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With the closure of fast-lane offramps appearinginevitable, tensions flair at Highway 101 carpool lane
meetingBy Nick C. Tonkin, Page 2
Scolari’son Milpasabout toclose. SeePage 6
Cinemain Focus:DarkShadows,Page 5
Caltrans is poised to elimi-nate left hand ramps near theCabrillo Boulevard inter-change, potentially slingingmore traffic onto CoastVillage Road.Tensions over how to han-
dle the almost inevitabledemise of the ramps couldhave consequences for theSanta Barbara City PlanningCommission when it meetsMay 31 While it’s consideredby locals as part of Montecito,
the interchange and neighbor-ing Coast Village Road fallunder the city’s jurisdiction.Caltrans is working on the
next phase of the 101Freeway widening projectwhich will put in a HighOccupancy Vehicle Lane, bet-ter known as a carpool lane,into the section of freewaythat runs through Montecito.As Caltrans has laid
options on the table, residentsin Montecito have becomedivided over whether to takeone option or try to get theagency to consider something
else.Caltrans put one alterna-
tive forward, known as “Fmodified,” that takes awaythe left hand ramps, butinstalls a new northbound offramp at Cabrillo Boulevard.Some residents have seizedon this being the best optionthe community is likely toget, given that it’s the onlyone that keeps traffic awayfrom Coast Village Road.But others believe that a
better alternative could stillbe worked out with Caltransand have called for more time
now that the agency hasextended public commentuntil July 9th.Those tensions boiled over
at the normally cordialMontecito Association Boardof Directors meeting Tuesday.Hermosillo Road residentsdemanded to know why theAssociation had sent a letterto Caltrans with wording thatsome residents felt impliedsupport of using HermosilloRoad as the primary exit.The residents demanded
the board take a stance on
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The Santa Barbara CityCouncil Finance Committeevoted to approve a $515,000loan to Habitat for HumanityTuesday for new housing onCanon Perdido Street.The loan would be part of a
$3.8 million project to build12 affordable homes at 822-824 East Canon PerdidoStreet.The project has been in the
works since 2010 and$925,000 of RDA funds hasalready been tapped for thehousing. The remainder
comes from Habitat’sfundraising efforts, communi-ty development project plan-ner Simon Kiefer told thecommittee. Habitat forHumanity allows low-incomefamilies to purchase homesthrough interest-free loansand “no profit” mortgages.To qualify for a unit, the
family must make less than 80percent of the median areaincome. Joyce McCullough,executive director of Habitatfor Humanity, said candidatesfor the homes are thoroughlyvetted by Habitat’s board fortheir ability to pay back theloans.
“It’s not in any way a lot-tery,” McCullough said.Council members had little
to say on the project thoughcommittee chair DaleFrancisco noted for the recordthat the loan is from federalHome Investment PartnershipProgram(HOME). He saidhe’d gotten emails wanting toknow where the city is gettinghalf-a-million dollars for ahousing project.“I just wanted to make it
clear to people that this is fed-eral funding that has to bespent on this purpose,”Francisco said.The motion passed 3-0.
