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Fresh & Easyfaces disputeover wall sizeLess than a week after its
opening Fresh and Easy isn’thaving it so easy.The new store at the corner
of Gutierrez and MilpasStreets is the subject of anappeal to the city council overthe height of a brick wall onthe side of its parking lot.The step down brick wall
had been put in place to helpshield the parking lot from theneighboring private property.Its height had been capped atsix feet to protect the moun-tain views and the neighbor-ing buildings from noise fromtruck deliveries.But neighbor Dino Frangos
said that while the wall wouldhave been nice in principle,the wall Fresh & Easy actual-ly built is too tall and needs tohave the height reduced. Hesaid the city and the store real-ized it would end up exceed-ing the height limit set in thedesign after work began onthe wall.But rather than stop con-
struction until getting anotherpermit, he said the city
allowed Fresh & Easy to keepbuilding, violating city rules.“All of us have to go by the
rules, why do these guys getthe exception?” Frangos said.Senior planner Jaime
Limon said the original planshad called for an eight footwall, but after lobbying fromneighbors, the ArchitecturalBoard of Review lowered it tosix feet.But things got tricky during
construction. To avoid dam-aging some of the trees onneighboring property, the wallhad to be moved in 23 inches.This required changes to thelandscaping at the base of thewall.When construction on the
wall’s new location began, itappeared that the wall wouldend up exceeding the heightlimit. When the buildinginspectors looked at it, theypermitted construction to con-tinue and asked to get a permitfor the new wall.But after the wall went up,
Frangos clashed with the cityagain, arguing that the wallhad exceeded the height.At the site visit, Limon Santa Barbara City Councilman Dale Francisco measures up to a wall
at the center of controversy between the city of Santa Barbara and newMilpas Street business Fresh & Easy.
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Legal jackals andjudicial servitudeFor both criminal and civil
law, the U.S. Constitutionguarantees trial by an impar-tial jury, however, the accusedor the parties in a civil suitcan waive that right. While itis an essential civil right, trialby jury can and does result ina form of involuntary servi-tude for those summoned forjury duty.Although conscription of
any kind is the antithesis offreedom, it is arguably a nec-essary evil in the provision ofimpartial justice. Necessaryor not, it is still an evil in asmuch as a summons to appearis a command by governmentauthority to interrupt yourlife, relegate personal priori-ties to secondary status,forego freedom and income,and conduct yourself to con-finement at a place and for aperiod of time that govern-ment dictates. You are eventold how you must dress dur-ing your confinement.As with all government
mandates, if you refuse tocomply with a jury summonsyou are subject to punish-ment—fined up to $1,500, oreven jailed for contempt ofcourt. Ultimately, all govern-ment power is backed bylethal force, and that is onepowerful reason why govern-ment should always be limit-ed.Conscripts to jury duty are
paid $15 per day and34 cents per mile fortravel; however, theyare not paid anythingfor the first day ofinternment. By moststandards those areslave wages and atiny fraction of whatmost people wouldbe paid for the day ofwork they are forcedto forego. And, evenif your employerpays you in full fordays missed for jury duty,someone other than the courtis paying for your forcedservice.Whenever I hear of a judge
or an attorney scolding areluctant conscript about theduty to serve, I can’t help butwryly wonder how much thatjudge or attorney is beingpaid to be in that courtroom—certainly far morethan $15 per day. Easy forthem to be preachy about civilduty, no one is forcing themto be in the courtroom.While I resent the intrusion
of jury duty, I always complywith the summons, as do myfamily members, my fellowemployees, and most every-one that I know. We all com-plain about the inconvenienceand how we are imposedupon year after year, likeclockwork, pulled out of ourdaily lives to serve the inter-
ests of justice, butwe report asinstructed.But, is it always
the interests of jus-tice that are beingserved by ourinvoluntary servi-tude?Our courts are
always swampedwith pending casesand thus demandsfor jurors. Why?Are there really so
many crimes being commit-ted? Well, yes, there arebecause there is so much thatis illegal now that almost any-one can be guilty of one thingor another. About 80 percentof the jury trials inCalifornia’s Superior Courtsare for criminal cases.Any law that criminalizes a
victimless choice like druguse or prostitution is anunjust, repressive law. Thelaw enforcement industry ismaking a fine living fromthese oppressive laws that arefilling our prisons, cloggingour courts, straining govern-ment budgets, and fosteringviolence across much of thewestern hemisphere. If I amsummoned to be a juror for acase involving the infractionof these unwarranted laws, Iwill acquit the accused nomatter what the evidence.About 20 percent of jury
trials in California’s SuperiorCourts are civil suits. Ourcountry is infested withpredatory trial lawyers alwayslooking for tort victims withwhich to gin up some claimfor damages.
