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Whose turn? Santa Barbara County transitions to the state’s My Turn portal for COVID-19 vaccine registration [7] BY MALEA MARTIN

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APRIL 8 - APRIL 15, 2021 VOL. 22 NO. 6 ith the state’s pledge to open up COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to anyone 16 or older on April 15, public health officials and hospital executives told the Sun Wabout My Turn’s role, anticipated challenges once the floodgates are opened, and what it all means for the local community. Staff Writer Malea Martin has the story [7]. 2 You can also read about how the Natural Healing Center VACCINE SCENE: As COVID-19 April Bike Finance Special took Santa Barbara County to court over the Orcutt cannabis vaccines open up to more and more of the population, Santa Barbara County 0% APR for 18 months on ALL Bikes in Stock. shop decision process [4]; Songwriters at Play’s founder heads (On Approved Credit) is transitioning to the state’s vaccine to Orcutt for a backyard concert [20]; and Naughty Oak is registration system, My Turn. Bikes · Boards canning brews for you [22]. Camillia Lanham Parts editor Accessories Brand Apparel Sales & Service Cover file photo > Cover design by Alex Zuniga NEWS ARTS News Briefs ...... 4 Arts Briefs ...... 20 Political Watch ...... 4 Spotlight ...... 8 MOVIES Reviews ...... 21 OPINION Web Poll ...... 10 Modern World ...... 10 CLASSIFIEDS, HOME, AND Canary ...... 12 REAL ESTATE ...... 24 (805) 348-0001 EVENTS CALENDAR 631 E. Main Street, Santa Maria Hot Stuff ...... 17

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BRIEFS FILE PHOTO BY ZAC EZZONE Natural Healing Political Watch Center takes fight • Gov. Gavin Newsom recently announced funding to for Orcutt cannabis support firefighting in California ahead of the upcoming wildfire year. Using emergency fund authorization, the store to court 4 governor approved nearly $81 million to add 1,400 The Natural Healing firefighters to the California Department of Forestry Center (NHC) is disputing and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), and Newsom’s January its exclusion from the final 2021 budget proposes $1 billion to support wildfire phase of Santa Barbara and forest management. “In California, climate change County’s cannabis retail is making the hots hotter and the dries drier, leaving storefront selection process, us with world-record-breaking temperatures and arguing that the county’s unfair scoring system led devastating wildfires threatening our communities,” to lower than deserved Newsom said in a statement. “We aren’t just waiting marks for the local cannabis for the next crisis to hit—this funding will support our company. heroic firefighters to save lives as they work to prevent On March 10, NHC filed and tackle destructive wildfires.” According to the a petition in Santa Barbara statement, California is seeing drought conditions and County Superior Court new growth in annual grasses that can fuel wildfires. disputing the county’s The $1 billion in the governor’s budget proposal would decision and requesting an go toward the Wildfire and Forest Resilience Action emergency stay halting the Plan, “which sets forth a strategy to increase the county’s cannabis storefront pace and scale of forest and wildland management selection process in the to meet the state’s target of completing projects on Orcutt area. The court 500,000 acres annually by 2025 and expanding the granted and issued the stay on March 12. use of prescribed fire,” according to Newsom’s office. Joe Armendariz, a “The plan also centers on building fuel breaks around spokesperson for NHC, vulnerable communities, expanding home hardening, said the company believes defensible space and preparedness planning to create its application and wildfire-adapted communities, and sustaining the organization is “second to economic vitality of rural forested areas.” none in this process.” “We have been approved UNFAIR? The Natural Healing Center, which had hoped to replace the Old Town Market in Orcutt with a cannabis dispensary, didn’t make the county’s cut. Now • On April 1, U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Santa to operate in five different the company is fighting the decision in court. Barbara) announced that three health centers cities in three different on the Central Coast will receive a total of $11.6 counties,” Armendariz out-of-state and out-of-area operators instead, is pursuing union decertification. million from the American Rescue Plan to expand wrote in a statement to the Sun. “All of these not what the citizens of Orcutt support.” Petitioners must gather at least 30 percent COVID-19 services. According to a statement from jurisdictions deemed our applications not only NHC’s application, which proposes replacing of their co-workers’ signatures for the NLRB the Old Town Market grocery store with a to hold an election, according to the board’s Carbajal’s office, the funding is aimed at underserved to be of the highest standards and eligibility to cannabis dispensary, has been controversial website. On March 23, 2021, the board reported communities. The federal community health centers compete, but NHC secured licenses to operate in among Orcutt residents for months. that the workers voted in favor of removing the receiving funding include: American Indian Health and every instance. No other companies in this space have dedicated the financial resources or the Santa Barbara County Principal Analyst union, Teamsters Local 986, as their bargaining Services ($1.5 million); Santa Barbara Neighborhood time over these past several years to positively Brittany Heaton said that although she couldn’t representative. The results were certified on Clinics ($4.9 million); and Santa Barbara County ($5.2 impact the local communities in which we say much about the pending litigation, the March 31, and Semmens said the vote was split million). “Our community health centers have been key operate, and specifically here in the community county believes its scoring process is fair. The 10-7. partners in keeping our community safe and healthy of Orcutt.” stay prohibits the county from moving forward “A state like California doesn’t have a right- during the pandemic. I was proud to cast my vote Santa Barbara County’s existing cannabis with Orcutt’s dispensary selection process to-work law, so that means that workers can be for the American Rescue Plan, which makes crucial ordinance allows for one marijuana dispensary at least until the county and NHC’s hearing required to pay some union fees, even if they’re investments to expand vaccine distribution,” Carbajal in each of the county’s six unincorporated on May 21, but Heaton said the process will not members,” Semmens said. “That’s why you said in the statement. “I’m glad to see over $11 million community plan areas, including Orcutt, Los continue in other unincorporated areas of the then run into situations where workers say, will be used to enhance our ability to get vaccines Alamos, Isla Vista, Santa Ynez, the Eastern county. ‘Look, we don’t want this union here,’ and the into the arms of Central Coast residents as quickly, Goleta Valley, and Summerland. To secure On April 1, Santa Barbara County revealed mechanism for removing it under federal law is equitably, and effectively as possible.” The nearly $12 these lucrative permits, interested cannabis its top-ranked cannabis companies in the five a decertification.” million coming to Central Coast health centers is part cultivation and sales companies endured an other community plan areas. Applicants have a But union officials allege that their members of a $6 billion investment of American Rescue Plan extensive application and review process that few days to protest the rankings, and once final were swayed and intimidated into voting against included three phases of scoring. Through decisions are made, the companies that come the union. dollars nationwide, in an effort to administer vaccines the process, the county sought to identify the out on top can begin the land-use and cannabis “Allied Central Coast Distributing is to underserved community members. According to companies with the best business proposals permitting process. backed by a billion-dollar company, the Reyes the statement, community health centers serve 1 in 5 that would be most compatible with their host —Kasey Bubnash [Holdings] corporation, so they launched a very people living in rural communities. The centers can use communities. massive anti-union campaign against us to try the funding to expand COVID-19 vaccination, testing, NHC was one of 23 applicants throughout and get our group to decertify, and they were and treatment; to deliver preventative care; and the county that made it through the first phase Santa Maria delivery drivers successful in it,” Jeff Lee, business agent for expand capacity. of the county’s application process, making it Teamsters Local 986, told the Sun. one of six applicants fighting for a single permit successfully vote out union According to Forbes, Reyes Holdings is the • Assemblymember Steve Bennett (D-Santa in the Orcutt area. But NHC didn’t make it past Workers at a Santa Maria delivery driving eighth largest private company in America. Barbara) wrote a March 31 Facebook post in honor of the second phase, which included a review of company recently voted to remove their Lee alleges that Reyes brought in non-union César Chávez, a labor leader and farmworker rights business operations proposals and licensing union from representing them. While the drivers from other facilities to ride along with activist. “Today I want to thank our farmworkers,” teams. According to NHC’s petition, the workers’ legal representatives called it a case of Allied drivers and spread what he called “anti- Bennett wrote in the post. “They deserve our support company lost out by a single point. “unwanted monopoly ‘representation,’” union union propaganda.” and thanks year round, that’s why I introduced AB 941 “We are certain that not only does no other officials say the vote is the result of a “massive “We actually filed a CalOSHA [California anti-union campaign” by one of the largest to encourage counties to create farmworker resource company in this process understand the needs Division of Occupational Safety and Health] of Orcutt better than us, but we are equally private companies in the United States. centers.” The bill, co-authored by state Sen. Monique complaint against them for bringing drivers confident that no other company is more The process started when Allied Central Limón (D-Santa Barbara), would require the California in from the outside during a global pandemic committed to doing what is right and good for Coast Distributing delivery driver Julian … and forced the employees to ride together Department of Community Services and Development Orcutt,” Armendariz wrote in his statement. Marroquin submitted a decertification petition to create “a grant program for counties to establish in their trucks all day with these, we call them “Moreover, we seriously doubt that any of the to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) union busters,” Lee said. farmworker resource centers that provide farmworkers other companies are offering the extraordinary in December 2020, according to Patrick Semmens said he wasn’t aware of the specific and their families information and access to services,” community benefits outlined in our application. Semmens, vice president of the National issues that his clients had with the union. the bill states, such as education, housing, payroll and Lastly, the attempt to remove the only local Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation. The wage rights, and health and human services. m company from consideration, while favoring foundation provides free legal aid to workers NEWS continued page 6

