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In the second installment of a two-part series on the Lompoc

penitentiary’s treatment of inmates during the COVID-19

outbreak, Staff Writer Malea Martin talks to an inmate about

what went on inside the prison walls. The prison is facing a

lawsuit over whether the measures it took to mitigate the outbreak

were constitutional, and a judge recently ruled that the prison

must consider releasing more inmates for home confinement [8].

This week, you can also read about what the county says about

oil trucking in a recently released environmental report [9], what PCPA’s community workshops can teach you [16], a trip to

Sycamore Mineral Springs [17], and the sweet meat club that will

deliver local cuts to your doorstep [19].

Camillia Lanham

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IMPRISONED PANDEMIC: The Lompoc federal prison is under scrutiny for the way it treated inmates during the height of its COVID-19 outbreak.

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4Library book mobile returns The last time the Santa Maria Public Library had a book mobile was the 1980s, Library Director Mary Housel told the Sun. Now, thanks to grant funding, the once popular library-on-wheels is back. “It’s a brand new service offering, and we hope to reach out to our underserved community, specifi cally to those who can’t travel to the library,” Housel said. While the pandemic stops patrons from getting on board the mobile just yet, Housel is hopeful that the new service can commence soon. “I’m really hopeful that’s going to happen sometime in late August or sooner,” she said. “We’ve even talked about, if we can’t let people board it, we could at least do some sidewalk delivery out to the neighborhoods, and have some book bundles and things people could check out.” The eventual goal is to establish a consistent schedule for the book mobile’s various locations, so that folks who check out books can also return them in the same location when they’re done reading. In addition to loaning books, the mobile will also have Chromebooks that people can check out. If they don’t have Wi-Fi at home, Housel said, folks can use the bookmobile as a hotspot. The initiative is also partnering with the Central Coast Literacy Council to connect with families who are in need of English literacy. “The book mobile and the collaborative efforts with the Santa Maria Public Library will be a great asset to our community. We will be able to provide literacy services to all the local families,” literacy council staff member Laura Arteaga told the Sun. “This will be a different venue and a greater opportunity to expand our efforts and our outreach to our community.” Housel emphasized that the vehicle purchase was entirely funded by grant money and donations. “The fact that we were able to raise the funds for it without the city spending any money on it initially was really an awesome thing, especially when we are always struggling with our budget,” she said. One reason the library was able to secure big grants—such as $100,000 through the California State Library—was thanks to a survey conducted by the county Housing Authority. “We had many comments that there are people who don’t have the means to get to the library, and they felt that library services brought to those communities would be very successful,” Housel said. “That was very validating and helped us in our grant writing.” Housel said that going forward, city funds will be used only for staffi ng the book mobile, gas, and adding new books. The city originally proposed a budget that cut funding for the library, but after City Council and community members advocated for moving capital projects funds around to support library services, the budget passed with more money allocated for the library. Without that allocation, Housel said, staffi ng the mobile would have been a challenge. “The staff that will be driving it would have been furloughed,” she said. “So the fact that they weren’t furloughed means that, when we do get our permission to take it out and it’s safe with COVID, then we will be able to roll it out.”

—Malea Martin

Solvang may close Copenhagen Drive for the year

With the COVID-19 pandemic raging on, the Solvang City Council agreed that the city will likely need to keep Copenhagen Drive closed to vehicles for the rest of the year. The city closed off the road in June to provide businesses with space to expand into the street as public health regulations limited shops’ and restaurants’ ability to serve customers indoors. Copenhagen Drive was scheduled to reopen to vehicles after the July 4 weekend, but with many businesses still facing closures of their indoor facilities, city leaders said the street would need to remain closed longer. “It’s reasonable to say we’re looking at a much longer period of time,” City Manager Xenia Bradford told the council during its July 27 meeting. When the closure fi rst took place, some business owners weren’t on board. During a council meeting on June 8, Lions Peak Vineyard owner Jennifer Soni said she was “appalled” by the closure and called the effort “pathetic.” But during the council’s July 27 meeting, she had reversed course and said the closure has been a positive boost for her business. “I really hope that we continue with what we’re doing on Copenhagen because I have [heard] so much positive feedback on the weekends from people that come here,” Soni said. Scott Shuemake, president of IDK Events, which handles tourism and marketing for the city, said his team has spoken with owners of 90 percent of the businesses on Copenhagen Drive, and all but two are supportive of the closure. “From a tourism perspective, I think this is something that should stay at least through the end of the COVID restrictions,” Shuemake said. IDK Events initially covered the costs of the tables and chairs and other furniture placed in the street to make it more inviting to pedestrians, which totals more than $2,200 a week, Shuemake told the council. Because the closure now appears long-term, he asked for the city to take over the rental payments. “The cost of the closure was 150 percent of our contract value for the fi rst quarter,” Shuemake said. The council agreed to take on these rental costs and asked staff to come back with a report on what it would cost for other rental options or to purchase the furniture outright. Mayor Ryan Toussaint said the city needs

to come up with a plan outlining what the street will look like for the foreseeable future.

—Zac Ezzone

Santa Maria seeks general plan engagement Santa Maria wants to know what residents want for the future, according to a new website designed to gather input for the city’s next general plan update. In a video linked on the Imagine Santa Maria website, Mayor Alice Patino said that it’s more important than ever to work together on a plan that can help the local economy thrive. “Especially during these times like we’re having right now, being hit so hard with COVID-19,” Patino said. “It is very imperative that we hear from you about how you would like to see this city grow, and grow into the future.” This guiding document “outlines policies which will determine how the city will be built into the future (think year 2050),” a press release from Public Information Offi cer Mark van de Kamp states. The goal, according to city Planning Division Manager Ryan Hostetter, is to get community members to talk about their vision of the future. “All of these things that create a beautiful community and amenities in communities, it all comes out of the community telling their decision-makers what they would like to see,” she said. “This is the vehicle for the residents to tell their leadership how they want to see the city grow and function for their kids in the future.” A key portion of the city’s electronic outreach is in the form of surveys, available on the Imagine Santa Maria website. Hostetter said these surveys will be available at least through August. While the city has updated “bits and pieces” of its general plan over the years, Hostetter said it’s been quite a while since the city created a fully refreshed general plan. The plan includes several key elements mandated by the state, including land use, environmental justice, and economic development, to name a few. Hostetter explained why now is an important time for Santa Maria to reassess its plans for the future. “If you go around, there isn’t a lot of vacant land

• On July 29, U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) released a statement following the House’s passing of two pieces of legislation aimed at supporting the child care sector amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Carbajal’s offi ce, the legislation provides grants for child care providers to use on staffi ng, training, and cleaning costs as needed to continue operating and provides $850 million to states to fi ll in gaps in child care for essential workers during the pandemic, among other measures. In a statement, Carbajal said that many parents can’t return to work without access to affordable child care. “The Child Care is Essential Act and the Child Care for Economic Recovery Act invest in the struggling child care sector to help parents get back to work, keep child care workers employed, and most importantly, ensure our children stay safe and healthy as we work to safely reopen and rebuild our economy.”