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N. Korea eyes nuclear weapons
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North Korea has resumed construction work on an experi-mental light water reactor (ELWR) in a move that could extendits capacity to produce more material for nuclear weapons, web-site 38North reported on Thursday.Based on April 30 satellite images, work halted in December
at the reactor had now re-started, said the website (38north.org),run by the U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University andformer U.S. State Department official Joel Wit.The construction activity comes as Pyongyang has stepped
up progress towards conducting a third nuclear test, perhapsusing highly enriched uranium for the first time, despite warn-ings from the United States and China."Pyongyang's construction of an ELWR — which the North
Koreans have indicated is the prototype for additional reactors— as well as a uranium enrichment facility at Yongbyon, is animportant indication of the North's intention to move forwardwith the expansion of its nuclear weapons stockpile in thefuture," 38North said.Facebook stock orders haltedInvestors who want Facebook Inc shares when the No. 1
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the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy and nephew of PresidentJohn F. Kennedy. He is a prominent New York environmental-ist."We deeply regret the death of our beloved sister Mary,
whose radiant and creative spirit will be sorely missed by thosewho loved her," Mary Kennedy's family said in a statementreleased by her lawyer.It made no reference to the cause of death.Her body was discovered by police in a building at the
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DEAR EDITOR: Thenews that Sadee Broida, whois 12 years old and attendsschool in Ventura county, willshare the Jr. Spirit title wasmost disappointing to me andmany others as well. The OldSpanish Days’ rule for com-peting to become a JuniorSpirit is quite clear accordingto your May 15th article.A contestant must be
eleven years old, NOTTWELVE, when she entersthe competition and she mustlive in Santa Barbara County,NOT SOMEWHERE ELSE.The rule was not followed.The parents knowinglyignored it, or possibly theywere not aware of it, which isdoubtful. In either case theOld Spanish Day authoritieschoose to let the rule be bro-ken. The father of Sadeeargued that she should bedeclared the winner even
though she was ineligible.By allowing her to share
the title, is there any lesson tobe learned here? There cer-tainly is! The lesson beingpresented to Sadee is that youdon’t have to obey rules, andby the way, your parents willstick up for you when youdon’t. That’s a great lessonfor a twelve year old to learn!I hope Sadee chooses not
to learn that lesson! We allhave choices in life but wealso have to live with the con-sequences of our choices.Old Spanish Days choose
not to enforce a rule becauseit was the easy way out; I amdisappointed that Old SpanishDays took the easy way outinstead of the responsibleway.Pete SchenckSanta Barbara
The real bullyDEAR EDITOR: Last
week, the bias WashingtonPost and the left-leaningObama media, released a nowimploding story about a prankMitt Romney might havedone 47 years ago in highschool. It was another attemptto distract the public awayfrom his failed record andsmear presidential candidateMitt Romney.However, who is the real
bully? During his years aspresident, Obama attackedconservative radio + FoxNews, slandered + bullied theSupreme Court, circumventedCongress with one executiveorder after another, attackedthe TP Movement, and sys-tematically tried to destroyour energy industries and theprivate sector.Most recently, Obama is
bullying and intimidatingdonors to Mitt Romney.According to Kim Strassel ofthe Wall Street Journal, 3weeks ago, an Obama cam-
paign website, " KeepingGOP Honest.’ took theextraordinary step of publiclynaming and assailing eightprivate citizens backing Mr.Romney. "Titled " Behind thecurtain: a brief history ofRomney's donors, “the postaccused the eight of beingwealthy individuals with less-than-reputable records.” Mr.VanderSloot, the CEO ofMelaleuca, was one of theeight and was smeared asbeing” litigious, combative,and a bitter foe of the gayrights movement.” He donat-ed $1 million to Romney’ssuper PAC, and now has losthundreds of customers afterObama’s attack.So, I ask youAmerica, who
is the real bully? And, whereis the press? Oh, I forgot, inObama’s back pocket.Voice your concerns,
America.Diana ThornCarpinteria
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Goleta police arrested aman who allegedly commit-ted a lewd act in the GoletaValley Public Library.Authorities arrested
Michael Eugene Goodwin,
69, after he allegedly madesexually explicit comments toa woman in the library whileperforming a lewd actTuesday afternoon, accordingto statement put out by theSheriff’s Office which con-tracts with the city of Goleta.The statement did identify
the precise nature of the lewdact.He had allegedly been sit-
ting nearby the woman whenhe made the comments andperformed the act.When the woman con-
fronted him, he allegedly leftthe building.
Police tracked him down tothe 500 block of NorthFairview Avenue. After aninvestigation, police took himinto custody and booked himinto county jail on $2,500 bailfor misdemeanor committingof a lewd act.