These legal jackals canhaul in millions of dollarsfrom these trials. Great, but ifa tort trial involves a jury,then the parties bringing thesuit should pay for the jury,and not at $15 per diem, but at$200 per diem for each juror.Why should individuals ortheir employers pay for theenrichment of ambulancechasers and their clients?California’s Superior
Courts heard 11,047 jury tri-als in 2010. That means about155,000 people served on ajury that year, while aboutone million more were sum-moned to be on call to serve.That’s a lot of inconvenienceand personal cost for a lot offolks every year, but worth-while and necessary wheretrue justice is being served.But, where the legal and
law enforcement industry isbeing served for their ownselfish profit, it is not justice,it is iniquitous greed thatintrudes on and temporarilyenslaves the rest of us.
TodayThe June Gloom will remain in full effect on this last dayof spring, and with limited sunshine, temperatures will onlywarm into the 60s. Little change is expected tomorrowbefore late week changes move in, bringing us more sun-shine and warmer temperatures, along with the potentialfor some gusty sundowner winds.
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A jury acquitted Major League Baseball pitching great RogerClemens on Monday of all six criminal counts against him in atrial on charges that he lied to Congress when he denied using per-formance-enhancing drugs.Clemens, dressed in a beige suit, blue shirt and tie, showed lit-
tle emotion as the verdict was read, but choked up during briefcomments after he emerged from the federal courthouse inWashington."It has been a hard five years," Clemens said, as he thanked his
wife, family and teammates. "I put a lot of hard work into thatcareer. I appreciate my teammates that came in and all the emailsand phone calls from my teammates."Jurors deliberated for a total of about 10 hours before coming
to a decision. The verdict was another setback for prosecutors whoinsisted on pursuing the case even after their first effort ended in amistrial.One of the greatest pitchers in baseball history, Clemens was
charged with one count of obstruction of Congress, three counts ofmaking a false statement and two counts of perjury. He did nottake the stand in his own defense during the two-month trial.If convicted, Clemens would have faced a maximum prison
term of 30 years, though under federal sentencing guidelines hemost likely would have received 15 to 21 months.Clemens' lawyer, Rusty Hardin, mouthed "thank you" as jurors
read the verdict and then shook hands with his client.
Clemens acquitted of perjury
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City to talk conversiontechnology at landfill
When City officials meettoday and Thursday, they willbe discussing a vast wastemanagement process thatwould extend the life of alandfill, create clean energyand reduce greenhousegasses.A new plant at the Tajiguas
landfill would be constructedto use anaerobic digestion ofmaterials to create heat andconvert that to energy, thusreclaiming wasted resources.“It’s the equivalent of tak-
ing 22,000 cars off the road,”said Matt Fore, the city’senvironmental services man-ager. “It generates a Kilowattof clean energy that wouldpower the plant leaving theremaining power to go out tothe grid and could power upto 800 homes.”The same process used at
water treatment plants tobreak down waste materialswill be involved but with amore efficient technique.There are projects using simi-lar technology already indevelopment in San Jose andRiverside County. San Jose’splant is estimated to handle400,000 tons of waste peryear. But there is a possiblerate increase for constructionprices.“It wouldn’t be much more
than two to tree dollars amonth,” Fore said.The workshops held today
and Thursday will be anopportunity to get everyoneup to speed on the details andprocess.“This project really
requires regional cooperationand we need to educate our-selves about the details so wecan make important decisionslater this summer,” MayorHelene Schneider said. “Wereally need to gauge the envi-ronmental impact this willhave.”Santa Barbara needs to
sign off on the project for it togo any further. Goleta,
Buellton and Solvang andunincorporated areas of theCounty are involved.“Officials will be looking
at what the value of this proj-ect will be going forward,”Fore said.City Council member
Cathy Murillo is open mindedto the project .“We really need to learn as
much as we can,” she said. “Iam cautious about the project.What I worry about is that weare focusing on waste at theend of the line, when weshould be concentrating onreducing trash earlier on inthe cycle.”Fore thinks there are much
more benefits to completingthis project down the line.“It will be a valuable
expenditure of funds, “ hesaid. “It would do a greaterjob of reducing our trash anddoing more with out trash torecapture our resources.”
