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NORTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY’S NEWS AND ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY > AUGUST 16 - AUGUST 23, 2018 > VOL. 19 NO. 24 > WWW.SANTAMARIASUN.COM AT THE MOVIES BlacKkKlansman: 1 Undercover in the Klan [32] The way we think about bullying is changing, and one local family’s solution to the problem is simple [8] BY KASEY BUBNASH LAST WEEK TO ‘Fighting’ back ENTER! [7] North County cities work to Trish Campbell draws from Dine in style at The NEWS address homelessness [6] ARTS emotional experience [27] EATS Century Room [34] AUGUST 16 - AUGUST 23, 2018 VOL. 19 NO. 24 ullying is an age-old issue in education, one many kids face while growing up. While researchers don’t have a solid answer to solve the problem, one of the best Bthings for kids who are bullied is to get them involved in a positive group activity. And for some local parents, educating their kids in self-defense in a group setting has ARMBAR PAYTON: Payton (top) and proved a powerfully effective approach . 2 [8] Jada (bottom) Giddings, both 10, battle Also this week, North County cities and nonprofits work it out at Paragon of Santa Maria on to address homelessness [6], an unlikely duo teams up for a July 27. The local twin sisters attend concert of duets from Broadway [23], a local painter explores Brazilian jiu-jitsu classes five times a week and say the activity has helped an emotional landscape in an exhibit in Lompoc , PCPA [27] them cope with bullying at school. delivers a powerhouse performance of Mamma Mia! [29], and The Century Room in Santa Maria boasts a vintage vibe [34]. Joe Payne, Managing Editor Photo by Jayson Mellom > Cover Design by Alex Zuniga NEWS MUSIC News Briefs ........................................................5 Music listings .................................................. 23 Political Watch ...................................................5 Weather ..............................................................5 Spotlight ...........................................................10 ARTS School Scene ....................................................11 Arts Briefs ........................................................27 Athlete of the Week ...........................................11 Humor ..............................................................31 OPINION MOVIES Web Poll ...........................................................12 Reviews & Locations ........................................32 Letters ..............................................................12 This Modern World ............................................12 Can I crash Canary ..............................................................13 EATS on your couch Food .................................................................34 for awhile? 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Call now as seating is limited. 4 • Sun • August 16 - August 23, 2018 • www.santamariasun.com BIZ SPOTLIGHT 10 | SCHOOL SCENE 11 BRIEFS FILE PHOTO BY DYLAN HONEA-BAUMANN location in theory but not in Solvang passes fi rst reading of practice.” Political Watch medical cannabis ordinance The ordinance allows for medical cannabis dispensaries • State offi cials and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-California) In a race against the clock to pass cannabis to operate in the C-3 zone, responded to President Donald Trump after he posted to regulations before the Aug. 14 deadline, near the city’s western Twitter and falsely asserted that California’s wildfi res were the Solvang City Council passed the fi rst entrance. The permits issued reading of an ordinance that effectively allows by the city to potential 5 “made so much worse” due to “bad environmental laws medical marijuana operators to set up shop which aren’t allowing massive amounts of readily available operators would last one on the western side of the Santa Ynez Valley water to be properly utilized.” A statement from Cal Fire said: year and need to be renewed community. annually. “We have plenty of water to fi ght these fi res. … The current The 4-1 vote came about on Aug. 13 at the “While this process is weather is causing more severe and destructive fi res.” council’s regular meeting and not before some designed to allow extensive Sen. Feinstein said in a statement that “President Trump’s hand wringing by some in attendance and regulation, and the regulation politically motivated attacks on California are completely the city’s mayor about what the pot ordinance is intended to minimize inappropriate when lives are at risk and show how little he means for Solvang’s future and identity. impacts on neighboring “I’m of the opinion that it’s not for the understands about wildfi res. … The fact is that years of properties and the city, the ‘BRANDING OF SOLVANG’: Just before the Solvang City Council passed an ordinance branding of Solvang,” Mayor Jim Richardson historic drought due to rising global temperatures have left permit lasts only a year,” with a 4-1 vote allowing medical cannabis dispensaries to operate in the city on said before casting the sole dissenting vote. “I staff documents say. “If the Aug. 13, Mayor Jim Richardson called the move “not for the branding of Solvang.” more than 129 million dead or dying trees in our state.