abalone, Pacific hal-ibut) to name a few.
CHOWDER FESTThe 2nd Annual Chowder Fest is coming to the Montecito
Country Club on Oct. 23. I was a chowder judge at lastyear’s event and took some photos. Here is a press releaseabout it:
“Santa Barbara, CA – Restaurants are invited to partici-pate in Food & Home Magazine’s 2nd Annual ChowderCompetition. Last year, a whopping 26 local restaurantsmade it extremely difficult for a panel of judges to decidefirst, second and third place awards for two categories; Clamand Creative. A separate award went to the People’s ChoiceAward winner; Opal Restaurant. Participating restaurants getpre and post event publicity and winner gets bragging rightsfor ‘Chowder Champ’ and a revolving trophy currentlyproudly displayed at the Boathouse at Hendry’s Beach fortheir divinely delicious Whiskey Crab Chowder. Sponsorshipand other vendor opportunities are available; Proceeds bene-fit Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County. Ticketsare $65 until Sept. 15 and $75 thereafter. Contact NikiRichardson at (805) 963-6754 x109 or [email protected] for tickets or sponsorship information.”
OFF TOPICI was walking through a forest near my childhood home
in Montecito recently and came across dozens of goats eat-ing everything in sight. It turns out they were all “working”for a company named Brush Goats 4 Hire, an eco-friendlysolution for brush thinning. I observed one dexterous goatclimb all the way to the top of a large oak tree to find freshgreen leaves. I had no idea goats could climb trees. Thegoats live within a fenced area and are protected by a preda-tor-control dog. I am told that this hungry herd is in highdemand all over Santa Barbara. For more information call705-2554 or visit brushgoats4hire.com.
John Dickson’s column appears every Tuesday in theDaily Sound. E-mail your restaurant news tips [email protected].
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Sushi Ai is now open at 7020 Camino Real Marketplace in Goleta.DAILY SOUND / Courtesy Photo
It seems that the precepts of societal politeness andpolitical compromise are going the way of incandes-cent bulbs. People are increasingly polarized into lib-eral and conservative camps and the frustration of notachieving “victory” is at a boiling point.Me? I’m sort of a mixed marriage of philosophical
viewpoints. Being one who espouses peace, love, andunderstanding, you might assume that I am extreme-ly liberal. Surprise ... I’m very conservative aboutseveral subjects.Money is one example. I live my life within my
means and have managed to stay out of debt. I deter-mined at a young age that I didn’t want to break my back earn-ing cash for things I really didn’t want or need. What a con-cept. Simple equation I offer: If you can’t afford it, don’t putit on the credit card. I also try to be very wary about any greedy tendencies I
might harbor. Avarice makes one look ugly and blocks theheart from its true expression. Bernie Madoff is the poster boyfor “what money cannot buy you.”I’m also very conservative about permitting any pre-pack-
aged prejudicial attitudes to block my soul’s vision. Many of
the ideas stuffed into my head during my youth wereplaced by well-intentioned but not necessarilyenlightened folk. In hindsight, much of the indoctri-nation was garbage. So I’m conservative ...restrained about allowing any implanted nonsense tokeep me from seeing a fellow human with the eyesof clarity.On the liberal side, I’m quite fond of freedom.
Not the freedom to yell fire in a theater but theelbow room that a healthy society thrives on.I’m also accepting of other peoples’ religions and
beliefs as long as their practices don’t include harm-ing others or treating their perceived spiritual inferiors as sec-ond class citizens or worse.I believe that liberals and conservatives have a lot more in
common then they’re willing to admit. Beyond the fears,agendas, dogmas, and judgements, there should exist a funda-mental understanding that we are all human beings who craveacceptance, peace, and fulfillment during this short visit called“life.”Let’s try to remember that the next time... before we start
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BY TERRI SCHLICHENMEYERTHE BOOKWORM SEZ
Slam.There are days when slamming your bedroom door, though it
might get you in trouble, is really satisfying. Those are the dayswhen everybody bugs you, nothing goesright, and you just want to scream, stomp,storm, and slam.Sometimes, you just want to be left
alone.But what if everybody left you – for
good? What if you woke up and found outthat you were all by yourself? It happenedto Jack Martel in the new audiobook “Smallas an Elephant” by Jennifer RichardJacobson.It was supposed to be the vacation of a
lifetime.Eleven-year-old Jack Martel and his
mother had planned it all summer. Theywere going camping in Maine’s AcadiaNational Park for Labor Day Weekend.Then they were going to go see Lydia theElephant at the York Zoo because a love ofelephants was the one solid thing Jack andhis mother shared.That is, when she wasn’t spinning out of
control.Still, she seemed normal on the trip,
helping him set up his tent and laughing athis jokes. She was fine and Jack was look-ing forward to a few days of fun.But the first morning he woke up and unzipped his tent, he
was alone.His mother had done it before. She’d left him by himself in
their neighborhood near Boston but she’d always returned in a
day or two, once the spinning had stopped. So Jack settled inwith a comic book and waited.When his mother didn’t return that day or the next or the next,
he counted his change – just under $15 – and decided to try andmake it home by himself. Surely, that’s where she’d be.