BY CODY BRUMBAUGHDAILY SOUND STAFF WRITER ‘What I worry about is that we are
focusing on waste at the end of theline, when we should beconcentrating on reducing trashearlier on in the cycle.’
— CITY COUNCILWOMAN CATHY MURILLO
Official: It’s like ‘taking 22,000 cars of the road’
'"/KELLY BROWN, ownerof Kahuna Grill, Natural Caféand New Baja Grill hasopened the organic fair-tradeCafé Blu coffee house at 506State St, next door to NaturalCafé.
FRESH & EASYOPENS: As first predicted inthis column on February 12,2010, Fresh & Easy Markethas opened at 336 N. MilpasSt.
FRESH MARKETUPDATE: On May 8th Iwrote that Fresh Marketmight replace Scolari’s at 222N. Milpas St. Reader Jamessays that information onFresh Market’s web site indi-cates they are opening a loca-tion in Santa Barbara: “Hi,Looks like the Fresh Markettaking over Scolaris might becorrect. They have a “comingsoon” to Santa Barbara itemon their website thefreshmar-ket.com. – James” Let theMilpas “Fresh” battle begin!
BLUE OWL CAFEOPENS: The Blue Owl Cafeopened on May 29th at 5 W.Canon Perdido St., the formerhome of Bitterman’s Deli.
HIDDEN DOLPHINOPENS: Reader Mike tellsme that The Hidden Dolphinhas reopened on the 200 blockof Anacapa St. (below thefreeway): “Hi John…hopethat you’re having a nicevacation. Someone has to doyour job while you’re away sothought I’d let you know of anew taco place in town.Opened Saturday it’s TacosAlatamiranos / The HiddenDolphin, and I think it mightlast as it is run by the familythat owns Altamiranos. Not inthe best area but neither isLily’s. It’s in the middle of the200 block of Anacapa acrossfrom Ayers. The Matriarchwas in the kitchen, the tacoswere great and only $1.75each. Great selection of meatsand the salsas were verygood. Then she gave me ataco de tripa to try…and wow– excellent. – Mike”
NIKKA FISH & GRILLCOMING TO GOLETA:Reader Stigand tells me that“Nikka Fish and Grill” is
coming to 5722 Calle Real,Goleta, the former home ofJungle George Grill whichclosed last March.
FRENCH PRESS OPEN-ING SECONDLOCATION: I spoke withpopular coffee shop FrenchPress at 1101 State St. andwas told that they are openinga second location at the cornerof Anacapa St. and Cota St.
BYE BYE BAJA: There isa “closed permanently” signon the window at Baja Fresh7127 Hollister Ave in Goleta.The Restaurant Guy livesright near Baja Fresh, and,being a huge taco fan, ate atthis restaurant frequently.Rumors are circulating onEdhat.com that the eaterymight be replaced by ItsukiSushi.
CIAO CHINO’S: Chino’sRock & Taco at 6530 PardallRd, Isla Vista has closed. Therestaurant opened in January,2010.
ANGRY WINGS: ReaderChris tells me that a restaurantnamed “AngryWings” will bereplacing Chino’s Rock &Tacos at 6530 Pardall Rd, IslaVista. Here is a message fromChris: “There is a new restau-rant moving into this location,and it is called “AngryWings”. As the name implies,it will be a chicken wing joint.There is an ABC notice on thewindow that says they will beserving beer and wine. I knowone of the owners, and hesays they will be opening inJuly and will be serving amultitude of different wings,including wings so hot thateven I wouldn’t try them.Who knows if they will dowell, but they certainly
have the market cornered forwing-only restaurants in thearea. – Chris”
EMILIO’S UPDATE: Icalled Emilio’s restaurant at324 W. Cabrillo Blvd andnoticed that their voice mailmessage has been updated:“Hello and thank you for call-ing Emilio’s restaurant. Weare still in the process ofremodeling and have run intoa building code delay. Weanticipate another couple ofweeks. We’re workingthrough the issues. Thank youfor your patience and 22 yearsof support.”