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FILE PHOTO COURTESY OF SLO COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT NEWS from page 4 one of the founding members of the Santa Ynez Valley-focused “We kind of take the point of view that it’s INCLUSION SYV and Healthy their right to hold a vote, and whatever the Eating Active Living (HEAL SYV) reason why people want to get rid of the union, and the Santa Barbara Latino Giving that’s up to them,” he said. “In this case, I’m not Circle. She also serves as a liaison to aware of what specifi c motivations there were, the Latino Community Foundation’s except obviously they felt they’d be better off Latino Giving Circle Network. without the Teamsters there.” In a press release, Sencion He added later in an email statement, “The said she’s excited to bring the 6 union could have challenged the election community’s youth “into the fold as outcome if they believed the company broke the they have bold ideas and energy to law, but obviously did not do so.” continue to move us forward.” The National Labor Relations Board “I look forward to working certifi ed the results on March 31 after no union collaboratively with my fellow challenges were brought up against the vote. Lee colleagues on the commission to said the CalOSHA investigation based on the rethink structures and policies to union-fi led complaint is still ongoing. support working parents both inside “Of course the vote has already gone through, and outside of the home,” she said. so we really have no stake in it other than In an effort to connect with being the plaintiff,” Lee said. “But CalOSHA the community and understand is investigating what they did during the its concerns, Camarena said the pandemic.” commission held a virtual town hall Allied Central Coast Distributing couldn’t be meeting with plans to schedule more. reached for comment. The fi rst, “Women: Work and Family —Malea Martin in the Time of COVID-19,” aimed to provide information, resources, County’s Commission for and a platform for attendees to share the issues and challenges women are Women still has four vacancies facing during the pandemic. The Santa Barbara County Commission for —Karen Garcia Women announced the recent appointments of two new commissioners, bringing the number REACHING AN AGREEMENT: The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors approved a memorandum of understanding between the county of commissioners appointed by the county Board of Supervisors Public Health Department and the state on April 6. The agreement will allow the county to retain some say in vaccine allocations as the state vaccine network moves under Blue Shield of California’s control. Board of Supervisors to 11. approves vaccine There are four vacancies remaining, three in the 4th District and one in the 3rd, according distribution agreement Do-Reynoso told the Sun that she only vaccination clinics.” to Eva Camarena executive assistant to the knew of one or two counties, such as Orange Blue Shield will still play a signifi cant county’s Community Service Department. with state County, that chose to contract directly with role, alongside the state and counties, in the Camarena told the Sun that interested The Santa Barbara County Board of Blue Shield. When the insurance company continued vaccine rollout, which Do-Reynoso individuals submit their application for the Supervisors approved a memorandum of was fi rst announced as the state’s third- described as “a three-legged stool.” commission and then undergo an interview understanding (MOU) between the county party administrator in January, counties had “The state ultimately makes the [allocation] process by their respective county supervisor. Public Health Department and the state laying concerns about losing their say in the local decision, with local public health weighing in “The commissioners do a lot for the out how COVID-19 vaccines will be allocated, allocation of doses. Do-Reynoso said the MOU because we have eyes on the ground, and the community such as providing resources solidifying a move most counties in California settles these concerns. Blue Shield being the analytics and having the and guidance for small businesses as well as are making as Blue Shield of California takes “The state MOU contains all the elements big picture,” she said. promoting the well-being of women in their over the state’s vaccine network. that we wanted, that was not in the contract Meanwhile, Santa Barbara County is in the district and throughout the county,” she said. Public Health Director Dr. Van Do-Reynoso directly with Blue Shield,” Do-Reynoso process of onboarding with My Turn, the state’s The Commission for Women acts as an said the MOU with the state stands in lieu of an said. “The MOU contains elements of local consolidated vaccine registration system—but advisory group to the Santa Barbara County agreement with Blue Shield. While health care partnership with the state. It contains this choice varies county by county. Board of Supervisors that promotes the well- providers like Sansum Clinic and local hospitals parameters for us to transfer our state allocation San Luis Obispo County signed its MOU being, equity, and equal status of women. enter into a contract directly with Blue Shield, among different county-sponsored sites, and it with the state on March 30 but plans to keep Commissioners collaborate with other agencies “if you are a public entity, like a public health allows us to give the state input on allocations using its current vaccine registry system. The and commissions; facilitate, recognize, and department, you enter into a very similar MOU to our partners, and those who are not explicitly transition to My Turn will only occur “if and recommend programs; gather and disseminate with the state,” Do-Reynoso told the Sun. stated in the contract with Blue Shield.” when it’s determined that such a transition information; and conduct public meetings. In her letter to the board requesting that it In her letter to the board, Do-Reynoso adds will not interfere with the county’s own web- Newly appointed commissioners include approve the agreement, Do-Reynoso explained that the agreement gives the Public Health based sign-up system and will not hamper our Stefanie Herrington, estate planning attorney that local public health departments must Department “signifi cant control over vaccine vaccination efforts,” SLO County Counsel Rita and owner of the Montecito Law Group, for contract with the state “in order to receive allocations to the underserved and vulnerable Neal told the Sun by email. the 1st District; and Arcelia Sencion, associate vaccines and serve as vaccine providers.” communities within Santa Barbara County Santa Barbara County expects to start using director of Standing Together to End Sexual The item was approved as part of the board’s and also will be able to more freely transfer the My Turn system by mid April. ❍ Assault, for the 3rd District. 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6 • Sun • April 8 - April 15, 2021 • www.santamariasun.com NEWS [email protected] EMPLOYMENT FILE PHOTO BY JAYSON MELLOM MARKETING & SALES COORDINATOR New Times Media Group 7 (NTMG) is a family-owned business that has been part of the community since 1986. Our mission is to publish VYING FOR VACCINES: Now anybody 16 and older in Santa great newspapers which are Barbara County is eligible successful and enduring; to get a COVID-19 vaccine at the county’s Santa Maria create a quality work vaccination clinic. Vaccines available to those 18 and older environment that encourages are offered at the county’s employees to grow; and to Santa Barbara vaccination clinic. have a positive impact on our communities, and make it a now you have 10 appointments being made for one “[The state is] basing our allocation on our better place to live. person to get one vaccine, and so those are nine 16-plus population, as well as our health equity other slots that somebody else couldn’t get.” metrics, so it is an increase from last week,” Do- The Marketing and Sales Coordinator Buch expects Lompoc Valley Medical Center to Reynoso told the Sun. is our equivalent of a project ninja. Your turn? be ready to start using the software in mid-April. Do-Reynoso is confident that the county has Flexibility, attention to details, and great With more allocations and “Probably in the first couple of weeks, we’ll be a the manpower to administer the growing supply of hybrid of My Turn and our own, because we still vaccines. time management is key. a new registration system, have to give second doses to all the people that we “Because we had an incredible increase of vaccines Responsibilities include, but are not gave first doses to,” he said. from the feds for our clinics, we were able to ask for more Santa Barbara Marian Regional Medical Center and other assistance from the state, so we do have state staff limited to: managing the marketing and Dignity Health Central Coast hospitals are opting on hand, and we’re asking for additional,” she said. promotion of special publications, assisting County residents can not to onboard with the My Turn system, President “On top of that we have a pretty solid core of county the sales team, planning company events, get COVID-19 vaccines and CEO of Pacific Central Coast Health Centers department support as well as county Medical (PHC) Dr. Scott Robertson told the Sun in an Reserve Corps volunteers. … We have the solid and being the communication cornerstone email. However, Dignity Health’s PHCs did enroll BY MALEA MARTIN infrastructure, and we can ramp up or ramp down.” as an internal and external representative and have been using the system for the past few f you’re wondering when it will be your turn to Even with this help and infrastructure in place, receive the COVID-19 vaccine, the answer may weeks, he said. of NTMG. Dignity Health’s Dr. Robertson said there could be soon be found on My Turn, a state-run vaccine “When working properly, My Turn will provide a I some challenges. Experience: scheduling platform that’s being onboarded by single platform for patients to easily search and register providers in Santa Barbara County and across for available vaccines in their respective counties,” “We are almost there and expect in the next • Experience in business, customer service California. Robertson wrote. “Management of the “The state envisions My Turn as the single point vaccination process is more efficient or related field where communities across the state can search for PHC, as our offices no longer have ‘Management of the vaccination • College degree preferred. for vaccine appointments and schedule their to make outbound calls in order to fill appointments,” Public Health Director Dr. Van open vaccine appointments; they are process is more efficient ... as TO APPLY: If this sounds like you, Do-Reynoso told the Sun. automatically filled through the system.” please email your résumé and Each vaccine provider must introduce the An efficient vaccine registration our offices no longer have to system separately, and with Public Health currently system will soon be needed more cover letter to Cindy Rucker at in the middle of the process, Do-Reynoso expects than ever, as California plans to make outbound calls in order to [email protected]. the department to be fully onboarded in a few open up eligibility to anyone 16 weeks. Sansum Clinic and Cottage Health are and older beginning on April fill open vaccine appointments; When you submit your résumé please already onboarded, she added, and Lompoc Valley 15. In Santa Barbara County, the answer the following questions in the Medical Center is working through it. floodgates opened even sooner: My Turn has run into challenges in other parts The county announced April 5 they are automatically filled body of your e-mail: of the state, such as software glitches and exploited that community members who 1) Why are you interested in working are 16 and older were eligible to through the system.’ access codes intended for underserved populations. for NTMG? But as more and more providers get through the get an appointment at the Public —Dr. Scott Robertson, president and CEO of process, Lompoc Valley Medical Center Chief Health Department’s Santa Maria Pacific Central Coast Health Centers 2) Why should we hire you? Operations Officer Dr. Naishadh Buch said he clinic, happening until April 11. believes My Turn is the right move forward. Community members 18 and older several weeks the supply of vaccines will exceed Compensation includes a base salary, “It takes over the scheduling function from us. were able to sign up for Moderna and Johnson our ability to administer them,” Robertson wrote. Right now, any time we have a vaccine clinic, either & Johnson vaccine appointments at the commission and bonus; excellent benefits we’re scheduling the people ourselves directly, or for county’s Santa Barbara clinic happening April “While we understand that this may present a new package including medical, dental, and instance, the county Education Office [provides] 8. People can sign up for a vaccine appointment bottleneck in the process, we welcome local public paid time off. us a list of people they’re going to send, and they’re on the Public Health website or by calling 211 health departments expanding vaccine eligibility.” taking care of the scheduling,” Buch said. “So the and pressing option 4. Do-Reynoso is hopeful that anyone who wants NTMG is proud to be an equal opportunity scheduling function goes away from entities and Do-Reynoso said the county’s vaccine a vaccine appointment will soon be able to get employer. becomes a personal responsibility.” allocations come through two supply chain one. On top of the current allocations, she said the The benefit is that people only have to sign up channels: a federal allocation used for the county’s county just got word that the federal government once to be notified of possible mass vaccination clinics, and began negotiating with Costco to provide another NEW TIMES MEDIA GROUP appointment opportunities from a then the weekly state allocation. vaccine option. number of nearby providers, Buch Just the vax As of March 31, the county had “I don’t anticipate difficulty in getting an said. Sign up for a COVID-19 vaccine just received enough federal doses appointment,” she said. “I’m so encouraged. The “People are saying, ‘Sign up appointment through the Santa to administer 10,000 vaccines a task is now making sure that people seize that 1010 Marsh Street, San Luis Obispo Barbara County Public Health everywhere, get an appointment in week, plus an increase in the state opportunity.” m Department at countyofsb.org/phd. NewTimesSLO.com 10 different places, and go get the allocation to 4,400 doses, Do- Or call 211 and press option 4 for 2540 Skyway Drive, Santa Maria first one,’” Buch said. “Well, that’s appointment information. Reynoso said at an April 2 press Staff Writer Malea Martin can be reached at obviously very inefficient, because conference. [email protected]. SantaMariaSun.com