But going anywhere is expensive andJack was hungry and afraid. What wouldhappen if he couldn’t find his mother?Would they call his grandmother, whomJack’s mom said was mean? What wouldthey do to a boy who stole a plastic ele-phant to remind himself of the vacation of alifetime?Jack had to figure that out soon because
somebody reported him missing and theauthorities were searching for him….The one thing to remember when choos-
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(Reuters) – With time running short, theWhite House said on Monday it was pur-suing a last-ditch plan with Congress toraise the U.S. debt ceiling and avert adefault that could plunge global financialmarkets into chaos.While President Barack Obama insists
he is focused on a comprehensive long-term deficit reduction deal, debt talks arestalled and there are just two weeks leftuntil the United States runs out of moneyto pay its bills.The vast ideological divide between
Obama's Democrats and Republicans overtax increases and spending on popularsocial programs has driven a shift in focusin Washington to a backup plan thatwould give Obama responsibility, andpotentially blame, for raising the $14.3trillion limit on U.S. borrowing.In the Senate, Democrats and
Republicans are working on the fall-backplan proposed by Mitch McConnell, thetop Republican in the chamber, that wouldauthorize Obama to raise the debt ceilingin three stages through the November2012 election."We must pursue a fall back or last
ditch option if you will and conversations
about that have been ongoing," WhiteHouse spokesman Jay Carney said."We don't have the luxury anymore of
pursuing one (option) only. We have tomake sure there is a mechanism in placeto be sure that no matter what happens theUnited States does not default," he said.The stalemate on debt talks in
Washington, along with debt problems inEurope, is unnerving financial marketsworldwide amid fears of a descent into aglobal crisis. World stocks dipped andgold prices hit record highs above $1,600an ounce as investors sought a safe haven.Obama met House of Representatives
Speaker John Boehner and his deputy EricCantor for private talks over the weekendbut their offices said no progress wasmade toward a deal.Instead, Republicans said they will
push for a measure to cut and cap govern-ment spending and amend the U.S.Constitution to require a balanced budgeteven though Obama has already promisedto veto it should Congress send it to hisdesk.The symbolic vote on Tuesday gives
conservative Republicans a chance toargue their position on the need for deep
spending cuts. That could give Boehnerthe political cover to pursue a compro-mise that includes less dramatic cuts tospending that Republicans have so farsought.The United States will default on its
financial obligations by August 2 ifCongress does not allow the U.S.Treasury to sell more debt by then. Thatwould increase interest rates and couldforce the U.S. economy back into reces-sion.
POLITICAL BLAMEThe proposal by McConnell, who has
said he wants to make Obama a one-termpresident, could shift any political blamefor increasing the debt burden to the pres-ident ahead of an election in which U.S.deficits will be a key issue.But many conservative Republicans in
the House oppose McConnell's plan, say-ing it does not offer deep enough spend-ing cuts. It could also backfire by givingObama the opportunity to show votersleadership in crisis.Carney said Obama and administration
officials were working closely with bothparties in the Senate to ensure the fail-safe
plan could pass Congress.The White House insists that talks are
continuing with congressional leaders inpursuit of a long-term deficit reductiondeal but there has been little evidence ofdiscussions of anything beyond the "PlanB" alternatives.Obama has set a Friday deadline for
congressional leaders to agree on a budg-et deal. The White House says the July 22deadline would give Congress enough lee-way to write and pass legislation beforeAugust 2.Credit rating agencies have signaled
they may cut the top-notch AAA U.S. rat-ing if the borrowing limit is not raised.Even if Congress increases the borrowinglimit in time, without serious deficitreduction measures in place, the UnitedStates would still be under pressure, theagencies have said.Fitch Ratings said on Monday if the
debt ceiling was not raised before August2 it would place the AAA rating on "watchnegative," which means it could down-grade it within a three-to-six-month peri-od. This echoed similar warnings lastweek from the other two big rating agen-cies, Moody's and S&P.