• Gov. Gavin Newsom recently announced a list of steps the state is taking to bolster how it delivers unemployment insurance to California residents. In a news release from his offi ce on July 29, Newsom said he created an Employment Development Department strike team that will develop a list of improvements to make within the department, including a technology upgrade. Additionally, Newsom said the state is prioritizing processing a backlog of cases and increasing the department’s partnership with the state Legislature. “There should be no barriers between Californians and the benefi ts they have earned,” Newsom said in the news release. “Unprecedented demand due to job loss during this pandemic paired with an antiquated system have created an unacceptable backlog of claims. Californians deserve better, and these reform efforts aim to move the department in that direction.”

• On July 27, Lompoc resident Jeremy Ball announced his plans to run for Lompoc’s 4th District City Council position. According to his website, Ball was born and raised in Lompoc where he operates Bottle Branding, a small business he runs with his wife. The couple also started a weekly livestream show called Good Morning Lompoc to connect with members of the community during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, Ball serves on the Lompoc Valley Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau board of directors. In a video on his Facebook page, Ball said that he is running for City Council to help the city reach its potential. “I believe our town has a lot of potential that is yet to be discovered, and I’m hopeful that I can be a bridge builder and a conduit to help people share ideas that can build us up,” Ball said. The 4th District covers the southwest part of the town and is currently served by longtime Councilmember Jim Mosby, who hasn’t yet publicly announced his bid for re-election.

• Assemblymember Monique Limón (D-Santa Barbara) recently endorsed Dawn Addis, a Democrat, for the Assembly’s 35th District seat. Addis is currently on the Morro Bay City Council and is challenging incumbent Assemblymember Jordan Cunningham (R-San Luis Obispo). “Dawn Addis has devoted her life to serving children and families on the Central Coast, and I would be honored to serve alongside her in the state Legislature,” Limón said in a statement. “In her work as a teacher and city council member, Dawn has demonstrated the important values of our communities—hard work, integrity, and caring for those around us.” Addis is also a co-founder of the Women’s March in San Luis Obispo, which, according to her campaign site, drew a crowd of around 10,000 people in 2017 and has since become a successful nonprofi t organization. ❍

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Unsolicited seeds from China arrive locally Within the last few years, Santa Maria resident Mike Brown has ordered hundreds of items from Wish, an e-commerce platform where Brown said you can order pretty much anything at lower than market rates, so long as you’re willing to wait longer than usual for shipping. Brown’s past orders through Wish have all come without issue, until a few months ago when he ordered some seeds for his garden. After he ordered the seeds, he received a package in the mail in early July. He assumed it was his Wish order, set the package aside, and never got around to opening it. Weeks later, he saw a story about mysterious packages of seeds from China showing up on people’s doorsteps. When he gave his package a closer look, he realized that, just like the other reported packages of seeds, his had Chinese writing on it and was labeled as containing “pumpkin stud earrings.” His actual order from Wish never arrived, and Brown said he plans to turn these seeds over to the Santa Barbara County Agricultural

Commissioner as soon as possible. He’s just glad he was too busy to get around to gardening last month, he said. “It is definitely concerning,” Brown said. Brown is one of dozens of residents in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties who received unsolicited packages of seeds in the mail that appear to be coming from various locations in China. It’s part of a nationwide trend that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been investigating since the end of July. In a July 30 press release, the USDA confirmed that people across the country have received packages of seeds they did not order, and urged recipients to hold on to the packages, leave them unopened, and turn them in to their local agricultural departments for further investigation. The Santa Barbara County Agricultural Commissioner’s office started getting calls about such mysterious packages early in the last week of July, according to Deputy Ag Commissioner Rudy Martel. As of Aug. 4, the office had fielded about 20 reports so far. SLO County’s Department of Agriculture had also received about 20 reports as of Aug. 3, but Deputy Ag Commissioner Edwin Moscoso said the calls are still coming in. In both counties, residents are being asked to avoid opening, planting, or disposing of any unsolicited packages of seeds they receive. Recipients can either drop the packages off at a local ag office or have them picked up by a staff member. “Just call us and give them to us,” Moscoso told the Sun. Once local agriculture departments have collected the packages, they’ll send them to the USDA for further investigation. Even if you’ve already planted or opened the seeds, you should

still call your local ag department for further instruction, Moscoso said. Although the USDA said in an Aug. 4 press release that there haven’t yet been any reported human health risks associated with the packages or the seeds they contain, there are concerns that some seeds are invasive or exotic species that could be detrimental to native ecosystems throughout the U.S. There’s no evidence connecting the seeds to agro-terrorism efforts, the USDA wrote in the release, and the seeds collected from 22 states thus far have been a mixture of varying species of flowers, fruits, vegetables, herbs, and weeds. Moscoso said most of the packages that have gone through SLO County’s Department of Agriculture contain a variety of vegetables, including broccoli and kohlrabi. They’re small packages, Moscoso said, and labeled as coming from varying parts of China—sometimes listed as vague regions and sometimes very specific addresses. If you’ve received an unsolicited package, call the Santa Barbara County Agricultural Commissioner’s office at (805) 934-6200 or the SLO County Department of Agriculture at (805) 781-5910.