CIELITO OPEN FORLUNCH: This just in fromCielito restaurant at 1114State St. Previously only thetaqueria was open during thelunch hour.
“Santa Barbara, CA. June,2012 – Cielito invites you tojoin them for Lunch from11:00am – 2:30pm, everyMonday – Saturday. Comedine at the sunlit patio orinside Cielito’s historic granddining room, and sip thehand-crafted cocktails fromthe bar. Just a few minuteswalk away from most down-town Santa Barbara offices,local professionals can taketheir lunch break and dine onChef Ramon Velazquez’sauthentic Mexican flavorswith a modern Santa Barbaratwist.
“Cielito’s lunch featuresan adapted menu from theTaqueria and mainRestaurant. Cielito’s tacoentrees are served on house-made tortillas with rice andsalad side. New additions tothe lunch menu also includethe Enchiladas Suizas dePollo with chicken, Sonomajack and manchego cheeses ina tomatillo sauce and theCazuela de Chorizo withhomemade Mexican chorizo,roasted poblano rajas, in atomato broth. Also availableare the new Ensaladas,including Caesar Salad MyWay, Mexican ChoppedSalad, and the Ensalada deAtun with spiced seared tuna,spring mix, romaine, mango,grapefruit, cucumber, avoca-do, and ginger manzano chilevinaigrette. Follow Cielito on
Café Blu opens
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acknowledged that because ofthe grading, parts of the wallgo above the required six feetnear each “step.” But he saidat no point does the wall evenexceed seven feet.“It averages out to six
feet,” Limon said.But Frangos argues that the
city is measuring the wallfrom the ground next to thewall, which is slightly elevat-ed due to the landscaping. Hesaid that measured from theparking lot surface, the wallscome out almost 7-and-a-halffeet.Frangos admits he hasn’t
been a big fan of the brickwall. He feels the old woodenfence left a better feel. Healso thinks brick walls are too
tempting a target for vandals.Still he’s thinks chiseling itdown would make for adecent compromise. In spiteof the current trouble, hebelieves Fresh & Easy will bea good thing for the neighbor-hood.“I want Fresh & Easy to
succeed,” Frangos said. “Anempty building doesn’t do meany good.”Ben Shearer, a regional
construction manager forFresh & Easy, said the wallfalls within the city guide-lines. He said the wall had
been built to six feet on theoriginal elevation. To keepshopping carts from rollingaway, the company evenedout the surface on the store’sside of the wall.He points out that the com-
pany made a number ofaccommodations for theneighboring property. Thecompany had agreed to movethe wall on its own to pre-serve the trees on the proper-ty.“We’re just trying to com-
ply with the city’s design andrequests,” Shearer said.
WALLFROM PAGE 2
‘All of us have to go by the rules,why do these guys get theexception?’