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FILE PHOTO BY JAYSON MELLOM “Every American should Rights Campaign reported be treated equally and at least 37 transgender and Increasing equality with dignity, regardless non-conforming people of their sexual or gender were murdered, more than The Equality Act supports human rights orientation. Unfortunately, any other year since the discriminatory legal barriers nonprofit started tracking BY KAREN GARCIA hinder the LGBTQ-plus community’s access to deaths in 2013. orro Bay resident Willow Kawamoto, employment, health care, adoption, housing, In 2020, the national describes the Equality Act as a powder keg. education, and so much more,” Carbajal said. “By coalition Stop Asian M“The result is just an explosion of its own, amending our civil rights laws to make sexual American Pacific Islander 8 encompassing so many different aspects of what orientation and gender identity protected classes, the Hate (Stop AAPI Hate) it means to be a part of the LGBTQ community,” Equality Act would provide consistent and explicit reported more than 3,800 Kawamoto said. “And it’s now obviously affecting protections for LGBTQ-plus people in every state.” hate crimes against Asian children.” Carbajal voted in support of passing the Equality Americans—a majority The Equality Act, passed by the House of Act in the House of Representatives. He said he’s of those are coronavirus- Representatives in February, defines and includes grateful the House “stood on the right side of related. HUMAN RIGHTS: Despite the Equality Act passing the House of Representatives and its current sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity among history” to bring the country one step closer to full But it’s not new. consideration in the Senate, anti-transgender bills have been passed in several states in the U.S. the prohibited categories of discrimination or equality for every American; however, the work isn’t “My uncle lived segregation. finished. He said he’s hopeful it will be given due through this already. He wants the community to understand the importance The legislation would amend the 1964 Civil Rights consideration in the Senate. was put into Manzanar, which was an internment of the Equality Act for not only herself but for others on Act to protect people from being discriminated “I’m confident that, overwhelmingly, the camp in [Independence, California] for Japanese the Central Coast community and beyond. against based on sexual orientation and gender American people want this passed,” Carbajal said. Americans during World War ll. So I come from a identity in employment, housing, and other services. The 2020 American Values Atlas of the history of living this through this form of racism. As This month Tennessee, Mississippi, and nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute long as my family has been here, we’ve been a part of Highlight Arkansas state governors passed and signed bills surveyed more than 10,000 adults in the U.S. from it,” she said. • Santa Maria Mayor Alice Patino is challenging that remove trans girls’ ability to participate in girls’ January to December in 2020. It found that 76 Kawamoto remembers growing up in Maryland residents to make a commitment to water sports and restrict trans-youth’s access to gender- percent of adults favor LGBTQ protections. Less than and being mocked for the shape of her eyes or her conservation throughout April. She joins other affirming health care. 1 in 5 adults, 19 percent, opposed such protections. English pronunciation. And now as a transgender mayors across the nation for the 10th National “A lot of it [is happening] in the conservative Kawamoto said while there is strong support, woman, she’s been called “coronavirus” or has Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation, Bible area of Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas she believes there’s a lack of representation of purposefully been given directions to the men’s during which residents can make the pledge at where we’re seeing doctors and schools are given the transgender individuals to stand up and say to bathroom instead of the women’s bathroom. mywaterpledge.com. Santa Maria residents who right to deny people access to medicine and care,” society that “we have to take action.” “Having to explain who and what I am is a double participate will receive free promotional items from Kawamoto said. For the past year, Kawamoto has been grateful whammy because it’s not only the transgender part of the Utilities Department, according to the city. Anti-transgender legislation, Kawamoto said, is for her Morro Bay community that’s been a part me but also the Asian American part of me,” she said. To receive the promotion, residents must bring a only going to continue until the Equality Act has of her transition, but she said it’s also been a scary Kawamoto said she’s ready to start a conversation photo ID card and the email confirmation from passed the Senate. experience to be an Asian American transgender and create a support system for herself and others. mywaterpledge.com to the Utilities Department. m U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) told woman who’s a lesbian. She wants the community to acknowledge and the Sun via email, LGBTQ-plus rights are human The fear has only heightened, she said, when she appreciate the contributions of its Asian American Staff Writer Karen Garcia wrote this week’s Spotlight. rights, “it’s as simple as that.” learned about two alarming statistics. 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Western snowy plover can be delisted by the U.S. FWS. In 1994 there were 218 adults; 25 years later Online Poll there were 265 adults. Only once, in 2004 did the Are your kids back in Still threatened? count reach 420. So why haven’t the birds multiplied as expected? the classroom yet? Nature, not humans, rules the Western snowy plover population I am no scientist, but I think we can apply some 10 76% I don’t have kids! BY RON FINK coastal areas could remain open to the public. common sense here to try and understand what’s 12% No, but we’re anxious to hear about ore than 25 years ago, the U.S. Fish and Apparently the environmental community on the going on at the beaches of Vandenberg. If you are return plans. Wildlife Service (FWS) declared the South Coast who funds actions like this still likes to expecting some sinister, top secret plan to undermine recovery efforts, forget it—there isn’t one. 6% They had the option, but we opted out. MWestern snowy plover a threatened species go to the beach. After several years of closures and millions My fi rst thought is that the birds didn’t get Better safe than sorry. and afforded “protections” that included nature establishing a sustained plover population of 400 of dollars spent by the Air Force to manage the the memo about the need to create an increased 6% Yes, and I’m so happy about it! adult birds on three Vandenberg Air Force Base recovery effort, a recent base commander, with the population or that they should stay at Vandenberg 17 Votes beaches. Apparently the science didn’t support this concurrence of the U.S. FWS, fi nally relaxed the instead of fl ying away. Vote online at www.santamariasun.com. conclusion then and still doesn’t. closure orders so at least a portion of the beach is The paper, “Habitat restoration improves In doing this the U.S. FWS ignored populations now open year round. Western snowy plover nest survival,” gives part of the birds along the beaches of Mexico and But after all this time and expenditure of vital of the secret away. It says, “Plovers prefer to court Northern Santa Barbara County’s the interior of the U.S. and only tabulated defense funds, has the plover on Vandenberg and nest in relatively fl at, open, sparsely vegetated News & Entertainment Weekly beaches come close to the recovery goal? 2540 Skyway Drive, suite A counts for one specifi c subset of the total plover habitats, which probably enables early detection of Santa Maria, CA 93455 community. DNA studies have clearly established A research paper in 2020, “Habitat restoration predators.” Anyone who has visited any of the three improves Western snowy plover nest survival,” EDITORIAL & ADVERTISING | 805-347-1968 FAX | 805-347-9889 a commonality among the species in many areas of beaches chosen for protection knows that there isn’t E-MAIL | [email protected] WEB | www.santamariasun.com the U.S. noted that “naturally restored areas had a stronger much fl at terrain on any of them. effect (higher and less variable survival estimates) The birds also need something to eat; brine FOUNDER | Steve Moss 1948-2005 The fi rst was offered in a master of science thesis, “Population differentiation among snowy plovers,” on nest survival than human-restored areas. fl ies are their meal of choice. Nature has a way of EDITORIAL by Leah Gorman which was submitted after Human and predator activity were not strong limiting the population of any species based on the EDITOR | Camillia Lanham ASSOCIATE EDITOR | Andrea Rooks peer review by the U.S. FWS to fulfi ll her degree predictors of nest survival.” availability of forage for survival. After multiple STAFF WRITERS | Malea Martin, Karen Garcia, Kasey Bubnash requirements at Oregon State University in 2000. As those of us who live here and have visited generations of plover families have come and gone, it ARTS EDITOR | Caleb Wiseblood STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER | Jayson Mellom She noted that “our study provides no evidence of Surf Beach know, it is mostly unimpaired by would seem that the great thinkers in the U.S. FWS ART DIRECTOR | Alex Zuniga genetic differentiation between coastal and inland development; however, over the years, mechanical could fi gure out that the habitat on Vandenberg, EDITORIAL DESIGNERS | Leni Litonjua, Taylor Saugstad manipulation of the habitat using heavy machinery CONTRI BUTORS | Glen Starkey, Ross Mayfield, Anna Starkey populations (of the plover community).” even after some signifi cant modifi cations using Then a study, “Conservation genetics of snowy has occurred with no appreciable improvement of heavy equipment, can’t support 400 adults for even ADVERTISING plovers,” published in 2007 concluded: “Although the Western snowy plover population. SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE | Kimberly Rosa two years in a row. ACCOUN T EXECUTIVES | Katy Gray, Jennifer Herbaugh, U.S. Pacifi c and Gulf Coast breeding areas were How do we know for a fact that the plover Lastly, since real scientists have clearly established Lee Ann Vermeulen, Danny Vasquez, Drew Gilmore not genetically distinct from other continental population has had little improvement in the MARKETING & SALES COORDINATOR | Hannah Pugh that there is “no evidence of genetic differentiation U.S. sites, demographic isolation, unique coastal 25 years since the beach was fi rst closed? Well, between coastal and inland populations,” the U.S. PRODUCTION habitats, and recent population declines suggest Vandenberg has expended considerable effort and ASSISTANT PRODUCTION MANAGER | Eva Lipson FWS should reevaluate its characterization of the GRAPHIC DESIGNERS | Eva Lipson, Ellen Fukumoto, they warrant special concern.” defense funds to count the birds each season. Western snowy plover as “threatened” and release Sapphire Williams, Ikey Ipekjian And even though this study specifi cally said The result of these counts was explained during local beaches for unrestricted use. a presentation to the Lompoc City Council by the BUSINESS that “snowy plovers are migratory and globally Because, you see, it is nature, not humans, that Cindy Rucker distributed, found in portions of North and Vandenberg environmental staff on March 16. rules how critters in the wild multiply and survive. ❍ CIRCULATION DIRECTOR | Jim Parsons South America and in Europe, Asia, and Africa” They have religiously counted the number of adult CIRCULATION | Michael Ferrell, Margo Baldives, Simon Lopez PUBLISHERS | Bob Rucker, Alex Zuniga only beaches in the Western U.S. were chosen for birds on three Vandenberg beaches since 1994 Ron Fink writes to the Sun from Lompoc. Send your EXECUTIVE ASSISTANTS | Patricia Horton closure action. when the U.S. FWS Western snowy plover recovery thoughts, comments, and opinionated letters to SUBMITTING LETTERS Closing Surf Beach to human visitors for several plan was initiated. [email protected]. WRITE | Mail your letter to Sun Letters, 2540 Skyway Drive, Suite A, months of the summer season has aggravated The fi ndings may surprise you. Keep in Santa Maria, CA 93455. Include your name, address, and phone number. FAX | (805) 347-9889 the local community for more than two decades. mind that the recovery goal is a sustained adult E-MAIL | [email protected], [email protected] Meanwhile, beaches in tourist-rich Santa Barbara population of 400 adults for 10 years before the