— Kasey Bubnash

Solvang accepts branding committee applications On July 27, Solvang announced it was beginning the recruitment process for the new Branding & Design Committee, which is replacing the Solvang Board of Architectural Review (BAR). The committee of five’s first task will be to create design guidelines for the long-term Copenhagen Drive Street closure, City Manager

Xenia Bradford told the Sun. The city also opened up a request for proposals on its general plan update, which Bradford said the committee will also have a hand in. Recruitment for the Branding & Design Committee expands to applicants throughout the Santa Ynez Valley. The other change, she said, is the specific requirements for committee seats. The committee will be made up of three professional members with backgrounds in architecture, design, architectural history, urban design, and/or Danish culture. The remaining two members, Bradford said, can have some experience related to those fields but the seats are for general participation. In January, the City Council discussed its issues with the BAR, saying the city’s municipal code had been inconsistent, the city’s design guidelines hadn’t been updated since 1988, that the BAR hadn’t been addressed since it was established in 1993, and the committee’s review requirements weren’t consistently followed. Those inconsistencies within the city’s architectural review process led the City Council to end the BAR and create the new committee. Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as the priority filing deadline is slated for Aug. 17. The City Council will review and appoint members for terms that end on Dec. 31 of each year. If the city doesn’t receive the required number of qualified applicants or if the City Council opts to extend the deadline to seek additional candidates, a new filing deadline will be publicly posted. Branding & Design Committee meetings will be held on the second Thursday of each month starting at 6 p.m. Members will be compensated $100 per meeting. m

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BY MALEA MARTINEditor’s note: This is the second part in a two-part series examining pandemic response in the federal prison at Lompoc. The first part (“Constitutionally confined?” July 30) covered a class-action lawsuit that pushed for more inmates to be released to home confinement.

A class-action lawsuit filed against the Lompoc Federal Correctional Complex achieved a recent victory on July 14 when the court

ordered the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to consider home confinement for individuals incarcerated at Lompoc that are either over the age of 50 or who have certain underlying health conditions. But lawyers working on the case told the Sun that increasing home confinement is only half the battle. A second category of claims in the suit alleges that certain actions the prison did take may have made the situation worse, and perhaps were even unconstitutional. One of those actions was placing sick inmates into the special housing unit, known among prisoners as “the hole.” “They were placing people in solitary, which is basically punitive, under the guise of trying to help them from a health standpoint,” said Naeun Rim, a lawyer from Bird Marella P.C. who’s working on the case. Shoshana Bannett, another Bird Marella lawyer involved with the case, said the practice does not line up with governmental guidelines. “Isolating COVID-19 positive prisoners in cells used for punitive measures in this manner [is] contrary to CDC [Centers for Disease Control] guidelines for correctional facilities,” she wrote in an email. “It clearly was not done from a public health, professional opinion standpoint,” Rim added. The Sun asked the BOP for comment on its alleged use of solitary confinement as a way to medically isolate inmates. In a July 31 email response, BOP representative Justin Long wrote, “We do not provide the specific location of particular housing quarters, but we can confirm that all of our correctional institutions have areas set aside for quarantine and isolation. … All inmates are managed per CDC guidelines.” Timothy Hawkins, who is currently incarcerated at Lompoc’s United States Penitentiary (USP) facility, told the Sun that he witnessed this practice and was relieved to not have experienced it himself. Hawkins and the Sun have exchanged letters and email communications since mid-May. “From what I know of the infected people that have made it back to the unit, when they were suspected of having the virus they were taken to the SHU (special housing unit), aka the hole, and placed in solitary,” Hawkins wrote in letter he sent in late May. “I haven’t caught any tickets to be placed back there. This is a good thing!” Sara Norman from the Prison Law Office, another lawyer on the case, explained why using solitary confinement as medical isolation can do more harm than good. “It’s absolutely crucial that when people are confirmed cases of COVID, or symptomatic, to put them in what’s called medical isolation to reduce their contact with other people,” Norman said, “but not to make it punitive, to restrict their privileges. The difference is incredibly important, because if people know that they’re going to the hole, they will refuse to be tested often. When people refuse to be

tested in large numbers, you have a big problem at an institution.”

Another allegation addressed by both the court case and the inspector general report is the BOP’s temporary suspension of shower, phone, email, and commissary access.

Hawkins told the Sun in an early June

letter that he was not given shower access for more than two weeks. “When everything started, they were letting us out to shower every other day,” he wrote. “Then, maybe around the time the first death occurred in here, they advised us that we would be locked down for two weeks. During these two weeks we did not get showers. They did come around with some of the soap packets. … They passed them out once a week, but we had to bathe in the sink.” According to the July 23 report from the Office of the Inspector General, Lompoc officials “implemented these additional [shower] restrictions because they believed them to be necessary to control the spread of COVID-19.” The report states, “The officials told us that they initially allowed inmates to shower in smaller groups, but because COVID-19 cases continued to rise across the complex, they determined that more aggressive mitigation was necessary.” Bannett, one of the lawyers representing class members, wrote that the shower suspension is among the “issues that we have raised with the court as evidence of the constitutional violations occurring at Lompoc.” “These decisions are being made by people who don’t understand public health, who don’t understand medical care. It’s coming from a very institutionalized mindset,” Rim added. “With respect to the showering, that’s a basic human rights problem.” The Sun asked the BOP about the claim that showers were suspended for more than two weeks in the USP. In a July 2 email response, the public affairs office did not directly address the question, but rather gave an update on the current situation, which now allows for “inmate movement in small numbers.” The Sun followed up, asking again whether or not showers were suspended for two weeks. A July 24 response didn’t address the question either, instead providing another update on current practices. “Inmates have regular controlled movements up to five times per week in small numbers to access commissary, laundry, showers, recreation, telephone, and email stations, and medical and mental health care,” representative Long wrote. Another allegation in the lawsuit that’s addressed in the inspector general’s report is that COVID-19 testing at Lompoc was inadequate. “As evidenced by the small number of active cases (eight at USP Lompoc and zero at FCI Lompoc) and large number of recovered cases (164 at USP Lompoc and 826 at FCI Lompoc), FCC Lompoc’s methodology effectively limited the the virus’ impact within its facilities,” BOP representative Long wrote in the July 24 email. But despite the small numbers of active cases, lawyer Bannett wrote in her email to the Sun that widespread testing is still critical. “It does not appear that any ongoing testing is occurring to try to identify asymptomatic prisoners anywhere at the Lompoc complex,” Bannett wrote. “This is extremely problematic given the inability to social distance, lack of adequate hygiene, and the fact that Lompoc failed to quarantine and isolate prisoners that have been exposed to COVID-19 in accordance with CDC guidelines.” The prison conducted universal testing in Lompoc’s Federal Correctional Institution (FCI), a separate facility from the USP, in early May. The inspector general report details those results. “Lompoc officials reported that the institution

started testing for all 1,162 FCI inmates on May 4 through a contracted third party,” the report states. “By May 11, at least 891 FCI inmates had tested positive for COVID-19,” nearly a 77 percent positivity rate. “Subsequently, Lompoc officials indicated to the OIG [Office of the Inspector General] that the institution would not continue testing of all inmates because the outbreak at the USP and camps had subsided and universal testing was no longer warranted,” the report continues, “although ‘targeted testing in specific units that have an active case’ might be conducted on an as-needed basis.” Hawkins, who is incarcerated in the USP, told the Sun that he was eventually tested. However, he said, he was never informed of his results. The Sun also spoke with Hollie Mowry, the daughter of a man named Charles Molesworth who was incarcerated at Lompoc FCI. Molesworth wrote a letter to his daughter, dated May 26, which details the death of an inmate named Mohamed Yusuf, who lived on the same floor as Molesworth, Mowry said. Yusuf “had been complaining that he couldn’t breathe for several days,” Molesworth wrote in the letter. “But yesterday, after we went down to pick up our lunches, he crashed. I’ve had several different reports as to the specifics from people who were there, but the crux is he died. When he fell out, someone went to the red emergency phone to summon help, and no one answered.” Rim said that multiple accounts from those who witnessed Yusuf’s death are included in the documents her legal team submitted to the court. She said those accounts are consistent with Molesworth’s claims, particularly that Yusuf’s medical requests were ignored and that medical attention arrived well after he collapsed. “If there had been less people inside, could he have gotten medical attention? That’s the question that people need to be asking,” Rim said. “It’s not just about if they deserve to be let out. Not every individual person may be suitable for home confinement, but ... when you’re not doing everything you can to reduce the population so you can take care of somebody like [Yusuf], that’s where you’re running into the constitutional problem.” Rim said many inmates “were traumatized by this story.” “It points out the abhorrent level of medical care here, something that is endemic throughout BOP and incarceration in general,” Molesworth wrote in his letter. “Once you are in custody, you are no longer human, no longer deserving of decent care.” Mowry said her father was recently transferred to a halfway house to serve the remainder of his sentence. “I can only assume the ACLU lawsuit and the judge’s orders made that happen,” Mowry wrote. m

Staff Writer Malea Martin can be reached at [email protected].

‘No longer human’People incarcerated at the Lompoc penitentiary speak out about how they were treated during one of the largest COVID-19 prison outbreaks in the nation

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VOICES FROM INSIDE: Timothy Hawkins, pictured here, is currently incarcerated at Lompoc USP. He told the Sun that shower access was suspended for more than two weeks at one point during the height of the prison’s COVID-19 outbreak.

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Santa Barbara County recently released an environmental analysis reviewing ExxonMobil’s proposal to transport oil on

local roadways using tanker trucks so that it can resume the operation of three offshore oil rigs and a processing facility. The final supplemental environmental impact report the county made public on July 29 assesses ExxonMobil’s plans to move about 11,200 barrels of oil per day on 70 trucks through most of Santa Barbara County on highways 101 and 166. This proposal would allow ExxonMobil to resume operations at its Santa Ynez Unit, a processing facility that has remained offline since the Plains All American Pipeline was shut off after a spill in 2015. Shortly after releasing the report, a coalition of environmental groups released a statement pushing back on the findings. “The county’s final environmental impact report fails to disclose the devastating impacts that will result if ExxonMobil is allowed to resume oil drilling in the Santa Barbara Channel and truck oil along our scenic highways,” Environmental Defense Center Chief Counsel Linda Krop said in

a statement. “ExxonMobil’s proposal will result in more oil spills, air pollution, and increased climate change at a time when we need to pursue clean energy alternatives.” During the 2015 oil spill, which occurred near Refugio State Beach, nearly 3,000 barrels of crude oil poured into the ocean, killing birds, fish, and other marine life. Earlier this year, Plains All American Pipeline reached a civil settlement with the federal government that required it to pay more than $60 million in penalties and damages, according to a March statement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. ExxonMobil is pitching this trucking proposal as a temporary solution to resume operations at its Santa Ynez Unit until the pipeline is replaced. According to the report, Plains All American Pipeline is in the process of applying for a permit to replace the pipeline, and if it’s successful, ExxonMobil would resume transporting oil via the pipeline and the trucking would stop. The report outlines the different impacts the proposed project could have on the environment, such as the increase of greenhouse gas emissions related to the construction and operation of the project. The report states that the most significant impact is the possibility of trucking-related oil spills and fires that would harm plants, animals, and other resources. As required under state law, the report lists alternatives to ExxonMobil’s proposed project that would have less impact on the environment. These include reducing the number of trucks allowed per day to 50, limiting trucks to driving from the Santa Ynez Unit to a pumping station in Santa Maria—which would prevent trucks from traveling on Highway 166—and prohibiting trucks from transporting oil on days when the National Weather Service predicts a 50 percent

chance of at least half an inch of rain in a 24-hour period on areas along the truck routes. The report identifies the latter as the environmentally superior alternative. “In the event of an accidental oil spill resulting from a truck accident, the potential to impact sensitive resources … exists,” the report states. “Spills that occurred near drainages or waterways during the rainy season could be transported downstream increasing the severity of the impacts to biological and water resources.” On March 21, a tanker truck overturned on Highway 166, which led to about 4,500 gallons of crude oil spilling into the Cuyama River upstream of the Twitchell Reservoir. At the time, California Department of Fish and Wildlife Public Information Officer Eric Laughlin said that a Western pond turtle and a belted kingfisher were recovered from the spill and underwent veterinary care and cleaning. The environmental groups noted this spill in their statement pushing back on the project and the county’s final supplemental environmental impact report. “Trucks are the least safe way to transport oil—in human death, property destruction, and amount of oil spilled,” said Katie Davis, chair of the Sierra Club’s Los Padres chapter. While environmental groups are opposed to the project, it’s previously received support from local chambers of commerce and some cities, including Santa Maria, where the City Council voted 4-1 to support the project in March 2019.