—DINO FRANGOS
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CHANNELKEEPER/GUEST OPINION
Francisco’s commentson ChannelKeeper wrongStatements made by
Councilmember DaleFrancisco at the June 12thCity Council meeting, whichwere quoted in your June 13article, “Channelkeeper law-suit forces Santa Barbara CityCouncil to raise wastewaterrates by 10 percent,” are notfactually correct, and I’d liketo set the record straight.First, Mr. Francisco stated
that improvements to theCity’s sewer system were inmotion before Santa BarbaraChannelkeeper filed a lawsuitagainst the City and that thoseimprovements were morethan sufficient to address theproblems with the City’ssewer system. He also mis-takenly stated thatChannelkeeper filed its law-suit in late 2011.Channelkeeper filed notice
of intent to sue the City forviolating the Clean Water Actin February 2011 and filed the
lawsuit in April2011. The last yearof sewage spill dataChannelkeeper hadbefore filing was2010, when the Cityhad 35 spills, or13.6 spills/100miles of sewer pipe.For comparison, themedian number ofspills statewide in2010 was 3.4/100miles. In addition tothis unacceptably high num-ber of spills aboveground, theCity’s aging sewer pipes,most of which are 50-100years old and made of vitri-fied clay, are in a state of dis-repair, allowing sewage to“exfiltrate,” or leak out under-ground and into storm drainsthat lead to our beaches.Channelkeeper was awarethat the City had acceleratedits sewer pipe cleaning effortin an attempt to bring their
high spill rate down.Unfortunately, how-ever, this did noth-ing to address exfil-tration and was onlya short-term band-aid, not the long-term comprehensivesolution that wasneeded to fix the oldand leaky sewersystem. The City’sefforts were as suchnot sufficient to pro-
tect public health and theenvironment from sewagepollution.Mr. Francisco also mistak-
enly claimed thatChannelkeeper's only com-munication with the Cityprior to filing its lawsuit waspublic records requests.Channelkeeper sought for 11years prior to filing suit toconvince the City to addresssewage spills and exfiltration,including through extensive
communication with variousCouncilmembers and Citystaff, as well as repeated testi-mony before City Council.Channelkeeper has docu-mented the long history of itsefforts at www.sbck.org.Councilmember Francisco
rued that the City had tospend $700,000 on attorneys,and on this pointChannelkeeper agrees. It wasunfortunate thatChannelkeeper had to resortto litigation to get the City toadequately address the seri-ous problems with its sewagesystem. To be clear, however,less than half of that $700,000was to reimburseChannelkeeper for its costs inbringing the suit. These costswere not only forChannelkeeper’s legal repre-sentation but also for theengineering expert
SHERRYMADSEN
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT The following person(s)is/are doing business as:WONDROUS BEGINNINGSWONDROUS BEGINNINGSPUBLISHING at 1035 Miramonte #4Santa Barbara, CA 93109 County ofSanta Barbara; Wendy Anne McCartyPhD(SAME). This business isconducted by an Individual(Signed:)Wendy Anne McCarty PhDThis statement was filed with the CountyClerk of Santa Barbara County on JUN18, 2012. I hereby certify that this isa correct copy of the original statementon file in my office. Joseph E.Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) byAshlee Hensley.. Original FBNNumber: 2012-0001804. PUBLISHEDJUN 19, 26, JUL 03, 10 2012
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT The following person(s)is/are doing business as: FANSEABANDS at 1320 Portesuello SantaBarbara, CA 93105 County of SantaBarbara; Caroline L Sweet(SAME). Thisbusiness is conducted by an Individual(Signed:)Caroline L SweetThisstatement was filed with the County Clerkof Santa Barbara County on JUN 15,2012. I hereby certify that this is a correctcopy of the original statement on filein my office. Joseph E. Holland, CountyClerk (SEAL) by Joshua Madison..Original FBN Number: 2012-0001783.PUBLISHED JUN 19, 26, JUL 03, 102012
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT The following person(s)is/are doing business as: UPSTAGELEFT at 11 Northridge rd. SantaBarbara, CA 93105 County of SantaBarbara; Carolyn Ross(SAME). Thisbusiness is conducted by an Individual(Signed:)Carolyn RossThis statementwas filed with the County Clerk of SantaBarbara County on JUN 14, 2012. Ihereby certify that this is a correct copyof the original statement on file in myoffice. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk(SEAL) by Kathy Miller.. Original FBNNumber: 2012-0001774. PUBLISHEDJUN 19, 26, JUL 03, 10 2012
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NOTICE OF PETITIONTO ADMINISTER
ESTATE OF JOHN A.PATTON
CASE NO.: 1401983To all heirs, beneficiaries,creditors, contingent creditors, andpersons who may otherwise beinterested in the will or estate,or both of JOHN A. PATTONA Petition for Probate has beenfiled by CAROL ARCHER, KIMBUTLER, and JULIE BLACKinthe Superior Court of California,County of Santa Barbara.
The Petition for Probaterequests that ROBERTRIGDON, ESQ. 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 willallow 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.) The
independent 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: JUL 05, 2012 Time: 9:00A.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 Code
section 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.