Man arrested for lewd library actBY NICK C. TONKIN
DAILY SOUND STAFF WRITER
As a child, Johnny Deppwanted to become his televi-sion idol, Barnabas Collins,on the daytime soap “DarkShadows.” Fascinated by thecomplexity of this cursedvampire who tried to be selec-tive of those he killed, Deppwas joined by Tim Burtonwho was also obsessed withthis late 1960’s televisionseries. Now as an accom-plished actor and director, thetwo have joined forces torecreate their beloved child-hood characters on the largescreen. The problem is thatthe story and the charactersare rather appalling and theattempt to make it a comedyis incomplete. Additionally,the love and violence por-trayed are one-dimensional,which ends up making thefilm less of a tribute to theoriginal tale and more a cari-cature.Based on a dream and sub-
sequent story by Dan Curtis,the writing was expanded byJohn August and SethGrahame-Smith for the filmversion. True to the timelineof a two hundred year tale inwhich the Collins familycame from England andfounded a town and castle inMaine, the story begins withBarnabas as a teen takingadvantage of the youngdaughter of an employee inthe Collins home, AngeliqueBouchard (Eva Green). Witha broken heart as he discardsher, Angelique turns to thedark arts and becomes a witchin order to destroy bothBarnabas and his family. Herfinal curse is to compel thetrue love of his life, Josette
DuPres (Bella Heathcote), towalk off the cliff to her death.When he tries to join her indeath, he discovers thatAngelique has given him eter-nal life through the curse of avampire. Surviving off theblood of townspeople,Angelique leads them toentomb him in a chain-boundcasket. It is this 1770’s eventthat sets the stage for a 1970’sreturn when his casket is dis-covered by a constructioncrew and he is returned to hisfreedom and his family.The obvious comedy of a
vampire awakening in the
1970’s is paired with theexpected struggle as Barnabasdiscovers that Angelique isstill alive and has spent thelast two centuries destroyinghis family in vengeful andviolent ways. Also pre-dictable is Josette reappearingin the form of VictoriaWinters as she is drawn to the1970’s Collins mansion justas Barnabas is set free. It isthe recreation of the originalsituation that becomes thefocus of the film.As the name implies, the
darkness of this film perme-ates everything. From the
shadows that fall upon thecharacters, to the destructionthat follows the vengeance, tothe shattered hearts andbloodied kisses that followthe love, there is little withinthe film that enlightens oreven informs our commonhuman experience. Like thevampire fleeing from thelight, this film lives in thedarkness of the night. We donot recommend it.Discussion for those who
have seen this film:1. The double meaning of
the statement that “blood isthicker than water” is true ofthe Collins family both in itsgenetics and its curses. Howhas your own family beenboth a blessing and a difficul-ty in your life?2. The suggestion that
Josette’s ghost was preparingher descendant for a relation-ship with Barnabas even as achild suggests that there isinteraction between thosewho have died and those whoare alive. Do you believethere is any such communica-tion?3. The childhood lust that
Barnabas had for Angeliquedestroyed her life. Whatwould you do if you wereher? Would you seek the abil-ity to forgive or turn to darkside of life to get revenge?Why?________________Cinema In Focus is a
social and spiritual moviecommentary. Hal Conklin isformer mayor of SantaBarbara and Denny Waymanis pastor of the FreeMethodist Church of SantaBarbara.
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From the shadows that fall uponthe characters, to the destructionthat follows the vengeance, to theshattered hearts and bloodiedkisses that follow the love, there islittle within the film that enlightensor even informs our commonhuman experience.
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Help on the way for brain injuries(Reuters) - Traumatic brain
injury, the signature wound ofthe Iraq and Afghanistanwars, is doubly cruel: itleaves many victims emotion-ally shattered and cognitivelycrippled. But because mildand moderate brain injuriesdo not show up on CT orother imaging, doctors andeven family members areoften skeptical that any realdamage exists.Now the first experiment
of its kind documents exactlywhat "the invisible injury" - atleast the kind caused by blastwaves or repeated physicalimpacts - does to the brain:Crumpled axons, which carrysignals between neurons;gummed-up neurons likethose in Alzheimer's disease;strangled blood vessels.An injured brain is so lit-
tered with the chewed-upremains of neurons and othercells that "it looks likeautophagy - the brain eating
itself alive," said LeeGoldstein, an Alzheimer'sresearcher at the BostonUniversity School ofMedicine and co-leader of thestudy.The discovery promises to
help such injuries be takenmore seriously, and mightlead to preventives or treat-ments. It comes at a timewhen both the Pentagon andthe National Football Leagueare struggling with the legacyof head injuries.Tens of thousands of U.S.