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ONLINE Visit the Sun web site at www.santamariasun.com. project approved Our site was developed and designed by Liftoff Digital, a Central Coast Last year an oil tanker crashed on Highway 166 web site development company (www.gainliftoff.com). and spilled 4,533 gallons of oil into the Cuyama The Sun is published every Thursday for your enjoyment. One copy of each River. Someone certainly needs to be held issue is available free to Northern Santa Barbara County residents and accountable for this disaster, but is blame only to visitors. Subscriptions to the Sun are $156 per year. The entire contents of the Sun are copyrighted by the Sun and cannot be reproduced without be placed on the truck driver who was charged? specific written permission from the publisher. What about the fossil fuel company that decided Because a product or service is advertised in the Sun does not mean to transport crude oil on a windy, notoriously that we endorse its use. We hope readers will use their own good dangerous two-lane road that runs next to a river? judgement in choosing products most beneficial to their well-being. The driver should have been more careful, but We welcome submissions. Please accompany them with a self-addressed, wasn’t this somewhat inevitable when the project stamped envelope. All letters to the editor become the property of the Sun. was approved? © 2021 Sun And yet the county is considering allowing more trucks on this dangerous highway. ExxonMobil wants to increase oil trucking across the county by 70 trucks per day, seven days a week on Highways 101 and 166. In addition to the risk of more oil spills and vehicle accidents, this project would also increase emissions, create poorer air quality, and prolong our reliance on fossil fuels. ExxonMobil should withdraw this dangerous project and decommission its offshore oil platforms as others have done. If it does not, the county  Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors should deny this project. Nadia Lee Abushanab advocacy and events director Santa Barbara County Action Network (SBCAN)

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www.santamariasun.com • April 8 - April 15, 2021 • Sun • 11 OPINION Temper that tantrum hile Los Alamos, Goleta, Isla Vista, Carpinteria, and Santa Ynez all know 12 Wwhat could potentially be coming their way when it comes to recreational cannabis retail, HopeHope Orcutt will have to wait until at least May 21. together Why? A capitalistic temper tantrum. The Natural Healing SBCASA.ORG Center—the totally non- controversial cannabis company that purchased the building that once housed the beloved Old Join CASA of Santa Barbara County’s Circle of Hope Town Market with the intent to turn it into a cannabis Together, we can give hope to the nearly 650 children storefront, causing uproar in experiencing abuse or neglect each year. Orcutt—took Santa Barbara County to court over its decision- making process on Orcutt’s potential cannabis Give comfort to 13-year-old Jasmine who was removed because of sexual abuse in her own home. retail store applicants. Shockingly, the Natural Healing Center didn’t Give consistency to 2-year-old Brayden who has moved foster homes 3 times in one year. make the cut. According to Natural Healing Center Give love to newborn Nevaeh who was born addicted to 6 different types of drugs. spokesperson Joe Armendariz, it’s inconceivable that their application wouldn’t be the county’s top Give encouragement to 17-year-old Savannah as she approaches adulthood and applies to colleges. pick for Orcutt. Inconceivable! The application was “second to none,” he said, apparently not realizing Give advocacy for 6-year-old David so that he can continue to see a therapist. that it was, in fact, second to some. I mean, his company already has approvals in Give time to 8-year-old Sophia who just needs someone to listen and encourage her dreams. five other cities. How could Santa Barbara County not see how freaking wonderful they are? Give knowledge to 11-year-old Caleb who needs someone to advocate for his education plan. “No other companies in this space have dedicated the financial resources or the time over Give a hand to hold for 4-year-old Isabelle as she walks into the courtroom. these past several years to positively impact the local communities in which we operate, and specifically here in the community of Orcutt,” he said. Give HOPE. Oh, I didn’t realize spending money was a prerequisite to getting the only cannabis retail Join the Circle of Hope and make a pledge to give monthly at SBCASA.ORG/circleofhope license issued in an area. It’s absolutely conceivable that out of the six cannabis retail applicants in Ready to become a CASA volunteer? You are needed now! Visit sbcasa.org/volunteer today Orcutt, at least five would get tossed. And that one of those could be the Natural Healing Center, which pissed off a lot of Orcutt residents when it dedicated its financial resources to purchase the Thank you to our extraordinary community of people giving hope every month: Old Town Market’s building assuming everything would be all good! Renee Alexandre Lorine Edens Lauren Pinsker Community compatibility was part of the Timothy Bigelow Jeffrey Hearn Scott Plyler county’s ranking process, and that move wasn’t very compatible with Old Orcutt, you know? Janet Blevins James Jepsen Deborah Schiller “We are certain that not only does no other Luann Caesar Maxine Johnson Tristin Sherman company in this process understand the needs of Corine Cerny Tami McKnight Lindsay Soleimani Orcutt better than us, but we are equally confident that no other company is more committed to doing Kim & Mike Davis Francie Olivera Penelope Stirling what is right and good for Orcutt,” Armendariz said. Shirley Decker Joanne Parker Crystal & Wes Sullins What is right and good for Orcutt, Joe? Oh, let me guess! The Natural Healing Center! Linda Weston His company missed out on making the second phase of the decision process by one measly point. Ugg! That hurts! But one point can be the difference between a winner and a loser. Plus, the ranking process was the same in each What’s Your of the six unincorporated areas that will get their Fiscal Services Manager II We know you’ve own cannabis retail locations. Inconceivable! Take? got an opinion. Kind of how the Teamsters Local 986 feels Santa Maria Joint Union High School District Everybody’s got one! about losing its union members from Allied $96,590.50 Annual Salary Central Coast Distributing. Obviously, they were This week’s online poll 4/8–4/15 coerced, right? What do you think about the county opening up That’s what Local 986 Business Agent Jeff Lee the vaccine to 16-plus at some clinics? is implying, at least. Allied—which is part of the Excellent benefits package including paid sick leave, eighth largest company in America, according to m paid vacation, paid holidays, medical insurance, It’s about time! Forbes—brought in “union busters,” according m I’m worried it will make it harder to get an to Lee, who basically rode in trucks with local CalPERS retirement, and more. appointment. delivery drivers and convinced them to decertify the union as their representative. Deadline: Until Filled m I would have preferred more sectors to get access before opening to everyone. Does anyone else feel like we just entered the Twilight Zone and jumped back in time? m m The state plans to do the same thing in about For more information about this vacancy and to apply, visit a week, so it doesn’t make a big difference. The Canary thinks its inconceivable that you https://www.applitrack.com/smjuhsd/onlineapp/ Enter your choice online wouldn’t get the humor. Send comments to canary@ at: SantaMariaSun.com santamariasun.com.