Attorney for Petitioner:Greg D. Merrill, Esq. and MontyH. Amyx, Esq.211 East Carrillo St., Suite 300Santa Barbara, CA 93101(805) 892-2201Published JUN 12, 14, 19
NOTICE OF PETITIONTO ADMINISTER
ESTATE OF SUSAN J.IRVINE
CASE NO.: 1402305To all heirs, beneficiaries,creditors, contingent creditors, andpersons who may otherwise beinterested in the will or estate,
or both of SUSAN J. IRVINEA Petition for Probate has beenfiled by WILLIAM H. IRVINE inthe Superior Court of California,County of Santa Barbara.
The Petition for Probaterequests that WILLIAM H.IRVINE 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 willallow the personalrepresentative to take manyactions without obtaining courtapproval. Before taking certainvery important actions,however, the personalrepresentative will be requiredto give notice to interested
persons 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: JUL 12, 2012 Time: 9:00A.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 the
decedent, 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 and
appraisal of estate assets or ofany petition or account asprovided in Probate Codesection 1250. A Request forSpecial Notice form is availablefrom the court clerk.
Attorney for Petitioner:James F. Cote, Esq.319 E Carrillo St Ste 107PO BOX 20146Santa Barbara, CA 93120(805) 966-1204Published JUN 19, 20, 26
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBYGIVEN that the City of Goleta(“CITY”), invites sealed bids for the above stated project andwill receive such bids in the office of the City Clerk, 130 CremonaDrive, Suite B, Goleta, California 93117, up to the hour of4:00 P.M. on July 10, 2012, at which time they will be publiclyopened and read aloud. Faxes or any electronic format isnot acceptable. Copies of the Contract Documents andSpecifications are available from the CITY, 130 Cremona Drive,Suite B, Goleta, California 93117 upon payment of a $20.00non-refundable fee if picked up, or payment of a $30.00 non-refundable fee, if mailed or no payment to CITY if obtainedfrom E-Bid Board.
The work includes all labor, material, supervision, plant andequipment necessary to construct and deliver a finishedpavement repair per the project plans and specifications onvarious streets within the City of Goleta, CA.Any contract entered into pursuant to this notice will incorporatethe provisions of the California Labor Code. Compliance withthe prevailing rates of wages and apprenticeship employmentstandards established by the State Director of Industrial Relationswill be required. Affirmative action to ensure againstdiscrimination in employment practices on the basis of race,color, national origin, ancestry, sex, or religion will also berequired. The CITY hereby affirmatively ensures that all businessenterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids inresponse to this notice and will not be discriminated againston the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, orreligion in any consideration leading to the award of contract.
Bidsmust be prepared on the approved bid forms in conformancewith the “Supplemental Bidding Instructions” and theGeneral Provisions and submitted in a sealed envelope plainlymarked on the outside, “SEALED BID FOR 2012-2013PAVEMENT REHABILITATION PROJECT – SEAL COAT,DO NOT OPEN WITH REGULAR MAIL.” The bid must beaccompanied by certified cashier’s check, or bidder’s bond,made payable to CITY. The bid security shall be an amountequal to ten percent (10%) of the total maximum amount bidwith their proposals as required by California law.A contract may only be awarded to the lowest responsiveand responsible bidder that holds a valid Class “A”Contractor’s license or specialty licensing in accordance withthe provisions of the California Business and ProfessionsCode. The Contractor shall have no less than three (3) years'experience in the magnitude and character of the work bid.The CITY reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waiveany irregularity and to take all bids under advisement for aperiod of ninety (90) days.Any protest to an intended award of this contract shall bemade in writing addressed to the City Clerk prior to the award.Any protest may be considered and acted on by the CityCouncil at the time noticed for award of the contract. To requesta copy of the notice of agenda for award, please contact theCity Clerk (805-961-7505) or register on the City’s website(www.cityofgoleta.org).
CITY OF GOLETADeborah Constantino, City Clerk
Published:Santa Barbara Daily Sound: June 9 & 19, 2012
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2x6.4BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF
SANTA BARBARASTATE OF CALIFORNIA
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held bythe Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara,State of California, on June 26, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. or shortlythereafter, in the Board of Supervisors Hearing Room at 105E.Anapamu, Santa Barbara, California, to take public testimonyon the written report for proposed County Service Area No.12 (Mission Canyon Sewer District) Septic Management FixedCharges Fee Report 2012-13. Copy of the said written reportwith the proposed amount set out therein can be seen duringbusiness hours at the Santa Barbara Office of the Public HealthDepartment, Environmental Health Services, 225 Camino delRemedio, Santa Barbara, California. The proposed amountof each parcel can be obtained during business hours by atelephone call to the County Public Health Department,Environmental Health Services, and (805) 681-4900.
The public hearing to be held on June 26, 2012 is for thepurpose of considering all objections or protests to the adoptionof the proposed benefit regulatory fees as set forth in saidreport or as modified by the Board of Supervisors on May15, 2012. (12-00399)
Any objections or protests to the adoption of the proposedbenefit regulatory fees may be filed with the Clerk of the Boardof Supervisors before the public hearing scheduled for 9:00a.m., June 26, 2012. The address of the Clerk of the Boardis: 105 EastAnapamu Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101.Objections or protests may also be filed at the meeting onMay 15, 2012.
Please see the posted agenda, available on Thursday priorto the meeting for a more specific time for this item. However,the order of the agenda may be rearranged or the item maybe continued.
In compliance with theAmericans with Disabilities Act, if youneed special assistance to participate in this meeting, pleasecontact the Clerk of the Board at (805) 568-2240. Notificationat least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the Clerkof the Board to make reasonable arrangements.
If you challenge this project in court, you may be limited toraising only those issues you or someone else raised at thepublic hearing described in this notice, or in writtencorrespondence to the Board of Supervisors at, or prior to,the public hearing. G.C. Section 65009, 6066, and 6062a.
Witness my hand and seal this 23rd day of May, 2012
Michael AllenCLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORSRuss Barker, Deputy Clerk
2x5.7BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF
SANTA BARBARASTATE OF CALIFORNIA
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held bythe Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara,State of California on June 26, 2012, at 9:00 a.m. or shortlythereafter, in the Board of Supervisors Hearing Rooms locatedon the fourth floor of the County Administration Building at105 EastAnapamu Street in Santa Barbara , and in the BoardHearing Room at the Betteravia Government Center at 511East Lakeside Parkway in Santa Maria, to take public testimonyon the proposed benefit assessment charges for County ServiceArea 3 as shown in the fixed fee report as well as the proposedCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption perCEQA Guidelines (CCR Section 15273(a)(1)-(4)). A copyof the said written reports with the proposed amount set outtherein can be seen during business hours at the Santa BarbaraCounty Public Works Department office at 130 East VictoriaStreet, Suite 100, in Santa Barbara, California. The proposedamount of each parcel can be obtained during business hoursby a telephone call to the County Department of Public Works,Resource Recovery &Waste Management Division, and (805)739-8750. Comments, objections or protests to theadoption of the proposed benefit assessment charges maybe presented at the hearing or filed with the Clerk of the Boardbefore the public hearing, whose address is 105 EastAnapamuStreet, Santa Barbara, California, 93101. (12-00411)
Please see the posted agenda, available on Thursday priorto the meeting for a more specific time for this item. However,the order of the agenda may be rearranged or the item maybe continued.
In compliance with theAmericans with Disabilities Act, if youneed special assistance to participate in this meeting, pleasecontact the Clerk of the Board at (805) 568-2240. Notificationat least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the Clerkof the Board to make reasonable arrangements.
If you challenge this project in court, you may be limited toraising only those issues you or someone else raised at thepublic hearing described in this notice, or in writtencorrespondence to the Board of Supervisors at, or prior to,the public hearing. G.C. Section 65009, 6066, and 6062a.
Witness my hand and seal this 18th day of May 2012.