troops have sustained suchinjuries and some have com-mitted suicide or other acts ofviolence. In one horrific case,an Army staff sergeant whohad sustained head trauma isaccused of murdering 17Afghan civilians in March.The invisibility of many
head injuries "is a huge prob-lem," said retired U.S. ArmyGeneral Peter Chiarelli, chiefexecutive officer of One
Mind, a non-profit group pro-moting brain research. "TheER doc will say, ‘why am Iwasting my time with this guywhen I have people with visi-ble injuries?'"Adding to the urgency: the
recent suicides of former profootball players who sus-tained head injuries duringtheir playing days. The mostrecent, former San DiegoChargers linebacker JuniorSeau, fatally shot himself ear-lier this month. For the newstudy, published Wednesdayin the journal ScienceTranslational Medicine, sci-entists compared three groupsof brains. Four came frommilitary veterans who hadsuffered the blast of an impro-vised explosive device (IED)or a concussion. Fourbelonged to young athleteswho had concussions. Andscores were from mice thathad been exposed to a blastakin to that from an IED 17
feet (five meters) awaypacked with 12 pounds (5.4kilograms) of TNT, compara-ble to an IED made from a120-mm artillery round.None of the brains had
obvious injury. "If you holdthem in your hand you don'tsee any damage," said neu-ropathologist Ann McKee ofthe Boston University Schoolof Medicine and the VeteransAffairs New EnglandHealthcare System, co-leaderof the new study. "CT andMRI don't see it. It takes amicroscope, even an electronmicroscope."With that scrutiny the dam-
age was clear. Specializedcells called astrocytes extend-ed what BU's Goldsteincalled "little feet" thatwrapped themselves aroundblood vessels. Axons crum-bled and wound up in cellulargarbage cans. Long strings ofproteins called tau formed, asseen in Alzheimer's disease.
The damage was strikinglysimilar to what scientists haveseen in the brains of ex-foot-ball players who had sus-tained head injuries and, afterdeath, were found to havechronic traumaticencephalopathy (CTE), thecondition once known asboxer's dementia.CTE can cause depression,
aggression, impulsivity andmemory loss and has beenlinked to suicide. "Menbecome very aggressive,develop a hair-trigger temper,and their judgment is off,"said Goldstein. "These are allpart and parcel of damage tothe brain."Age offered no protection.
In the new study, the athletesranged in age from 17 to 27when they died. They are theyoungest head-injury victimsever found with CTE.Until this study, scientists
could not be sure that headinjuries, from an IED or a
linebacker, caused the brainor behavioral changes. That'swhere the lab mice came in.While anesthetized and in aspecial tube, they wereexposed to blasts akin tothose suffered by U.S. troopsin Iraq and Afghanistan.Even though a shock wave
barreled through the animals'skulls at 336 miles per hour,"there was no bleeding, nocontusions, no rips in the tis-sue," said Goldstein, who ledthe mouse part of the study."They looked for all theworld like what we see inhuman cases of traumaticbrain injury - the invisibleinjury that people have beentalking about since WorldWar One." The mice's behav-ior changed, too: they couldnot remember or learn as wellafter the blast as before it."This matches what veterans(exposed to IEDs) say: ‘I'mthinking slow and I can'tremember,'" said Goldstein.
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STATEMENT The following person(s)is/are doing business as:INDOMITABLE ATHLETIC GROUPat 363 San Domingo Dr Santa Barbara,CA 93111 County of SantaBarbara;William D. Keiran(SAME),Andrew M. Hollingsworth(733 Bath StSanta Barbara, CA 93101). Thisbusiness is conducted by a GeneralPartnership(Signed:)William D.Keiran. This statement expires five yearsfrom the date it was filed in the Officeof the County Clerk. This statement wasfiled with the County Clerk of SantaBarbara County on APR 04, 2012. Ihereby certify that this is a correct copyof the original statement on file in myoffice. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk(SEAL) by Lurdes Navarro. Original FBNNumber: 2012-0001041. PUBLISHEDMAY 03, 10, 17, 24 2012
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT The following person(s)is/are doing business as: CUCINAFRESCA at 1905 Cliff Dr. #8 SantaBarbara, CA 93109 County of SantaBarbara;Fabio Hidrobo, JenniferHidrobo(2400 HWY 154 SantaBarbara, CA 93109). This business isconducted by a Husband andWife(Signed:)Fabio Hidrobo. Thisstatement expires five years from thedate it was filed in the Office of theCounty Clerk. This statement was filedwith the County Clerk of Santa BarbaraCounty on APR 30, 2012. I hereby certifythat this is a correct copy of the originalstatement on file in my office. JosephE. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) byKathy Miller. Original FBN Number: 2012-0001299. PUBLISHED MAY 03, 10,17, 24 2012