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Learning and practicing resilience is key to maintaining physical and mental health We know that prolonged exposure to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), trauma and toxic stress, like we are all experiencing now, can have lifelong negative health effects. One way to promote resilience is to form nurturing connections between children and caring adults. This month, build connections with the children in your life to protect children against harmful experiences and reduce the impact of trauma for families and our community.

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Learning and practicing resilience is key to maintaining physical and mental health We know that prolonged exposure to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), trauma and toxic stress, like we are all experiencing now, can have lifelong negative health effects. One way to promote resilience is to form nurturing connections between children and caring adults. This month, build connections with the children in your life to protect children against harmful experiences and reduce the impact of trauma for families and our community.

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DROP THE MIC Coast, a new feature-length film shot on location in Santa Maria, Avila Beach, and other Central Coast cities, will premiere at a drive-in screening as part of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Thursday, April 8, at 7 p.m. An additional screening will take place on Saturday, April 10, at noon. Both drive-in events will be held at Santa Barbara City College. Visit coastthefeature.com for more info. —Caleb Wiseblood

PHOTO COURTESY OF JOURNEY HOME painting, writing, and crafting, with live bunnies in the WORKSHOPS VIA ZOOM Sara Curran Ice, PCPA’s through May 3 Free. 805-747-4200. artcentralslo.com/ ARTS studio to help keep the creative juices flowing. Through Technical Theatre Program Coordinator/Designer, is portfolio/nowhere-to-land/. Art Central, 1329 Monterey April 11 805-868-1746. wineanddesign.com/orcutt. Wine conducting Workshops via Zoom for local high school St., San Luis Obispo. SANTA YNEZ VALLEY and Design, 3420 Orcutt Road, suite 105, Orcutt. drama students. Check site or call for more info. ongoing CAL POLY OPEN HOUSE RECITAL This virtual MUSIC LESSONS AT COELHO Call or go online for the PCPA: The Pacific Conservatory Theatre, Santa Maria, presentation will feature student instrumentalists and THE ART OF FACE MASKS: VIRTUAL EXHIBIT This Academy’s current offerings. The Academy offers private 805-922-8313, pcpa.org. vocalists from a variety of majors who participate in Cal group show reunites several artists from the museum’s lessons by the hour or half hour for all age groups and Poly’s Choirs, Symphony, University Jazz Bands, Wind 2019 exhibit, The Art of Dress, including Georganne WOVEN NARRATIVES (VIRTUAL EXHIBITION) ability. ongoing 805-925-0464. coelhomusic.com. Coelho Orchestra, and Wind Ensemble. A live Q-and-A with students Alex, Carole Coduti, Gwen Samuels, and others. ongoing A virtual exhibit of artist Michael F. Rohde’s abstract Academy of Music, 325 E. Betteravia Rd., Santa Maria. and faculty will follow the recording of performances from Free. artoffacemasks.com. Elverhoj Museum of History tapestry work, weaving human connections and modern the 2019-20 season. April 10, 2 p.m. Free. 805-756-2406. and Art, 1624 Elverhoy Way, Solvang, 805-686-1211. PCPA: ACTORS TALKBACK Streams live on PCPA’s relevance. Through May 1, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Free. 805- Instagram every Thursday and spotlights a different 694-8894. hancockcollege.edu/gallery. Ann Foxworthy music.calpoly.edu. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo. A MIGHTY OAK: PERMANENT EXHIBIT ONLINE thespian guest each week. Hosted by Erik Stein. Gallery, 800 S. College Dr., Santa Maria. CALL FOR ARTISTS: ART CENTRAL’S VIRTUAL Depicts the habitat around a Valley oak–one of the largest Thursdays, 3:30 p.m. Free. pcpa.org. PCPA: The Pacific GALLERY Most Fridays, Art Central publishes a “Virtual and old trees found in our area. View the artwork online. Conservatory Theatre, Santa Maria, 805-922-8313. SOUTH COAST SLO COUNTY Gallery” and is looking for more artwork to include. Please ongoing Free. Wildling Museum of Art and Nature, 1511-B email us your artwork so we can continue to encourage, Mission Dr., Solvang, 805-688-1082, wildlingmuseum.org. PCPA READS AT HOME A literacy project that uses SUNSET PHOTO SHOOT As part of a series of events support, and inspire the local art community. Attach your our students’ learning to serve children and parents who for the 130th Anniversary of the Point San Luis Lighthouse, THE NATURE OF CLOUDS: HOLLI HARMON image, name, title, medium, size and any inspiring words are learning at home. Co-hosted by Allan Hancock College we will be hosting an evening for photographers and Chandelier crystals, spider plants, and various you would like to share. Fridays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. through and the Santa Maria-Bonita School District to bring a love enthusiasts to come to the station and take sunset succulents are among the items suspended by invisible May 28 Free. 805-747-4200. artcentralslo.wordpress.com/ of stories and language to people right in their homes. photos. April 9, 5:30 p.m. my805tix.com. Point San Luis threads, all under a ceiling designed to resemble a blog/. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo. ongoing PCPA: The Pacific Conservatory Theatre, Santa Lighthouse, 1 Lighthouse Rd., Avila Beach. cumulus-cloud-filled sky, in artist Holli Harmon’s window Maria, 805-922-8313, pcpa.org. CAMBRIA CENTER FOR THE ARTS VIRTUAL installation inspired by the water cycle. Through Sept. 22 SAN LUIS OBISPO GALLERY: VINEYARD CHURCH PAINTERS A new wildlingmuseum.org. Wildling Museum of Art and Nature, TECH TALKS: LIVE ON INSTAGRAM Every Tuesday sit virtual group show titled ‘It’s About Time.’ If interested 1511-B Mission Dr., Solvang, 805-688-1082. down with one of our technical staff and learn about the ins ACT SPRING BREAK CAMPS COVID-19 safety protocols in submitting work, view site for requirements (deadline and outs of their craft. Get the exclusive with our host Erik will be followed during this program open to students ages SB COUNTY AND BEYOND Photographic landscapes to submit is March 4). Through April 25 Free. 805-434- Stein. Tuesdays, 3:30 p.m. PCPA: The Pacific Conservatory 5 to 13. Participants will learn the basics of acting, improv, by George Rose. View online. ongoing Free. Wildling 7060. [email protected]. Online, See Theatre, Santa Maria, 805-922-8313, pcpa.org. and other areas. Scholarships available. Through April 9, 9 Museum of Art and Nature, 1511-B Mission Dr., Solvang, website, San Luis Obispo. a.m.-noon $195. 805-781-3889. slorep.org/education/act- 805-688-1082, wildlingmuseum.org. VALLEY ART GALLERY: SPRING ART SHOWCASE theatre-camps/. San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre, 888 FINDING SPACES Finding Spaces is a group exhibition The Valley Art Gallery of Santa Maria is now exclusively SOLVANG SCHOOL: INSPIRED BY NATURE View Morro St., San Luis Obispo. of artists’ works, exploring a variety of paint mediums. showing at the Santa Maria Airport. The airport has free the exhibit online. Features photography by 29 Solvang This exhibition is hosted by SLOMA in partnership with The parking and plenty of elbow room for guests to social ART CENTRAL: MINI MASTER PIECE CONTEST School Yearbook and Media students. The students, Painters Group and was guest curated by Laura-Susan distance. With the winter exhibit closing at the end of Paint a masterpiece on one of our mini canvases and grades 7 – 8, were inspired by philosopher Henry David Thomas. Through May 30, noon sloma.org/exhibition/ March, the spring showcase will begin in April. Through submit your paintings by April 28th for a chance to win Thoreau’s quote: “All good things are wild and free.” finding-spaces/. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo. June 6 Free. 805-922-0663. valleygallery.org. Santa Maria ‘big’. Check blog for more information. Mondays-Saturdays, ongoing Free. Wildling Museum of Art and Nature, 1511-B Airport, 3249 Terminal Dr., Santa Maria. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sundays, 12-4 p.m. through April 28 FLOOR PLAN: A VIRTUAL DANCE CONCERT Mission Dr., Solvang, 805-688-1082, wildlingmuseum.org. 805-747-4200. artcentralslo.com/another-art-contest-at- Presented by the Orchesis Dance Company. Available WINE AND DESIGN VIRTUAL CLASSES Check SUNFLOWERS + HYDRANGEAS = HAPPINESS: art-central/. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo. to stream through the end of Cal Poly’s academic year. Wine and Design’s Orcutt website for the complete list OIL PAINTINGS BY PATTI ROBBINS Gallery Los Through June 1 theatredance.calpoly.edu. Online, See of virtual classes online, for various ages. Also ART EXHIBIT: NOWHERE TO LAND An exhibit Olivos presents a solo exhibit of oil paintings website, San Luis Obispo. by Patti Robbins. This collection of paintings offering kids camps for summer. ongoing featuring local artist and Cal Poly Professor Antonio F. HELP ART CENTRAL FEED SLO: DONATE TODAY includes pieces that focus on sunflowers Varies. wineanddesign.com/orcutt. Wine Garcia. Enjoy his unique exploration of mediums and Art Central has come up with a way to both raise funds for and/or Hydrangeas as the primary and Design, 3420 Orcutt Road, suite 105, concepts. Please stop by Art Central’s gallery during our local food pantries and get art supplies into the hands subjects. Mondays, Thursdays-Sundays, 10 Orcutt. store hours to view this exhibit. Mondays-Sundays. of children from disadvantaged families. Click the link in a.m.-5 p.m. through April 30 Free. http:/ this post to learn more and donate. Through April 15, 10 GalleryLosOlivos.com. Gallery Los Olivos, a.m.-5 p.m. $10. 805-747-4200. artcentralartsupply.com/ 2920 Grand Ave., Los Olivos, 805-688-7517. New Times and the Sun now share their community listings for a complete Central INDEX art-central-donation.php. Online, See website, San Luis WINTERING: A FOX TALE Local artist Obispo. Nicole Strasburg’s illuminated paper-cut Coast calendar running from SLO County through Arts ...... [17] LINDA WEINBERG-HAMMER: PASTEL EXHIBIT silhouette series, Wintering: A Fox Tale, is one northern Santa Barbara County. Submit events online Pastel artist Linda Weinberg-Hammer will have her works of two new window installations, easily viewable by logging in with your Google, Facebook, or Twitter account on display. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, please contact from outside the Wildling Museum. Through June 20 Culture & Lifestyle ...... [18] at newtimesslo.com. You may also email calendar@ the artist directly. ongoing 913-522-9457. Jamaica You, wildlingmuseum.org. Wildling Museum of Art and Nature, newtimesslo.com. Deadline is one week before the issue 1998 Santa Barbara Ave., San Luis Obispo. 1511-B Mission Dr., Solvang, 805-688-1082. date on Thursdays. Submissions are subject to editing Food & Drink ...... [19] NEVER STOP CREATING: STUDENT FILM and approval. Contact Calendar Editor Caleb Wiseblood SANTA MARIA VALLEY/LOS ALAMOS AND DIGITAL MEDIA ARTS COMPETITION An directly at [email protected]. Music ...... [19] EASTER BUNNY KIDS CAMP 5 fun-filled days of ARTS continued page 18