Michael F. BrownCLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORSRuss Barker, Deputy Clerk
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF SANTABARBARA
STATE OF CALIFORNIANOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Tuesday, June 26, 2012In SANTA BARBABA
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by theBoard of Supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara, State ofCalifornia, on June 26, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter,in the Board of Supervisors Hearing Room, Fourth Floor, 105East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara California, to take publictestimony on actions considering adoption of the proposed benefitassessments for sewer service in County ServiceArea 12 (MissionCanyon Sewer District) as shown in the fixed charge fee reportfor fiscal year 2012/2013 as well as the proposed CaliforniaEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption per CEQAGuidelines (CCR Section 15273(a)(1)-(4)). A copy of the saidreport and notice of CEQAexemption with the proposed amountset out therein can be seen during business hours at the SantaBarbara Office of the Santa Barbara County Public WorksDepartment, Resource Recovery &Waste Management Division,130 East Victoria Street, Suite 100, Santa Barbara, California.Questions pertaining to the proposed amount of each parcel canbe directed during business hours to the County Department ofPublic Works at (805) 739-8750. Comments, objections or proteststo the adoption of the proposed benefit assessment charges maybe presented at the hearing or filed with the Clerk of the Boardbefore the public hearing, whose address is 105 East AnapamuStreet, Santa Barbara, California, 93101. (12-00320)
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 16th of May, 2012.
Michael AllenCLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORSRuss Barker, Deputy Clerk
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2x5NOTICE OF REPORT AND HEARING
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Secretary of theGOLETA WEST SANITARY DISTRICT (“District”) has filedwith the District a written report containing a description ofeach parcel of real property receiving sewer services fromthe District and its facilities, setting forth therein the amountof the sewer service charge for each parcel for the fiscal year2012 – 2013, computed in conformity with the charges prescribedby District Ordinance No. 11-81. This report is on file in theDistrict Office, UCSB Campus, Parking Lot 32, Santa BarbaraCounty, California, andmay be inspected during normal businesshours.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the District Board ofDirectors will hold a public hearing upon said report and aResolution to collect the sewer service charges shown thereonon the tax rolls of the County of Santa Barbara. The publichearing will occur at a regular meeting of the District Boardto be held on the 3rd day of July, 2012, at the hour of 7:00p.m. of said day, in the District Office. At said time and place,any interested person, including all persons owning propertyserved by the District, may appear and be heard as to whetherthe proposed rates and changes (i) are discriminatory orexcessive, or (ii) will not be sufficient under Government CodeSection 54515, or (iii) will not comply with any other provisionof law, or (iv) will not be sufficient under the provisions ofany applicable covenants of any outstanding revenue bondsof the District payable from the revenues of the enterprise,or (v) on any other matter relating to said proposed Resolutionor the rates or changes proposed therein.
In compliance with theAmericans with Disabilities Act, if youneed special assistance to participate in this meeting, pleasecontact the District Secretary, Diane Powers at (805) 968–2617. If you notify us 72 hours prior to the public hearing,the District will be able to make reasonable arrangementsto ensure accessibility to this public hearing.
Dated: June 6, 2012
________________________________Diane P. Powers
Secretary of the Governing BoardGoleta West Sanitary District
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Channelkeeper had to hire tohelp develop a plan to fix theproblems with the City’ssewage system. The remain-der went to pay the outsidecounsel the City hired to rep-resent them, rather than rely-ing on the City Attorney’soffice. Channelkeeper itselfreceived no financial gain as aresult of the settlement. Finally, Mr. Francisco
wrongly asserted that theChannelkeeper Board refusedto meet with the City to dis-cuss the lawsuit. I myself,along with several otherChannelkeeper Board mem-bers, met with the Mayor andCouncilmember White in
June and August 2011, andthereafter I participated infour sessions of mediation,along with the Mayor andstaff, to find a workable solu-tion. Ultimately, we did.
Channelkeeper and the Cityagreed to a settlement whichrequires the City to improvethe operation and mainte-nance of its sewage system,reduce sewage spills, andnearly double the number ofmiles of sewer pipes it repairsand replaces, with a focus onthose that have the highestrisk of leaking and pollutingdownstream creeks andbeaches. Unfortunately this long-
overdue investment inupgrading our aging sewerinfrastructure will cost
money, which is why sewerrates were raised by 6% (not10% as your article’s title sug-gested; the other 4% was toalready planned to replaceantiquated equipment at thetreatment plant and was unre-lated to Channelkeeper’s law-suit). But it will be moneywell spent to better protectpublic health, the environ-ment, our local economy andour quality of life by directlyaddressing one of the rootcauses of pollution that toooften makes Santa Barbara’screeks and beaches unhealthyand unsafe.
Sherry Madsen is thePresident of the SantaBarbara ChannelkeeperBoard of Directors