A coalition of local chambers commissioned a report from the California Economic Forecast in August 2019 that found the trucking project and eventual pipeline replacement would result in hundreds of new jobs and millions of dollars in tax revenue for the county, cities, and schools. The report found that between 2015 and 2018, numerous property tax recipients lost a combined $10 million in revenue as a result of the shutdown of oil facilities related to the oil spill. “Delaying this project delays meaningful revenues to schools in Santa Barbara County that are necessary for student development and enrichment,” the report states. The county Planning Commission is scheduled to review this final supplemental environmental impact report and potentially make a decision on ExxonMobil’s trucking proposal during two hearings scheduled for Sept. 2 and 9. m

Reach Editor Camillia Lanham at [email protected].

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TRUCKING OIL: Santa Barbara County recently released a final supplemental environmental impact report on ExxonMobil’s proposal to truck oil through the county.

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When COVID-19 forced schools to close in March, Rosemary Cummings and her Nipomo High School agriculture students

missed out on the most exciting time of their year. Usually on weekends between March and May, Cummings and 50 or more students travel to compete on college campuses across the state as part of the Future Farmers of America (FFA) program. FFA competitions bring California’s agricultural education community together and provide students a platform to demonstrate skills in livestock evaluation, milk and dairy grading, veterinary science, horticulture, and other technical areas. “Every weekend, from March to the first weekend in May, we’re on the road taking these students to these universities,” said Cummings, who’s taught at Nipomo High School since 2009. “We have so many different events. … It really gives them an opportunity to look at these universities, network with other students, and get them out of Nipomo.” In 2017, Nipomo’s livestock evaluation team won the FFA state championship and finished second in the country, which qualified the team to participate in an international competition in Scotland. “That was amazing to be able to take students internationally,” Cummings said. “The reward to see these kids’ faces when they get to go to all these places is probably one of the highlights my career.” Cummings’ dedication and excellence as a teacher recently earned national recognition. At this year’s California FFA State Conference in June, Cummings received the Nationwide Golden Owl Award, which goes to the top agriculture educator in the state. She’s the first California teacher to win the grand prize in this recognition program, which has honored teachers in Pennsylvania, Illinois, Iowa, and Ohio. The prize comes with a $3,000 check to “help further future educational efforts,” according to a Nationwide press release. “Agriculture teachers play such a critical

role in preparing the next generation of industry leaders,” said Brad Liggett, president of agribusiness at Nationwide, an insurer of farms and ranches. “We’re honored to be able to recognize the above-and-beyond efforts of teachers across the country.” Cummings called the recent honor “humbling” and “validating.” She credited her fellow teachers and students for the program’s success. “It’s a team effort,” she said. “[The award] really validates all the hard work that all teachers do, and specifically ag teachers, because we do so much work outside of the classroom.” While COVID-19 canceled this year’s FFA competitions, Cummings said she wanted her students to still have a chance to show off their skills. In June, Nipomo hosted its own community fair where students socially distanced and events were livestreamed to parents watching at home. “Because our students missed out on going to all these field days, we decided to host our own fair,” Cummings explained. “It was logistically a challenge because we couldn’t have more then 10 kids at a time and there were no parents. We had it separated into three days.” Cummings was born in Santa Maria as a daughter of two Portuguese immigrant farm laborers. She said that her upbringing gave her a deep respect and appreciation for agriculture, which she’s tried to instill in her students since she started teaching at SLO High School in 1995. “Ironically, the majority of our students don’t come from the ag industry and have little to no knowledge of agriculture,” she said. “That’s the exciting thing—opening their eyes to the opportunities out there, that they can be involved in a critical industry in our society.”

Highlight • In pre-pandemic times, the city of Santa Maria’s Recreation and Parks Department hosted in-person “make and take” craft classes, and now the city’s finding creative ways to still make it happen. The new online format—now appropriately called “take and make”—allows participants to pick up a project kit to take home, which includes all the supplies and instructions they’ll need to complete the craft. August’s craft class will feature a decorative wooden wall hanging. After registering, participants will gain access to an online instructional video until Aug. 31, and they’ll also get a seat in a live Zoom class on Aug. 13. The class costs $20, and registration begins Aug. 3. Participants can register online at cityofsantamaria.org/register. m

New Times Assistant Editor Peter Johnson wrote this week’s Spotlight. Staff Writer Malea Martin contributed. Send tidbits to [email protected].

SPOTLIGHT

Cultivating educationNipomo High School teacher honored for ag education achievements

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AG EDUCATION: Nipomo High School teacher Rosemary Cummings recently earned national recognition for her work in agricultural education at this year’s California FFA State Conference.


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BY SUSAN SALCIDO

The long-awaited answer about what schools will look like in the fall was delivered on July 17 when Gov. Newsom announced all public

and private schools in counties on the state’s monitoring list, which includes Santa Barbara County, must open via distance learning. This includes all public, private, and charter schools serving students from transitional kindergarten through 12th grade. Preschools may continue to serve children and families. Although data, orders, and guidance related to COVID-19 change frequently, this update on our schools aims to shed light on what we know today about the beginning of the 2020-21 school year. Until July 17, most districts throughout the state had operated under the assumption that reopening models would be decided for each district by its board of trustees after meeting local, state, and federal requirements, and receiving input from multiple stakeholders, including staff and parents. Gov. Newsom’s order specifi ed the model that our county’s schools, and many others in the state, are now required to follow. Over the past months, countywide and district workgroups have been consistently and regularly meeting and planning for the fall, considering various options that balance the health and safety of students and staff, with the need to provide a robust education for all students. Emerging reopening plans met all public health requirements; each detail was rigorously analyzed and evaluated, with 6 feet of physical distancing as a leading parameter. Plans looked at daily health screenings,

transitions between classes, transportation, face coverings, food services, and increased cleaning, among many other factors. Based on the requirements for physical distancing within facilities and with available resources, plans ranged from full on-campus learning to a hybrid model to full distance learning, knowing that movement between the models could be required as our county’s metrics change. During the initial response to the pandemic, schools focused on meeting students’ essential needs, including providing grab-and-go breakfasts and lunches, distributing devices and hot spots for remote access, working with external partners to support free and low-cost connectivity, and providing teacher support for remote instruction. During this time, the state and federal government offered fl exibility for schools in the

areas of assessment, attendance, and grades, which was needed, but also added to some inconsistency across the state. This fall, however, will be different. New California law outlines the expectation that all public schools, whether in-person, online, or a hybrid, will meet specifi c standards for instruction, engagement, assessment, and attendance during this pandemic. Schools will provide a minimum of three hours of instruction per day in kindergarten, three hours and 50 minutes per day for fi rst through third grades, and four hours for fourth through 12th grades.

Each weekday will include interaction between teachers and students for the purposes of instruction, tracking progress, and maintaining school connectedness, and will include offl ine assignments as well. Schools will develop plans for re-engaging absent students, and districts will adopt learning continuity and attendance plans by Sept. 30. The governor’s guidance, provided by the California Department of Public Health, allows schools to open for in-person learning once the county has been off the monitoring list for 14 days. Elementary schools may apply for a waiver from local public health departments, which, if granted, would allow them to open for in-person instruction. The waiver process involves consultation between Santa Barbara County Public Health Department and school partners, and a review of the county’s epidemiology. As of this writing, California Department of Public Health has not yet released a specifi c process or criteria for approving waivers. The Santa Barbara County Education Offi ce, along with school leaders, will continue to work closely with the county’s health department and our school liaison to understand the criteria once it is released by the state Public Health Department.

With only a few weeks until schools begin across our county, we continue to focus on equity as one of the core principles guiding school reopening. School teams are reexamining student success

through the lens of equity, under the full distance-learning model. We know that students at-promise, foster youth, youth experiencing homelessness, English learners, students with Individualized Education Plans—all students—deserve to be seen, heard, understood, motivated, supported, and included in every school model. And while a part of student success depends on material support like technology and connectivity, another necessity is addressing the social and emotional needs of students, families, and educators. We appreciate the broad range of community partners who provide essential support in the areas of mental wellness, food continuity, internet connectivity, child care and preschool services, and so many other critical areas. We are grateful for their work every day, and particularly throughout these uncertain times. We recognize that all school reopening models have real and signifi cant impacts on our entire community, including students, teachers, staff, parents, family, and employers. Youth of all ages need varying levels of supervision and care during the day. Remote schooling adds complexity as parents and guardians balance the support of student learning at home while managing work and home responsibilities. We know that teachers will focus on supporting all of their students, however, many are parents as well and will need to coordinate care for their children while teaching. There is not a one-size-fi ts-all answer, but we will continue to fi nd solutions, together. We all want to see students and staff back in our classrooms, meaningfully connecting with one another in person, when it is safe to do so. We can get there more quickly by following practices that are known to be effective: wearing face coverings consistently and correctly, maintaining physical distancing as much as possible, and washing hands or using hand sanitizer frequently. Getting back to school, in person, depends on all of us. ❍

Susan Salcido is the Santa Barbara County superintendent of schools. Send comments to the editor at [email protected], or write a response for publication to [email protected].

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didn’t order. And they’re showing up in your mailbox after you order random stuff online. And they come labeled as jewelry such as “pumpkin stud earrings.” At least the package that arrived on Mike Brown’s Santa Maria doorstep did. He had ordered seeds through an e-commerce platform called Wish to plant in his backyard. And these were indeed seeds, just not the ones he had ordered—and the package also included Chinese writing! Ooh. Suspicious. The U.S. Department of Agriculture put out a call for these unsolicited packages so it can test the contents for nefarious-type things. You know, pathogens, pests, and potential agro-terrorist intentions (Who knew that was a thing?). Agricultural Commissioner’s Offices in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties have received about 20 reports apiece so far. At this point, 22 states have reported the packages. As have Canada, Australia, and countries in the European Union. The USDA thinks it’s just a “brushing scam” to pick up more business. Although I don’t really understand how scammers can boost sales by mailing random unbranded seed packets to unsuspecting victims. It sounds weird. And you know what else is weird? The fact that it’s apparently illegal to import the “true botanical seed” of a potato into the U.S. from anywhere other than Canada and certain areas of Chile and New Zealand. The more you know, amirite? I know that’s how Lions Peak Vineyard owner Jennifer Soni probably feels. When the Solvang City Council decided to close Copenhagen Drive to vehicle traffic earlier this year and give that space to COVID-19 affected restaurants and businesses, she called the effort “pathetic.” Because that’s the kind of language that people in Solvang use during City Council meetings. But boy did she change her tune! “I really hope that we continue with what we’re doing on Copenhagen because I have so much positive feedback on the weekends from people that come here,” she said during a recent council meeting. Turns out some business is better than no business! Who knew? Well ExxonMobil certainly knows that. For four years, the oil company has been begging Santa Barbara County to allow it to truck oil along highways 101 and 166, because the Plains All American pipeline that carried oil from ocean to land ruptured and has yet to be fixed. ExxonMobil really wants to be able to open its drilling operations back up because, you know, it wants to make money. Duh! Man. It’s truly mind-blowing how slow the county’s planning process is. I had completely forgotten about this, but in July, the county released the final environmental impact report for the proposal. Get this: The environmentally superior alternative is to take trucks off the road when it rains! Ha! Those rainy season oil truck accidents are ruining the environment, I tell you. Katie Davis with the Sierra Club’s Los Padres chapter said trucking is the least safe way to transport oil. Oh. Then I guess we better get that pipeline back up and running again then, right? m

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20/20: A RETROSPECTIVE This spring, the Wildling Museum of Art and Nature will mark its 20th anniversary with a special exhibition celebrating the Museum’s 20-year history in the Santa Ynez Valley. View the exhibit online. Mondays, Wednesdays-Sundays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. through Sept. 7 805-688-1082. wildlingmuseum.org/news/2020-retrospective. Wildling Museum of Art and Nature, 1511-B Mission Dr., Solvang.

THE ART OF FACE MASKS: VIRTUAL EXHIBIT This group show reunites several artists from the museum’s 2019 exhibit, The Art of Dress, including Georganne Alex, Carole Coduti, Gwen Samuels, and others. ongoing Free. artoffacemasks.com. Elverhoj Museum of History and Art, 1624 Elverhoy Way, Solvang, 805-686-1211.

A MIGHTY OAK: PERMANENT EXHIBIT ONLINEDepicts the habitat around a Valley oak–one of the largest and old trees found in our area. View the artwork online. ongoing Free. Wildling Museum of Art and Nature, 1511-B Mission Dr., Solvang, 805-688-1082, wildlingmuseum.org.

REMEMBERING BUD BOTTOMS: A LEGACY OF ART AND ACTIVISM This online exhibit features sea life sculpture works by the Santa Barbara artist locally-renowned for his iconic Dolphin Family sculpture installed at the base of Stearns Wharf. Through Sept. 22 Free. Wildling Museum of Art and Nature, 1511-B Mission Dr., Solvang, 805-688-1082, wildlingmuseum.org.

SB COUNTY AND BEYOND Photographic landscapes by George Rose. View online. ongoing Free. Wildling Museum of Art and Nature, 1511-B Mission Dr., Solvang, 805-688-1082, wildlingmuseum.org.

SOLVANG SCHOOL: INSPIRED BY NATUREView the exhibit online. Features photography by 29 Solvang School Yearbook and Media students. The students, grades 7 – 8, were inspired by philosopher Henry David Thoreau’s quote: “All good things are wild and free.” ongoing Free. Wildling Museum of Art and Nature, 1511-B Mission Dr., Solvang, 805-688-1082, wildlingmuseum.org.

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CALL FOR ARTISTS (GRADES 4-12): NEW CHILDREN’S BOOK This art contest will give students an opportunity create illustrations for a bilingual children’s book that will depict local landmarks. Students are to create their illustration on a paper template entry form. All illustrations shall be created using colored pencils only. Through Sept. 25 Abel Maldonado Community Youth Center, 600 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria.

PCPA: ACTORS TALKBACK Streams live on PCPA’s Instagram every Thursday and spotlights a different thespian guest each week. Hosted by Erik Stein. Thursdays, 3:30 p.m. Free. pcpa.org. PCPA: The Pacifi c Conservatory Theatre, Santa Maria, 805-922-8313.

PCPA READS AT HOME A literacy project that uses our students’ learning to serve children and parents who are learning at home. Co-hosted by Allan Hancock College and the Santa Maria-Bonita School District to bring a love of stories and language to people right in their homes. ongoing PCPA: The Pacifi c Conservatory Theatre, 800 S. College, Santa Maria, 805-922-8313, pcpa.org.

SMPL VALLEY READS BOOK CLUB The Valley Reads Book club meets very month on the fourth Tuesday (now over the phone). Interested community members should email [email protected] to join. ongoing 805-925-0994. Santa Maria Public Library, 421 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria.

TECH TALKS: LIVE ON INSTAGRAM Every Tuesday sit down with one of our technical staff and learn about the ins and outs of their craft. Get the exclusive with our host Erik Stein. Tuesdays, 3:30 p.m. PCPA: The Pacifi c Conservatory Theatre, 800 S. College, Santa Maria, 805-922-8313, pcpa.org.

WINE AND DESIGN VIRTUAL CLASSES Check Wine and Design’s Orcutt website for the complete list

of virtual classes online, for various ages. Also offering kids camps for summer. ongoing

Varies. wineanddesign.com/orcutt. Wine and Design, 3420 Orcutt Road, suite 105, Orcutt.

WORKSHOPS VIA ZOOM Sara Curran Ice, PCPA’s Technical Theatre Program Coordinator/Designer, is conducting Workshops via Zoom for local high school drama students. Check site or call for more info. ongoing PCPA: The Pacifi c Conservatory Theatre, 800 S. College, Santa Maria, 805-922-8313, pcpa.org.

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DIGITAL EXHIBITION: TERMINALLY OPTIMISTIC--THE PRINTS OF RACHAEL WINN YON This retrospective exhibition explores the prints of Rachael Winn Yon, who was joyous, adventurous, curious, and energetic. Her large personality is refl ected in her prints, with playful imagery and imaginative scenes. You can view this digital exhibition at SLOMA.org. Mondays-Sundays. through Sept. 27 Free. sloma.org/exhibition/terminally-optimistic/. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo, 543-8562.

SLO CAMERA CLUB Online Zoom meetings and competitions. Everyone is welcome. Visit site for meeting links. Second Thursday of every month Free to guest. slocameraclub.org/home.shtml. SLO Guild Hall, 2880 Broad St., San Luis Obispo, 805-543-0639.

SLOMA: WEEKLY ART PROJECTS Kids can enjoy new activities from home (posted online every Monday). Mondays sloma.org. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo, 543-8562.

VIRTUAL ART GALLERY Every Friday, we publish our Virtual Art Gallery to our blog and newsletter. Featuring artworks from customers and the community. Fridays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. 805-747-4200. artcentralslo.wordpress.com/category/gallery-exhibits/virtual-gallery/. Art Central, 1329 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo.

VIRTUAL STUDENT EXHIBITION This year, the Cuesta College Harold J Miossi Student Exhibition went online. View student work, including the Salon des Refuses, on the website. Mondays-Sundays hjmgallery2020studentshow.org/. Harold J. Miossi Gallery, Highway 1, San Luis Obispo, 805-546-3202.

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FREE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ART CLASSES (ONLINE) Check the foundation’s site for various classes offered, for ages 5 to 18. Through Oct. 31 Paso Robles Youth Arts Foundation, 3201 Spring St., Paso Robles, 805-238-5825, pryaf.org.

STUDIOS ON THE PARK: ONLINE CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS Check site for a variety of virtual classes and workshops online. ongoing studiosonthepark.org. Studios on the Park, 1130 Pine St., Paso Robles, 805-238-9800.

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GOOD MORNING LOMPOC The show is hosted by Lompoc locals Michelle and Jeremy Ball, who aim to keep the community connected while staying home at the same time. Episodes are also available to watch on YouTube after they’re streamed live. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 8:30 a.m. Facebook, Online, Inquire for Facebook address.


BIZ MASTERS TOASTMASTERS TUESDAYS: ZOOM Learn more about Toastmasters, prepare for ‘Your Competitive Future’, and improve your communication and leadership skills. Zoom Meeting ID: 317 198 472 (Password: 630). Tuesdays, 6:30-8 p.m. through Dec. 15 Free. 805-570-0620. Santa Maria Airport, 3249 Terminal Dr., Santa Maria.

FLA’S VIRTUAL SUMMER YOUTH SUMMITScholarships ranging from $250 to $1,000 will be awarded. This virtual event will also include daily raffl es. Through Aug. 6, 12-3 p.m. futureleadersnow.org. Future Leaders of America, 110 S. Lincoln St., suite 103, Santa Maria, 805-925-1010.

HUMAN BEING SUPPORT AND INSPIRATION ONLINE GROUP An online group to listen and get support from others from the comfort of your own home. Tuesdays, 6:30-8 p.m. $40 monthly subscription. 805-598-1509. divining.weebly.com. Divine Inspiration, 947 E Orange St., Santa Maria.

VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS OVER ZOOM Visit site or call to learn about various virtual workshop offerings. ongoing Varies. Unwind Studio, 130 N. Broadway, suite B, Santa Maria, 805-748-2539, unwindsantamaria.com.

THE SHOW MUST GO ONOrcutt Community Theater holds auditions for its next production, War of the Worlds: A Live Radio Play, at Klein Dance Arts Studio on Monday, Aug. 10, from 6 to 9 p.m. The show is scheduled to begin its run in October and is seeking to fi ll roles of various ages. The auditioning process will consist of cold readings from the script. Call (805) 973-7264 for more details. The studio is located at 3546 Skyway Drive, suite A, Santa Maria.

—Caleb Wiseblood

FILE PHOTO COURTESY OF ORCUTT COMMUNITY THEATER

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New Times and the Sun now share their community listings for a complete Central

Coast calendar running from SLO County through northern Santa Barbara County. Submit events online

by logging in with your Google, Facebook, or Twitter account at newtimesslo.com. You may also email [email protected]. Deadline is one week before the issue date on Thursdays. Submissions are subject to editing and approval. Contact Calendar Editor Caleb Wiseblood directly at [email protected].

INDEXArts ............................[13]

Culture & Lifestyle .......[13]

Food & Drink ..............[15]

Music .........................[15]

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YOGA FOR MANKIND: ZOOM CLASSES Offering a variety of virtual yoga and pilates classes over the summer. Check site for class schedule. ongoing Starts at $10. yoga4mankind.org. Yoga for Mankind, 130 N Broadway, suite B, Orcutt.

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COMPLIMENTARY OUTDOOR YOGA CLASSES Hotel San Luis Obispo, Piazza Hospitality’s first property on California’s scenic Central Coast, is now offering complimentary outdoor yoga classes on its rooftop terrace. Thursdays, Saturdays, Sundays, 8 a.m.-noon $10-$15 donation suggested. 805-235-0700. hotel-slo.com. Hotel San Luis Obispo, 877 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo.

COMPLIMENTARY SHOWERS WITH SHOWER THE PEOPLE After a short hiatus, the San Luis Obispo Library will once again be partnering with local non-profit organization, Shower the People. The shower trailer will be located between the library and parking structure. Toiletries provided. Sundays, 1-3 p.m. Free. San Luis Obispo Library, 995 Palm St., San Luis Obispo.

HOW TO THRIVE ON THE COVID ROLLERCOASTER: CURBSIDE PICKUP, ECOMMERCE, ONLINE RELATIONSHIPS COVID-19 has truly impacted small business owners and the communities they serve. Join to explore the 3 key pieces to thriving in this new marketplace. Aug. 14, 12-1 p.m. Free. 805-595-1357. mcscorp.org/workshops. Zoom, Online, Inquire for Zoom ID.

MEDITATION, BREATHWORK, AND GRATITUDE PRACTICE: LIVE ON ZOOM This class will support you and help you stay vital during these uncertain times. Practices include breathing techniques to calm the nervous system, guided meditation for balanced relaxation, mantra practice to calm the mind, and tips to help you cultivate and maintain a home practice. Wednesdays, 12-12:45 p.m. through Sept. 16 $10 for SLO Botanical Garden members/$15 for non-members. 805-540-1762. eventbrite.com. San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden, 3450 Dairy Creek Rd., San Luis Obispo.

METABOLIC CONDITIONING We use primarily our own body weight in this interval training class to run through exercises and drills to raise the heart rate, condition our muscles, and stay flexible. This advanced class also incorporates hand weights and sand bags, if you have them. Mondays-Thursdays, 8:15-9:15 a.m. $72. 415-516-5214. ae.slcusd.org. Online, 1500 Lizzie Street, San Luis Obispo.

VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE DALLIDET ADOBE The

Dallidet family lived in San Luis Obispo from the 1850s through the 1950s. Hear their stories while visiting the family home. Please register by noon on Thursdays. Thursdays, 1 p.m. through Aug. 27 $5 suggested. 805-543-0638. historycenterslo.org/virtual-tour.html. Dallidet Adobe, 1185 Pacific Street, San Luis Obispo.

VISIT THE DALLIDET GARDENS Enjoy the unparalleled natural beauty of the gardens through Labor Day weekend. Sundays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. through Sept. 7 Free. 805-543-0638. dallidet.org. Dallidet Adobe and

Gardens, 1185 Pacific St., San Luis Obispo.

WOODS VIRTUAL CRITTER CAMP Woods Virtual Critter Camps offer youth and families a fun way to meet and learn about animals, get to know other campers, and help animals in need, from home. Weekly themed camps include videos, activities and challenges, plus a Live Zoom meeting daily. Through Aug. 7, 11 a.m.-noon and Mondays-Fridays, 11 a.m.-noon through Aug. 14 $100. 805-543-9316 ext. 13. woodshumanesociety.org. Woods Humane Society, 875 Oklahoma Ave., San Luis Obispo.

WOSB/EDWOSB CERTIFICATIONS WITH MONTEREY COUNTY PTAC Please join MCSC Women’s Business Center Deputy Director Norma Dunn and Monterey Bay PTAC Program Director Lawrence Harris as they discuss the value of Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) certifications. Aug. 7, 12-1 p.m. Free. 805-595-1357. mcscorp.org/workshops. Zoom, Online, Inquire for Zoom ID.

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SUMMER MOVIES IN THE PARK: DRIVE-IN In order to adhere to the COVID-19 guidelines, reservations are required and spaces are available while supplies last. Food is available for purchase from participating food trucks. Saturdays, 8 p.m. through Aug. 29 my805tix.com. Paloma Creek Park, 11665 Viejo Camino, Atascadero.

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CENTRAL COAST SUMMER SLIM DOWN A 12-week program. Shed those extra pounds and learn which foods work with your unique body. ongoing, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Call for price and schedule. 805-235-7978. gratefulbodyhealthcoaching.com. Grateful Body, 850 Shasta, Morro Bay.

MIDSUMMER MADNESS SUCCULENT PLANTS AND POTTERY SALE Four vendors will present a great plant selection and handmade pots with reasonable prices. Masks/distancing required. