NORTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY’S NEWS AND ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY > MARCH 7 - MARCH 14, 2019 > VOL. 20 NO. 1 > WWW.SANTAMARIASUN.COM AT THE MOVIES 1 Greta: short on thrills [33] Your guide Spring to all the artsy happenings in Northern Santa Barbara County [17] Arts COMPILED BY CALEB WISEBLOOD Busting illegal Orcutt theater takes Beer is all about NEWS cannabis operations [8] ARTS on Elephant Man [30] EATS those hops [35] DINNER LIVE AUCTION SATURDAYRD MARCH 7 - MARCH 14, 2019 VOL. 20 NO. 1 very year in March, we bring all the arts events we can & find together in one place. There’s dancing for the booty- CONCERT shaker in your life, easy listening jams for the coffee shop MARCH 23 Eor wine bar lovers, galleries to please the art gawker, films : : that will satiate the biggest movie buffs, festivals to liven up 6 00 - 10 00PM your life, and more. Calendar Editor Caleb Wiseblood compiled SHE’S ON FIRE: A Flamenco Evening 2 all of it into a neat, tidy section for your viewing pleasure. All with Illeana Gomez, part of the you have to do is pull the Spring Arts section right out of the Festival Mozaic UnClassical Series, takes place on July 26, 7:30 p.m., at paper, and you can hang onto it through the summer [17]. FOUNTAIN PAVILION the DANA Adobe Cultural Center in Also this week, Sergio’s Furniture Shop opened a temporary Nipomo. Guitar, percussion, and vocals location while it waits for fire repairs [7], Santa Barbara County accompany Gomez’s dancing during this SANTA MARIA FAIR PARK performance. Tickets range from $35 to is cutting through illegal cannabis with enforcement [8], Orcutt 937 S. Thornburg Street, Santa Maria, CA $65. More info: festivalmozaic.com. Community Theater stages The Elephant Man [30], take a day trip up to Hearst Castle [31], and discover the importance of HOSTED BY being hoppy [35]. concert by SERVING FOSTER CHILDREN IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY Camillia Lanham, DAVE editor Tickets Available Now At STAMEY Cover photo courtesy of Festival Mozaic > Cover design by Leni Litonjua 8 Time Winner of the MY805TIX.com WMA Entertainer Of The Year and WMA Hall Of Fame (search “Royal Family KIDS”) Inductee or call (805) 264-0731 NEWS MUSIC 00 News Briefs ........................................................4 Music listings .................................................. 28 $60. Political Watch ...................................................4 Only 248 seats available! Weather ..............................................................4 To reserve you must purchase a table of 8. Spotlight .............................................................8 All other seating is first-come first-serve. ARTS School Scene ......................................................9 Arts Briefs ........................................................30 Learn More About The Cause At: Athlete of the Week .............................................9 ssantamaria.royalfamilykids.org MOVIES OPINION Reviews & Locations ........................................33 Web Poll ...........................................................10 We know you’ve got an opinion. Commentaries ..................................................10 What’s Your Take? Everybody’s got one! Modern World ...................................................12 EATS Letter ...............................................................11 Rebeccamendations .........................................36 This How do you feel about the recent raids by the county cannabis compliance Enter your choice Canary ..............................................................11 online at: week’s team? m SantaMariaSun.com online It’s about time. These pot growers are out of control! m They are harassing these cannabis growers. CLASSIFIEDS, HOME, poll m The raids are good, but I’m more worried about odor and noise. EVENTS CALENDAR 3/7– m There are worse crimes in the county. Let’s focus on those Hot Stuff ..........................................................12 AND REAL ESTATE ........................37 3/14 instead. ALL TICKETS. ONE PLACE. Leverage our regional reach to promote your events and boost ticket sales. Work with the local team you trust. 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He will pipeline through SLO, Santa Barbara, and Kern be the department’s fi rst Latino and bilingual police chief. counties kicked off with hearings and protests in In September 2015, Mariani came out of retirement from two Central Coast cities. a 34-year career with the Los Angeles Police Department Hearings to determine the scope of an to serve as a captain with the Lompoc PD. environmental review for Plains All American Pipeline’s proposed project to replace 123 miles • On Feb. 26, U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal chaired the of existing pipeline through the three counties Transportation and Infrastructure (T and I) Committee’s were held Feb. 27 in Santa Barbara and Feb. 28 fi rst climate-change-focused hearing of the 116th in Arroyo Grande. Offi cials from Santa Barbara Congress. Carbajal is the committee’s vice chair. The County, the lead agency in processing the project committee explored the transportation sector’s role in application, said the hearings were a chance climate change and heard from individuals in the public for residents to chime in on what impacts they and private sectors who have developed “pragmatic want to be considered in a draft environmental solutions” for reducing carbon emissions, according to impact report (EIR) of the project. a press release from Carbajal’s offi ce. “I’m encouraged “We are still in the very initial stages of to see the T and I Committee take a long, hard look at preparing that document,” Kathryn Lehr, a innovative solutions to reduce carbon emissions in the project planner with the Santa Barbara County transportation sector,” Carbajal said in the release. “The Planning and Development Department, said TAKING SIDES: Supporters and opponents of a proposed 123-mile oil pipeline replacement project gathered at two hearings in SLO and Santa Barbara counties. Central Coast deserves infrastructure they can rely on at the Feb. 28 meeting in the South County even in a changing environment. Our experts affi rmed Government Center in Arroyo Grande. today that bold investments to reduce emissions don’t If approved, the pipeline could again be able Affairs Steve Greig said the company sided with County seeks funding after rise just help mitigate climate change impacts, they also to transport crude oil from currently shuttered current baseline parameters. make economic sense.” The release stated that there offshore drilling platforms. The pipelines and the “We support the county staff’s decision,” he in tuberculosis cases platforms have been shut down since May 2015, said. was bipartisan support to federally fund infrastructure in Cases of tuberculosis are on the rise in a way that takes into account resiliency over its expected when a pipeline rupture released 142,800 gallons While support and opposition for the project Santa Barbara County, and health offi cials service life—including the ability to withstand extreme of crude oil along the coast near Gaviota. While continue to solidify, the county does not expect weather events. Plains All American has said it’s built a number of to complete its draft EIR until fall 2019. Even are hoping that an infusion of funding from additional safety measures into the design of the if the project is eventually defeated, Lehr noted the state will help them address the issue. new pipeline, environmental groups continue to that Plains All American could still turn the • Assemblymember Jordan Cunningham (D-San Luis The county Public Health Department oppose the project and showed up to protest and current pipeline