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT The following person(s)is/are doing business as: EVER AFTERat 527 W Alamar #52 Santa Barbara,CA 93105 County of SantaBarbara;Ever After ExperiencesLLC(SAME). This business isconducted by a Limited LiabilityCompany(Signed:)Dustin Garnett.This statement expires five yearsfrom the date it was filed in the Officeof the County Clerk. This statement wasfiled with the County Clerk of SantaBarbara County on APR 26, 2012. Ihereby certify that this is a correct copyof the original statement on file in myoffice. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk(SEAL) by Melissa Mercer. Original FBNNumber: 2012-0001257. PUBLISHEDMAY 03, 10, 17, 24 2012
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT The following person(s)is/are doing business as: 7PHOENIXat 3857 Cinco Amigos SantaBarbara, CA 93105 County of SantaBarbara;Matthew BenjaminJones(SAME). This business isconducted by anIndividual(Signed:)Matthew B. Jones.This statement expires five yearsfrom the date it was filed in the Officeof the County Clerk. This statement wasfiled with the County Clerk of SantaBarbara County on APR 23, 2012. Ihereby certify that this is a correct copyof the original statement on file in myoffice. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk(SEAL) by Miriam Leon. Original FBNNumber: 2012-0001222. PUBLISHEDMAY 03, 10, 17, 24 2012
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT The following person(s)is/are doing business as: SUPERIORBRAKE & ALIGNMENT at 822 NMilpas St Santa Barbara, CA 93103County of Santa Barbara;Robert ASeagoe(1707 Ballard Canyon Rd.Solvang, CA 93463). This business isconducted by anIndividual(Signed:)Robert Seagoe.This statement expires five yearsfrom the date it was filed in the Officeof the County Clerk. This statement wasfiled with the County Clerk of SantaBarbara County on APR 23, 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: 2012-0001225. PUBLISHEDMAY 03, 10, 17, 24 2012
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT The following person(s)is/are doing business as: ELEGANTEVENTS AND INTERIORS at 116 WIslay St Apt 5 Santa Barbara, CA 93101County of Santa Barbara;LaurieAlexander(SAME). This business isconducted by anIndividual(Signed:)Laurie Alexander.This statement expires five yearsfrom the date it was filed in the Officeof the County Clerk. This statement wasfiled with the County Clerk of SantaBarbara County on APR 13, 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: 2012-0001143. PUBLISHEDMAY 03, 10, 17, 24 2012
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT The following person(s)
is/are doing business as: RENT ACHAIR SANTA BARBARA at 2128Modoc Rd Unit #E Santa Barbara, CA93101 County of SantaBarbara;Sarah Demchuck(SAME).This business is conducted by anIndividual(Signed:)Sarah Demchuck.This statement expires five yearsfrom the date it was filed in the Officeof the County Clerk. This statement wasfiled with the County Clerk of SantaBarbara County on APR 25, 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: 2012-0001248. PUBLISHEDMAY 03, 10, 17, 24 2012
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
NOTICE ADVERTISING FOR BIDS
Sealed bids will be received at the office of the Santa Barbara County Flood Control and WaterConservation District, OWNER of the WORK, located at 123 East Anapamu Street, Suite 240;Santa Barbara, CA, 93101, until 2:00 PM, Tuesday, June 5, 2012, for the Lillingston Canyon DebrisBasin Phase 2 Removal Project. Each bid will be publicly opened and read at or about that time.
This Project involves completing the second phase of a four-phased debris dam deconstruction.TheWork generally consists of removing and salvaging a portion of the Phase 1 interim dam stabilization,removing a portion of the existing grouted rock dam, excavation, clearing and grubbing, disposalof materials onsite, interim dam stabilization system installation, dewatering and clear water diversion.Because of the remote project location, and the fact that work will be performed within CarpinteriaCreek, access to the debris dam andWork as described in these special provisions shall be performedwith a mobile walking excavator with hydraulically adjustable legs manufactured by Kaiser, MenziMuck, or equal.
Dodge Green Sheet Value Code B.
A non-mandatory pre-bid job walk is scheduled for Tuesday, May 30, 2012, at 10:00 AM. Biddersinterested in attending are to meet at the gate to 2065 Lillingston Canyon Road.