Washington crafts fall-back debt plan as clock ticks
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NOTICE OF PETITIONTO ADMINISTER
ESTATE OF MICHAEL J.CAMBERN
CASE NO.: 1381878To all heirs, beneficiaries,creditors, contingent creditors, andpersons who may otherwise beinterested in the will or estate,or both of MICHAEL J.CAMBERN.
A Petition for Probate has beenfiled by FRANCOISE Y.CAMBERN the Superior Courtof California, County of SantaBarbara.
The Petition for Probaterequests that FRANCOISE Y.CAMBERN be appointed aspersonal representative toadminister the estate of thedecedent.
The petition requests thedecedent’s will and codicils, if any,be admitted to probate. The willand any codicils are available forexamination in the file kept bythe court.
The petition requests authorityto administer the estate underthe Independent Administrationof Estates Act. (This authority will
allow the personalrepresentative to take manyactions without obtaining courtapproval. Before taking certainvery important actions,however, the personalrepresentative will be requiredto give notice to interestedpersons unless they havewaived notice or consented tothe proposed action.) Theindependent administrationauthority will be granted unlessan interested person files anobjection to the petition and showsgood cause why the courtshould not grant the authority.
A hearing on the petition willbe held in this court asfollows:
Date: AUG 25, 2011 Time:9:00 A.M. Dept.:5
Superior Court of California,County of Santa Barbara1100 Anacapa StreetSanta Barbara, CA 93101
If you object to the granting ofthe petition, you should appearat the hearing and state yourobjections or file writtenobjections with the court beforethe hearing. Your appearancemay be in person or by yourattorney.
If you are a creditor or acontingent creditor of thedecedent, you must file yourclaim with the court and mail acopy to the personalrepresentative appointed by thecourt within four months from thedate of first issuance of lettersas provided in Probate Codesection 9100. The time for fillingclaims will not expire before fourmonths from the hearing datenoticed above.
You may examine the file keptby the court. If you are a personinterested in the estate, you mayfile with the court a Request forSpecial Notice (form DE-154) ofthe filling of an inventory andappraisal of estate assets or ofany petition or account asprovided in Probate Codesection 1250. A Request forSpecial Notice form is availablefrom the court clerk.
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2 X 4.4NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORSCOUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA
Tuesday, AUGUST 2, 2011In SANTA BARBARA
The meeting starts at 9:00 a.m.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following matter will beheard by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara,on Tuesday, AUGUST 2, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. or shortly thereafterin the Board of Supervisor’s Hearing Room, 4th Floor, CountyAdministration Building, 105 EastAnapamu Street, Santa Barbara,California.
Ahearing to consider the introduction of “An Ordinance Repealingand ReenactingArticle II of Chapter 2 of the Santa Barbara CountyCode toAdjust the Boundaries of All of the Supervisorial Districtsof the County of Santa Barbara”. [11-01073]
Please see the posted agenda, available on Thursday prior tothe meeting for a more specific time for this item. However, theorder of the agendamay be rearranged or the itemmay be continued.
In compliance with theAmericans with DisabilitiesAct, if you needspecial assistance to participate in this meeting, please contactthe Clerk of the Board at (805) 568-2240. Notification at least48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the Clerk of the Boardto make reasonable arrangements.
If you challenge this project in court, you may be limited to raisingonly those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearingdescribed in this notice, or in written correspondence to the Boardof Supervisors at, or prior to, the public hearing. G.C. Section65009, 6066, and 6062a.
Witness my hand and seal this 15th day of July, 2011.
Michael H. AllenCLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORSLisa Frances Carlson, Deputy Clerk
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(Reuters) – Former chief astronaut SteveLindsey announced his retirement onThursday, the latest in a series of departuresfrom the ranks of NASA's elite corps spurredby the end of the space shuttle program.For the U.S. space agency's newest astro-
naut recruits, however, the departure of veter-an fliers means less competition for a dwin-dling number of assignments on theInternational Space Station.Instead of about 30 astronauts flying on
shuttle missions each year, only about fourwill be needed to fill U.S.-allotted posts on thestation now that the U.S. space shuttle fleet isbeing retired.The 30-year shuttle program will end when
the crew of NASA's final space shuttle,Atlantis, returns to Earth for a planned land-ing on July 21.The space station, an orbital research out-
post, is a $100 billion project of 16 nationsthat was finished this year after more than adecade of construction."We knew as we were going through the
interview process that there was no sugges-tion any of us would fly on the shuttle. Weknew we were being hired to work on thespace station, to do long-duration space-flight," said Kjell Lindgren, 38, one of nineU.S. members of NASA's newest class ofastronauts.Instead of learning shuttle systems,
Lindgren and his colleagues are takingRussian and robotics classes. If and when hegets a flight assignment, Lindgren, a 38-year-old former NASA flight surgeon, can lookforward to at least 2-1/2 years of trainingspanning five countries.He doesn't mind flying on Russian rockets,
the astronauts' only ride to the station until
fledgling U.S. commercial carriers are readyto launch. NASA is investing a total of $269million in four prospective space taxis,including designs from Boeing, SpaceExploration Technologies and Sierra NevadaCorp."If those folks back in the '60s could see
where we're at now, I think they'd be very sur-prised that our main competitors would bemajor partners in an endeavor like the spacestation," Lindgren said. "I think that's really anatural progression and an important one," headded.The astronaut corps, which had about 140
members a decade ago, probably will bedown to about 50 or 55 by year's end, saidchief astronaut Peggy Whitson. She hopes tomake small additions to the corps over thenext several years to bring staffing up to asmany as 60 astronauts.In addition to six-month postings on the
station, astronauts will be assigned a varietyof technical jobs, including working with theaspiring commercial space transportation com-panies.They'll find more than a few familiar faces.
Former NASA astronauts Ken Bowersox andGarrett Reisman now work for SpaceExploration Technologies, or SpaceX, which isowned by Internet entrepreneur Elon Musk.And Lindsey, 50, a veteran of four shuttleflights, has a new job at Sierra Nevada."I think it's a testament to American ingenu-
ity and drive that we have a private sector thatcan even take on a task like this, to transporthumans to space and back," said Lindgren."I can only hope we get to a point where we
can have the success that we've seen in civilaviation, but I don't think spaceflight will everbecome easy," he said.
Astronauts adjust to life after NASA
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CELEBRITIES BORN ON THISDAY: Jared Padalecki, 29; AnthonyEdwards, 49; Campbell Scott, 50;Lisa Lampanelli, 50.
Happy Birthday: Put what youhave learned to good use. Yourambition must be kept in the back-ground while you work diligently toput your plans into play. Once youhave a secure hold on what you aretrying to achieve, you can step intothe spotlight and share your accom-plishment. Love and romance arehighlighted this year and can lead toa better relationship with your currentpartner or someone new if you aresingle. Your numbers are 5, 14, 22,26, 31, 36, 44.
ARIES (March 21-April 19):Unpredictable behavior will lead tocontroversy and an obvious emotion-al response. Let anyone who will beaffected by your choices know inadvance what you are going to do.Secondhand information will not turnout to be accurate. 3 stars
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Youcan throw your weight around andget results. You will learn plenty froman individual who has experience inan area you are lacking. Good for-tune will come if you conduct yourbusiness cordially. 4 stars
GEMINI (May 21-June 20):Someone will question you if youexaggerate. Stick to what you knowand stand behind your promises.Home improvements can changeyour emotional well-being. A new
acquaintance will make an unexpect-ed offer. 2 stars
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Reactfrom the heart and you will find outexactly what you need to know tomake the right decision regardingyour personal life. Don't wait until youare forced to make a move. An inno-vative approach to making money willpay off. 5 stars
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You canmake wise money moves if youinvest in something innovative. A jobthat interests you may not turn out tobe as good as it sounds. Love andromance will bring you good fortune.3 stars
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You'llbe pulled in different directions per-sonally and emotionally. Try yourbest not to get angry. Make specialplans late in the day with someoneyou love. 3 stars
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Don'tslow down when you should be mov-ing full speed ahead. A change thatis happening at work may upset you.Don't react too quickly; you don'thave all the facts. 3 stars
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):Communications regarding moneycan help you sort out what you needto do in the future. Don't overspendon something you don't really need.Sharing your thoughts and plans withsomeone you've known a long timewill help you put things in perspec-tive. Love is in the stars. 5 stars
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):Don't give in to treats or bribery. Youhave to make it clear what you canand cannot contribute. Problems withfriends, relatives or neighbors can beexpected. Taking care of your healthwill be important and can change theoutcome of a pending problem. 2stars
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):Don't let your emotions cause you todo or say something foolish at work.You don't want to upset anyone whocan influence your position. Good for-tune regarding real estate and invest-ments is evident. 4 stars
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):You have the strength, courage anddiscipline to make a commitment andto change your life. An honestassessment will help you realizewhat you want to do next and howyou can go about making it happen.Don't try to do everything at once. 3stars
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Takea break, go on a vacation or justspend more time with the people youlove most. An opportunity to getinvolved in an interest or goal youused to have will catch your interest.Offer your services and get started. 3stars
Birthday Baby: You are passion-ate, kind, spiritual, innovative andambitious. You are a humanitarianand try hard to be pleasant and posi-tive.
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described the reaction of the fire officials asshocked.“They said ‘really, they’re going to be
concerned about that?’” Sanborn recounted. He also said that the bottle-necked section
of road is actually in front of the Denenholzresidence where their landscape sags into thelane. The Sanborns last spoke with the
Denenholzs last Friday.
“It was a little bit of whack-a-mole,” saidSanborn. “It's never ending. I've thought,'what is behind all this,' and the bottom lineis 'we don't want you to build at all.”Barbara Sanborn said she and her husband
have been looking forward to rebuildingtheir home for 15 years. If the council givesher and her husband the go-ahead, she saidshe looks forward to finally feeling settled.“What I look forward to is having our
friends over and feeling settled,” she said.“You can never feel settled until you haveyour house right.”
APPEALFROM PAGE 3
(Reuters) – Borders GroupInc, the second-largest U.S.bookstore chain, said it hascanceled an upcoming bank-ruptcy auction and will closeits doors for good.The company said in a
statement Monday it wasunable to find a buyer willingto keep it in operation and willsell itself to a group of liquida-tors led by Hilco MerchantResources.Borders' roughly 400
remaining stores will close,and nearly 11,000 jobs will belost, according to the compa-ny."We are saddened by this
development," BordersPresident Mike Edwards saidin the statement. "We were allworking hard toward a differ-ent outcome, but the head-winds we have been facing forquite some time ... havebrought us to where we arenow."Borders was unable to
overcome competition fromlarger rival Barnes & NobleInc and from Amazon.comInc, which began to dominatebook retail when the industryshifted largely online. Borders,
for which online sales repre-sented only a small fraction ofrevenue, never caught up to itsrivals' e-reader sales, namelyAmazon's Kindle and Barnes& Noble's Nook.Borders had hoped to sell
itself to buyout firm NajafiCos, which owns the Book-of-the-Month Club. While Najafiwas willing to pay $215 mil-lion in cash and take on anoth-er $220 million in liabilities toacquire the assets, the deal fellapart last week after creditorsobjected to terms that wouldhave allowed Najafi to liqui-date after completing the sale."We are saddened by
today's news announcing theimminent liquidation ofBorders, as we had hoped for adifferent outcome," saidNajafi in an emailed state-ment."However, last week the
debtor selected the liquidators'bid over our proposed plan tokeep Borders operating as agoing concern, a decision thatis a detriment to Borders'employees, suppliers and cus-tomers," Najafi added.Earlier Monday, Reuters
reported that Books-A-Million
Inc, the nation's third-largestbookstore chain, was in talksto acquire a small number ofBorders stores, citing sourcesclose to Borders' bankruptcy.Representatives for Bordersdid not address the reportwhen contacted by Reuters,and the company's statementdid not say whether formaltalks had taken place.Founded in 1971 by Tom
and Louis Borders in AnnArbor, Michigan, Borders hadjust 21 stores when it was pur-chased in 1992 by Kmart. By1997, its store count had bal-looned to 203, and the compa-ny was setting its sights evenhigher with plans to expand to1,000 locations.But a money-losing e-com-
merce website and mountingcompetition from online retail-ers forced Borders to tryunsuccessfully to sell itself in2008.The company finally
declared bankruptcy inFebruary 2011 after delayingpayments to landlords andpublishers. It conductedgoing-out-of-business sales atabout 200 of the 642 stores itoperated prior to bankruptcy.