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Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay. SANTA MARIA PUBLIC LIBRARY: MOVIE TALK DISCUSSION GROUP A video conference movie GALLERY AT MARINA SQUARE PRESENTS discussion group; meets on the second Thursday of WATERCOLOR PAINTINGS BY SHERIL VIAU each month. For more information email sstarnaud@ Sheril Viau’s vibrant, detailed, uplifting watercolors are cityofsantamaria.org or call 805-925-0994. Second inspired by her many travels. She paints a wide variety of Thursday of every month, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free. subjects, including flowers, boats, harbors, landscapes cityofsantamaria.org/city-government/departments/ and architecture. She grew up in Morro Bay and currently library. Santa Maria Public Library, 421 S. McClelland St., 18 resides with her family in Nipomo. Mondays, Tuesdays, Santa Maria, 805-925-0994. Thursdays-Sundays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. through April 29 Free. 805-772-1068. galleryatmarinasquare.com. Gallery at SPRING/SUMMER WAGS AND PURRS ONLINE Marina Square, 601 Embarcadero suite 10, Morro Bay. AUCTION Visit website to find out more about the APRIL 8 – APRIL 15 auction items and where the proceeds are going. April 2021 MINI MOSAICS (CURBSIDE PICK-UP) Create in 12-19 sbcanimalcare.org. That’s FETCH, 3564 Skyway the comfort and safety of your home with a Creative Me Dr., Suite B, Santa Maria, 805-361-0802. Time kit guided by a how-to video and instruction sheet. Choose from several projects.Great for beginners. April VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS OVER ZOOM Visit site or call CAN’T STOP, WON’T STOP 18, 10-11 a.m. Various. 805-286-5993. CreativeMeTime. to learn about various virtual workshop offerings. ongoing The Central Coast Film Society is accepting entries into its new multimedia competition, The com. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay. Varies. Unwind Studio, 130 N. Broadway, suite B, Santa Maria, 805-748-2539, unwindsantamaria.com. “Never Stop Creating” Student Challenge, up until Thursday, April 15. The contest’s categories MOSAICS FOR BEGINNERS Create in the comfort and include podcasting, filmmaking, and screenwriting. Its panel of judges include Chris Lambert safety of your home guided by a how-to video. Choose from YOGA FOR MANKIND: ZOOM CLASSES Offering (pictured), creator of Your Own Backyard podcast; Skye McLennan, festival director for the several projects to make your heart sing while learning a variety of virtual yoga and pilates classes over the summer. Check site for class schedule. ongoing Starts SLO Film Festival; and others. Visit centralcoastfilmsociety.org for more details. mosaic basics to complete your project. Date listed is for at $10. yoga4mankind.org. Yoga for Mankind, 130 N — C.W. curbside kit pickup. Preregistration is required. April 17, 10-11 a.m. Various. 805-286-5993. creativemetime.com. Broadway, suite B, Orcutt. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay. SOUTH COAST SLO COUNTY ARTS from page 17 VIRTUAL OPEN STUDIOS ART TOUR Visit ARTS TANGLED LINES: PEN AND INK DRAWINGS BY LEARN TO SURF: BEGINNER SURF LESSONS opportunity to celebrate Central Coast students who Obispo’s Facebook page to view works from several DEBBIE GEDAYLOO AND STEVIE CHUN Artists Beginner surf lessons for you, your zoomers, and your found safe ways to continue creating throughout the local artists and artisans. ongoing Free. facebook.com/ Debbie Gedayloo and Stevie Chun have come together to homeschoolers. All equipment provided with the $70 COVID-19 pandemic. The challenge covers film, digital artsobispo. Downtown SLO, Higuera Street, showcase their pen and ink drawings. Both artists work charge. Every other Monday-Sunday, 8:45-11 a.m. media arts, screenplay writing, and podcasting. Through San Luis Obispo. with different techniques and line intensity, patterns, through April 30 $70. 805-489-8823. surfpismo.com. April 15 Free. 805-668-4828. centralcoastfilmsociety. WE ALL BLEED: PHOTOGRAPHY OF PROTEST and ink strokes. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays- Pismo Beach Pier, West end of Pomeroy, Pismo Beach. org/never-stop-creating-challenge.html. Online, See BY RICHARD FUSILLO An exhibition of photography Sundays. through April 29 Free. 805-772-1068. website, San Luis Obispo. and media surrounding the Black Lives Matter protests in galleryatmarinasquare.com. Gallery at Marina Square, POINT SAN LUIS LIGHTHOUSE VIRTUAL TOUR SLO. Hosted in collaboration with R.A.C.E. Matters SLO. 601 Embarcadero suite 10, Morro Bay. Join a live docent via Zoom for an interactive virtual SHELTER: AN AUDIO PLAY An experimental theatrical Through May 2, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. 805-543-8562. tour of the Point San Luis Lighthouse. Wednesdays, 11 experience available to stream through the end of Cal TEMPERED GLASS MOSAICS Create in the comfort sloma.org/exhibition/we-all-bleed/. Online, See website, a.m. $10. pointsanluislighthouse.org/. Point San Luis Poly’s academic year. Through June 1 theatredance. and safety of your home guided by a how-to video. This San Luis Obispo. Lighthouse, 1 Lighthouse Rd., Avila Beach. calpoly.edu. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo. kit begins with a chat with the instructor to select your colors, theme, and personal items you’d like to include. WEEKLY DROWNING RESCUE COURSES Facility SLO CAMERA CLUB Online Zoom meetings and NORTH SLO COUNTY You’ll receive photos of chosen supplies and layout. advertised as open and safe. Give the office a call competitions. Everyone is welcome. Visit site for meeting CALIFORNIA-AESTHETIC-3D A celebration of the Preregistation required. April 17, 11 a.m.-noon $75. 805- to register over the phone. Mondays-Saturdays, 10 links. Second Thursday of every month Free to guest. California spirit though sculpture. CA3D features work 286-5993. creativemetime.com. Art Center Morro Bay, a.m.-6:30 p.m. Members $130; Non-members $160. 805- slocameraclub.org. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo. created with elements of wood, stone, metal and glass. 835 Main St., Morro Bay. 481-6399. 5 Cities Swim School, 425 Traffic Way, Arroyo SLO REP: THE INTERMISSION SHOW Even though Sculptors include Carl Berney, Peter Charles, Mecki Grande, 5citiesswimschool.com. SLO REP’s stage is dark, enjoy a dose of SLO REP behind- Heussen, George Jercich, Larry Le Brane, Ron Roundy, the-scenes fun every Friday until the theater opens its and Ken Wilbanks. Mondays, Wednesdays-Sundays, noon SAN LUIS OBISPO doors to the public again. Fridays, 3-3:30 p.m. through CULTURE & through May 3 Free. 805-238-9800. studiosonthepark. CAL POLY ARTS PRESENTS NATIONAL April 30 Free. 805-781-3889. slorep.org/shows/the- org/events/californiaaesthetic3d/. Studios on the Park, GEOGRAPHIC LIVE: WOMEN AND MIGRATION intermission-show/. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo. 1130 Pine St., Paso Robles. LIFESTYLE In a shift described as “the feminization of migration,” SLOMA: A DIGITAL ART SALON (VIRTUAL) This more women are being forced to leave home because of PORTRAITS IN NATURE View the unique and SANTA MARIA VALLEY/LOS ALAMOS digital exhibition features diverse artworks created by inspiring work of local Central Coast artists in oil, pastel, famine or violence, making migration a deadly gamble contemporary California digital artists. Juror selections watercolor, photography, sculpture and glass in the Paso 30 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED IN SANTA MARIA/ for survival. This 60-minute virtual event will include were made by artist Michelle Robinson. Through May Robles Art Association Gallery. Through April 28 Studios ORCUTT Community Partners in Caring is seeking stories and visuals along with an audience Q-and-A. 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On Saturday, April 17, the public is invited to meet the group of local artists behind the Painted Horse Project, an ongoing public art initiative, during the Painted Horse Round Up event at the Artisan Market in Santa Ynez, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Launched by the Santa Ynez Chamber of Commerce GUITAR HERO: Steve Key described local fingerstyle guitarist last fall, the Painted Horse Project is a collection of painted Dorian Michael (pictured) as a perfectionist. Michael is a wooden horses dispersed throughout downtown Santa Ynez. longtime collaborator of Key’s and will join him and other local The chamber obtained a grant from Visit SYV and private artists in an upcoming group show. donations to fund the project. Participating artists who donated their time and talent to the initiative include Suzanne Huska (whose painted horse is pictured), Susan Cobb, Nicole Pena, Laurie Owens, Joan Reden, Annie Guillemette, Natalie Fab four Local musicians Steve Key, Dorian Michael, Paul Griffith, Asselstine, Dawn DeBartolo, and Faith K. Ortega. and John Nowel are putting on a backyard concert at a private “I hoped to bring something artistic for the community residence in Orcutt on Sunday, April 11, at 2 p.m. Attendees to experience outdoors, and this project fit perfectly,” Linda who RSVP by calling (805) 937-8402 or emailing jwcardinal@ Small, executive director for the Santa Ynez Chamber of msn.com will receive the address. Visit stevekey.com for Commerce, said in a statement, discussing the project’s KEY OF THE SONG: Singer-songwriter Steve Key (pictured), also well known as the founder of Songwriters at Play, will join three additional info. development. other local musicians for a house concert in Orcutt on Sunday, April 11. Guests of the upcoming Painted Horse Round Up event can also look forward to a variety of artisan booths on-site. BY CALEB WISEBLOOD the upcoming house concert, aforementioned “There is something special about the energy at a house concert,” Key said. “The best situations for For more info on the Painted Horse Project, email linda@ hat do singer-songwriter Steve Key, guitarist Michael, who specializes in acoustic me are when people are there to listen. I can have santaynezchamber.org. guitarist Dorian Michael, percussionist fingerstyle guitar. a conversation with them, I can share stories with Paul Griffith, and fiddler John Nowel all “Dorian is such a perfectionist, spent hours re- W them, I can joke around with them.” have in common? (Aside from calling the Central recording his guitar tracks until he was happy with This particular house concert will also be Santa Maria Recreation and Coast their home, that is.) it,” Key said, recalling the album’s production. livestreamed online for the community to view These four prolific musicians are set to share Instead of layering each track, the album Parks Dept. announces five virtually, thanks to videographer Simon Mercado the stage—or backyard—at an upcoming outdoor was recorded as a live performance with Key and his backup band playing together, which of Noble Productions. artists chosen to paint house concert at a residence in Orcutt. The show’s With that special house-concert energy, Key hosts are Jeff and Rhonda Cardinal, a couple made Michael an outlier of the group with his meticulous re-recording work. hopes members of the audience at the backyard local utility boxes well known in the local music community for show will feel comfortable enough to start often hosting house shows with the Basin Street Michael was also the person who suggested The city of Santa Maria Recreation and Parks Department that Key bring on board Griffith—probably best dancing along with the music, or get “at least some Regulars and the Pismo Beach Jazz Jubilee. recently held a call for artists to paint traffic signal utility known for touring with Sheryl Crow among toes tapping,” he said. m Birds of a different feather are flocking to boxes in and around the city, which was open to both Santa other Americana artists—to play drums during the April 11 concert however, as guests are Barbara and San Luis Obispo County residents. Applicants both the album and for its live release show in Arts Editor Caleb Wiseblood is already tapping were encouraged to pitch artworks based on themes that tie promised an afternoon of blues, country, and November 2019. his toes. Send comments to cwiseblood@ to Santa Maria’s social, cultural, and/or historical identity. folk. Key, probably best known for his work With Key on vocals, Michael santamariasun.com. Entries were due at the end of March and seven judges, with Songwriters at Play, organized the show, FILE PHOTO COURTESY OF BONNIE NELSON-KEY as part of the department’s Public Art Committee, narrowed on guitar, and Griffith on drums assembling a group of his peers to join him. for this weekend’s Orcutt show, down the entry pool to five winners. The following local artists For the past decade, Key and his wife, Bonnie, were chosen for their proposed designs (listed respectively): the fourth and final piece of the have co-produced and organized hundreds of live puzzle is Nowel, known locally Laura Lozan for Til We All Come Home; Frank Dominguez for concerts within their Songwriters at Play series, SM Wine Country; Alberto Miguel Vazquez for Coztic Tototl/ for his solo work as well as for his showcasing local bands and solo artists at dozens Americana band, Stereo Chickens. Yellow Bird; Elesa Carlson for Our Magnificent Landscape; and of venues along the Central Coast. The couple Briana Zacarias for Woman in Field. “John has joined me many lives in Shell Beach but are no strangers to heading times in the past few years, “The variety of skilled artistic designs presented the judges south to put on live shows in Santa Maria, Solvang, with a challenge to pick only five proposals to be painted on usually when I’m playing a venue and Santa Barbara, Key said—at least before 2020. utility boxes on the north side of the city,” Dennis Smitherman, in Morro Bay, where he lives,” said recreation services manager, said in a statement. “The shutdown derailed all that,” said Key, who Key, making Nowel’s upcoming The five artists will paint utility boxes along Donovan was also involved with a former monthly song trip to Orcutt and a recent show at Road and Alvin Road in Santa Maria, and each artist will contest prior to last March, in collaboration with Sculpterra Winery in Paso Robles receive a stipend of $500 and up to $250 as reimbursement the West Coast Songwriters. exceptions to the rule. for material costs. Once the painted boxes are completed, Recalling conversations he had with other Attendees of the Orcutt concert photographs of the boxes will be added to the city’s public art musicians during the first week of shelter-in-place are welcome to bring their own tour website (cityofsantamaria.org/art). orders, Key said the best word to describe the chairs and snacks, although there This public art program is made possible by contributions mood was “surreal.” will be plenty of chairs available from PLAY Inc., Tri-W Enterprise, MBL Landscape Architect, “We thought it was a temporary shutdown, on-site along with complimentary and JD Humann Landscape. For more details on the perhaps a few weeks,” Key said. “I was affected wine and beer (donations are department’s Public Art Committee, reach the Santa Maria both as a producer of events and a performer encouraged, though). Concert Recreation and Parks Department directly at (805) 925-0951, hoping to promote my most recent album.” guests are required to RSVP Ext. 2260. m The album Key referred to is How I Learned beforehand (in order to receive the to Drink, which he premiered at the end of 2019. house address and other details) FIDDLE ME THIS: The quartet Steve Key (pictured, right) assembled for an upcoming Arts Briefs is compiled by Arts Editor Caleb Wiseblood. Send Joining Key on the 10-track opus was one of his and are asked to mask up when house concert in Orcutt includes fiddler John Nowel (left), who he’s also performed information to [email protected]. longtime collaborators and co-headliners of roaming away from their seats. with at Sculpterra Winery in Paso Robles.