The OWNER no longer sells hard copies of its plans and specifications for OWNER projects. ContractDrawings, specifications and other project documents (including a geotechnical report, if applicable)for bidding this project are only available from OWNER’S website:http://www.countyofsb.org/pwd/pwwater.aspx?id=3600. There is no charge for downloading thesedocuments. The bidder is responsible for downloading and printing all project information fromOWNER’S website. Bidders will be notified by email that an addendum is posted on the OWNER’Swebsite: http://www.countyofsb.org/pwd/pwwater.aspx?id=3600. Bidders must notify the OWNER,via email, acknowledging receipt of the notification of addendum, and are responsible for downloadingthe addendum from the OWNER’S website. Bidders are also required to acknowledge receipt ofall addendums where noted on the Bid Form. For any questions regarding this project please contactOWNER at (805) 568-3440.
For each bid all forms must be filled out as indicated in the bid package in these instructions. Theentire Proposal and Contract (Sections A and B) must be submitted with all addenda signed andattached to the front cover when submitting the sealed bid. Proposals by Bidder(s) not listed asa holder of plans and specifications on the Plan Holders of Record Sheets will be returned unopened.
Each Bid shall be accompanied by a certified or cashier's check (payable to the "Treasurer ofSanta Barbara County"), or Bid Bond, in the amount of 10 percent of the Total Bid Price as aguarantee that the Bidder, if its Bid is accepted, will promptly execute the Agreement. A bid shallnot be considered unless one of the forms of Bidder's security is enclosed with it. The Bidder'ssecurity will be forfeited if the Bidder refuses to enter into said Agreement after being requestedto do so by the OWNER.
The OWNER will, if requested, return the Bid Securities accompanying the bids that are not tobe considered in awarding the Agreement. All other Bid Securities will be held until the Agreementhas been fully executed, after which they will be returned, if requested, to the respective Bidderswhose bids they accompanied.
No Bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of sixty (60) days after the date set for the openingthereof.
The Contractor to whom the contract is awarded shall provide a Payment Bond and a PerformanceBond. The amounts of the Payment Bond and the Performance Bond shall not be less than 100%of the Contract price.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1770 et seq. of the California Labor Code, the Prime Contractorshall pay not less than the prevailing rate of per diem wages as determined by the Director of theDepartment of Industrial Relations. A copy of the prevailing rate of per diem wages is on file atthe office of the Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water Conservation District. In addition,the Prime Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5of the California Labor Code relating to use of apprentice labor on public works contracts. TheOWNER policy is to encourage the employment and training of apprentices on its constructioncontracts as may be permitted under local apprenticeship standards.
The WORK occurs in the unincorporated area of Santa Barbara County near Carpinteria, California,within Flood Control Property.
The bidder shall perform all of its services under this Agreement as an independent contractorand not as an employee of COUNTY. CONTRACTOR understands and acknowledges that it shallnot be entitled to any of the benefits of a COUNTY employee, including but not limited to vacation,sick leave, administrative leave, health insurance, disability insurance, retirement, unemploymentinsurance, workers' compensation and protection of tenure.
Pursuant to Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code, and the project specifications, the Contractormay substitute securities for monies withheld to ensure contract performance.
The Contractor shall be subject to the provisions of Article XIII, Chapter 2, of the Santa BarbaraCounty Code, prohibiting unlawful discrimination of employment practices.
The Bidder shall possess a Class A General Engineering Contractor license or a combination ofClass C licenses which constitute the majority of the work in accordance with the provisions ofChapter 9, Division III of the Business and Professions Code at the time that the Bid is submitted.Failure to possess the required license(s) shall render the Bid as non-responsive and shall actas a bar to award of the Contract to any bidder not possessing said license.
The OWNER reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any informalities and/or inconsistenciesin a bid, and to make awards to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder as it may best servethe interest of the OWNER.
OWNER: The Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
By: original to be signedThomas D. FayramDeputy Director, Public WorksWater Resources Division
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGOF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORSCOUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA
Tuesday, June 19, 2012In SANTA MARIA
The meeting starts at 9:00 a.m.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following matters will beheard by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara,on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter inthe Joseph Centeno Betteravia GovernmentAdministrative CenterBuilding, Board Hearing Room, 511 East Lakeside Parkway, SantaMaria.
A hearing to consider Road MaintenanceAnnual Plan Fiscal Year2012/2013, All Supervisorial Districts. (12-00381)
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 14th day of May 2012.
Michael F. BrownCLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORSRuss Barker, Deputy Clerk
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preventing Hermosillo Road from becomingthe new beach thoroughfare. Resident MarthaSiegel said Hermosillo residents had been shutout of the process and with a Santa BarbaraPlanning Commission meeting looming, theboard needed to make a decision on the case. Siegel said losing the ramps without build-
ing a new right hand ramp would send tourists,airbuses, and other vehicles ill-suited to theroundabout through Coast Village Road. Shesaid that wouldn’t just affect Hermosillo Driveresidents, but any visitor to Coast VillageRoad, Montecito’s chief commercial area.“It really involves this whole community,”
Siegel said.The residents also asked the board to sup-
port alternative F Modified as it remained theonly option that keeps traffic off of HermosilloRoad. Resident Sybil Rosen said that shouldmake the decision simple for the board.“Why can’t the Montecito Association just
say this?” Rosen said.The board denied any attempt to keep resi-
dents out of the loop. Some members acknowl-edged the letter hadn’t been well worded butsecond vice president David Kent said therewasn’t any question that the board opposedmaking the Hermosillo Road the primary exit.
“It’s just an unfortunate failure of communi-cation,” Kent said. Board member Peter van Duinwyk suggest-
ed the Association adopt a nonbinding “senseof the board” to tell Planning Commission thatthe Association would be opposed to any planthat leaves Hermosillo Road as the primarybeach route to the beach. After some hagglingover precise language, the measure passed.But the board took a much harder tack when
it came to endorsing an alternative. Somemembers felt they still had time to convinceCaltrans of another option other than the onesoffered up by the state agency. Associationvice president Bob Short said the draft EIRlacked vital information and the board would-n’t take a stance until they’d gotten it fromCaltrans.“When we’re satisfied that we have all the
information, we’ll make a recommendation,not one day before that,” Short said. President Richard Nordlund said
Association officers have spent hundreds ofhours working with Caltrans and feel the dealis far from over on the interchange options. Hesaid endorsing F Modified would be prema-ture. “To think that you’re going to have to
decide in one week on something and every-body’s going to have to jump on it? That’scrazy,” Nordlund said.
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Jennifer Lopez mayleave American Idol(Reuters) - Jennifer Lopez
is casting doubt on whethershe will return to "AmericanIdol" next year as she jugglesmotherhood with a comebackin both her pop music and act-ing careers.Lopez, who has young
twins, told talk show hostEllen DeGeneres this weekthat she wasn't sure aboutrenewing her contract as ajudge on the TV singing con-test for a third year.And on Wednesday,
sources close to the singertold E! News that she was"just too busy" and was plan-ning on calling an end to hertime on "American Idol"."Now this is my second
year - I don't know if I can gofor a third year. I miss doingother things. It really doeslock you down, which wasnice the first year with thebabies being three, but now
they're getting more mobile,they're about to go into school... So I just don't know,"Lopez told DeGeneres onTuesday.Fox television, which airs
the popular show, declined tocomment. But "Idol" execu-tive producer Nigel Lythgoetold celebrity website TMZthat the show wanted herback.Lopez made similar noises
last year before signing againfor "Idol", which has revivedher career and boosted hercelebrity.Her public misgivings fol-
low the signing this week ofBritney Spears to the U.S.version of "The X Factor" fora reported $15 million a year -one of the highest paydays forTV celebrity judges.But Forbes on Wednesday
named "On the Floor" singerLopez the most powerful
celebrity in the world, citingher earnings from multipleendorsements, record salesand social media buzz.She heads out on a North
American tour in July andAugust with Latin singerEnrique Iglesias. She also hasthree movies coming out inthe next 12 months, includingcomedy "What to ExpectWhen You Are Expecting"this week.Fox executives told
reporters earlier this week thatthey were happy with thethree "American Idol" judges- Lopez, Steven Tyler, andRandy Jackson.But they said there were
would be some "creative rein-vigoration" for next year's12th season after a biggerthan expected drop off inviewers that has taken theaudience to under 20 millionthis year.