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SUN SCREEN PHOTO COURTESY OF COR CORDIUM PROUCTIONS as a flat tire, but are monumental hurdles to Fern, who has little money and few resources. The film is NOMADLAND less about plot than it is about feeling. These are the What’s it rated? R On the road invisible people struggling to get by, and the film is When? 2020 Where’s it showing? Hulu hloé Zhao (The Rider) directs and adapts for a meandering poem to their spirit. Anna: McDormand is once again at her best as the What’s it worth, Anna? Full price the screen Jessica Bruder’s 2017 nonfiction book What’s it worth, Glen? Full price CNomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty- enigmatic and quiet Fern, whose life is packed into 21 First Century, about modern-day “houseless” people. a van and who has to figure out her place in this The central character is Fern (Frances McDormand), rolling world. We heard an interview on NPR with happens in Nomadland, and who lost everything in the Great Recession. She’s some real houseless people who spend their lives its open ending suggests now an itinerant worker living out of her van, who on the road, and the hurdles Fern faces are all too Fern’s life on the road will travels the West in search of a way to make a living. real. The film is atmospheric, the sweeping desert continue on. It’s a slice of The film also features David Strathairn as Dave, as is beautiful and lonely, and you are going to have to life most of us will never well as a cast of real-life nomads playing fictional be OK with quiet with Nomadland. The film gives experience or would even versions of themselves. It’s the Golden Globe winner McDormand a lot to do with her character, but this want to—a life of grinding for Best Motion Picture-Drama and Best Director one is introspective. The cast of real-life travelers poverty and little stability— and is also nominated for six Academy Awards adds authenticity, and the slog of the day-to-day and yet Fern and her fellow including Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Director, life is never glamorized for us. It’s been described nomads never lose their Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Film Editing, and Best as “slow paced,” which I can’t argue with, but for humanity. How could they? Cinematographer. (92 min.) me it takes the time it needs, and the small story is It’s about all they’ve got. needled out as we watch McDormand do her fine Anna: I loved The Rider as FINDING HER WAY: After her husband dies and she loses her job, Fern (Frances Glen: Tender and elegiac, Nomadland is about work with the character. well. Zhao obviously has a McDormand) takes to the road in search of work, discovering a whole community of an unseen side of homelessness. It’s also about Glen: The search for authenticity is Zhao’s talent for blending fiction modern-day nomads like herself, in Nomadland, screening on Hulu. community, resilience, and freedom. Fern recently raison d’être. Her last film, The Rider, starred with realism, and Nomadland lost her husband as well as her blue collar job at a real-life cowboy Brady Jandreau, as well as his is another great example of keep going no matter what comes at you. Her life gypsum plant in Nevada after working there for family members and other Lakota Sioux of the that. I had never thought about what life on the has been packed away into the confines of her van, years. Her town is essentially dying, so she sells Pine Ridge Reservation playing fictionalized road would look like in reality—taking physically making her face her utter aloneness. Be patient off her belongings and buys a van, first taking a versions of themselves, and was based on real taxing jobs to earn a few bucks, enough to help with this one; like we said, it doesn’t rush at all but seasonal job at an Amazon fulfillment center. There events. Somehow, Zhao manages to get effective you move on to the next spot but never enough to there is a lot to ruminate on, and both the director she meets other itinerant workers and hears about a performances out of these non-actors, and the afford you a whole lot of comfort. It’s something and lead do a wonderful job of weaving this story. desert rendezvous organized by Bob Wills (playing realism it lends the film makes the experience even most of us will never experience or would even It’s definitely worth a watch. m himself), an advocate for the “houseless.” She more immersive. This is also a really beautiful film, consider for our lives, but there’re people out there reluctantly attends and finds community and learns as was The Rider. Both share the same director doing it every day, and McDormand’s Fern is a New Times Senior Staff Writer Glen Starkey and survival skills for life on the road. What follows is of photography, Joshua James Richard, who also testament to the tenacity it takes to survive. There’s freelancer Anna Starkey write Sun Screen. Glen an exploration of the relationships she forms as well worked on Zhao’s feature-length debut, Songs My no guarantee that the car is going to start or there compiles streaming listings. Comment at gstarkey@ as the events that might seem minor to most, such Brothers Taught Me (2015). As noted, not much will be work at the next stop, but you just have to newtimesslo.com.

PHOTO COURTESY OF BEACHSIDE FILMS PHOTO COURTESY OF LEGENDARY ENTERTAIMENT GODZILLA VS. KONG Film Reviews What’s it rated? PG-13 When? 2021 THE SUNLIT NIGHT Where’s it showing? HBO Max, Park, and Hi-Way Drive-In What’s it rated? R When? 2019 Adam Wingard directs this creature feature about the mighty Where’s it showing? Hulu King Kong squaring off against fearsome Godzilla. It’s loud. It’s David Wnendt directs Rebecca Dinerstein’s screenplay based dumb. It’s pure fantasy. If you’re watching this film for the human on her novel about Frances (Jenny Slate), an aspiring painter characters, prepare to be disappointed, but if you’re here for an who takes a job helping Nils (Fridtjov Såheim), a famous artist, epic throwdown between two titans, you might have a bit of fun. create a barn installation in Norway. The film takes up nearly five decades after we last saw Frances is tired of her everyday life. Her parents are Kong in Kong: Skull Island (2017), and it’s been five years since separating, and they’re all stuck together in a cramped New York Godzilla defeated King Ghidorah in Godzilla: King of the Monsters apartment. Her art professors find her work uninspiring, and she ON AN ADVENTURE: A struggling New York artist, Frances (2019). Kong is being monitored inside a giant dome, and he’s can’t seem to catch a break, so when this apprenticeship with (Jenny Slate), takes an apprenticeship with a famous none too happy about it, but he communicates via sign language Nils pops up, she has no reason to say no. Norwegian artist to create a barn installation, along the with Jia (Kaylee Hottle), the last Iwi native of Skull Island, or Set in the beautiful countryside of Norway just past the way meeting a cast of odd characters, in The Sunlit Night, some such nonsense. It doesn’t really matter. We’re just waiting Viking reenactment camp, Nils’ project seems simple enough— for Kong to go toe to clawed toe with Godzilla, who’s just attacked KAIJU THROWDOWN: A giant lizard battles a giant ape in paint a barn in various shades of yellow. Frances tries to connect screening on Hulu. some facility. Godzilla vs. Kong, but we all know the real villain is humanity. with the accomplished artist, but his reception is pretty cold, Then there’s more nonsense about Hollow Earth, which—the lot of story to tell, Slate is charming and subtle. She makes and he’s only interested in work from sunup to sundown. He’s theory goes—is the realm of the titans, and Skull Island is friends with a goat and tries to warm Nils’ cold persona with her to see on the big screen, but it was released on HBO Max the not a conversationalist. She also meets Nasha (Alex Sharp), who the place where Hollow Earth pushed up to the surface. If this natural humor and quick wit. It’s hit or miss ratings wise, but I same day it arrived in theaters, so I watched from home. It was soon becomes her romantic lead, and Haldor (Zach Galifianakis), sounds ridiculous, it’s because it is, but the fight sequences and enjoyed this little film with a lot of heart. (106 min.) thankfully pretty short at less than two hours. (113 min.) m the self-appointed lead of the Viking group and overall odd dude. mayhem are impressive. This probably would have been better It’s endearing and warm, and while it doesn’t have a whole —Anna —Glen

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Cannery whoa! The Naughty Oak Brewing Company is located at 165 S. Broadway St., suite 102, Can-do attitude Orcutt. Call (805) 314-2368 or visit naughtyoak. Naughty Oak Brewing Company unveils newly com for more info. designed line of beer cans in Old Town Orcutt finds a way to help get the job done and finds a way to make beer and squirrels BY CALEB WISEBLOOD help, and we are lucky to have a first- beautiful.” on’t let the release date fool you; class graphic artist on the team.” From nutty to naughty, the brewery’s April 1 marked the for-real debut of In terms of can production, Naughty squirrel mascot has been a beacon of DNaughty Oak Brewing Company’s Oak Brewing Company has an hope for local beer enthusiasts since newly designed line of to-go cans. It was arrangement with Mercenary Canning Naughty Oak first opened in Old fabulous news for fans of the popular Solutions in San Luis Obispo, a mobile Town Orcutt more than half a decade Orcutt brewery, but imagine if said canning facilitator offering its services ago. With year-round beers on tap— occasion was an elaborate April Fools’ to craft beverage producers located including ales, blondes, hard seltzers, Day prank in disguise? Patrons would throughout the Central Coast. lagers, IPAs, double IPAs, and more— have come home with their new cans Canning their beers was something and a lively calendar of weekly specials only to get buzzed off of either cream the Kitts couple had been wanting to try and food vendor events (upcoming soda or root beer—but of course that’s for a while, Steve explained. collabs include Barbecue in the Stix not what happened. “We’ve been talking about canning on Friday, April 9, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., Missed opportunities aside, Naughty since we bought our bottler four years and Feed My Seoul on Saturday, April Oak wasn’t joking when the company ago,” he said. “At that point in time, the 10, from 5 to 8 p.m.), Naughty Oak has announced its newest canned libations. equipment cost was out of our reach, become a town staple. The first two to-go cans to be released and there weren’t mobile canners like Even the turbulence of 2020 in the series were the Chela, a Mexican Mercenary Canning to come in and fill couldn’t shake that reputation, but the lager; and the Able, a Central Coast IPA. the gap.” COVID-19 pandemic did bring about ON TAP: Naughty Oak Brewing Company has a wide selection of year-round beers on tap, including ales, Regardless of what kind of beer For the brewery’s latest can launch, several complications for the brewery, blondes, hard seltzers, lagers, IPAs, double IPAs, and more. is inside, the cans just look cool in Rockwell spent a few months designing as expected, Steve explained. general, and that’s thanks to the unique new label artwork for each to-go can. “This last year hasn’t been easy on it’s tending the bar, or a hodgepodge staffed and only able to sell beer to-go. art designs found on each one. Naughty “[Andrea] pulled out all the stops anyone. We have been fortunate that of cleaning, unloading grain, and keg Despite that, customers were right there Oak’s graphic designer, Andrea and we couldn’t be happier with the we have a great team in our staff and in washing. They were there and we’re so at the door when we opened. And we Rockwell, clearly wasn’t just thinking way the labels turned out,” Steve said. our community,” he said, recalling the appreciative that their dedication kept want to thank all of them for that. outside the box, she was thinking The fact that Naughty Oak Brewing difficult circumstances the company the brewery going,” Steve said. “This wouldn’t have been survivable outside the can. Company is owned and operated by faced in sales, staffing, and other Loyal patrons of Naughty Oak within for us without their ongoing support,” “We wanted the cans to look fresh a husband-and-wife team isn’t the areas over the past year, since the first the Orcutt community and beyond he added. “We know they’re able to buy and colorful so they would stand out only reason it’s locally known as a pandemic shutdown last March. also played a huge role in keeping the practically any beer at the chain stores, on the shelves,” said Steve Kitts. He true family-run brewery. Rockwell Through thick and thin though, brewery up and running during the but for them to make a special trip to and his wife, Emily, co-own Naughty is Emily’s sister-in-law, and Janis Steve said Naughty Oak Brewing COVID-19 crisis, he emphasized. the brewery to show support, means Oak Brewing Company, which they Rockwell, the artist responsible for the Company’s staff, even at its most “The community had an outpouring the world to us.” m opened in 2015. “Andrea keeps us eye- various murals that adorn the walls minimal, was willing “to help get the of support for the brewery throughout catching and on-brand with all digital of Naughty Oak Brewing Company’s job done, whatever that meant at the the pandemic, and it has been a If Arts Editor Caleb Wiseblood started his material, labels, logos, and merchandise taproom, is Emily’s mother. time,” he explained. main source of motivation for us to own beer label, it would be called ‘I can’t branding. She has been with us since “She is a saint with paint,” Steve “Sometimes, it was helping with a persevere,” Steve said. “Through many believe it’s not butter beer.’ Send feedback the first moment we realized we needed said of his mother-in-law. “She always canning or bottling day, some days of the shutdowns, we were minimally to [email protected].

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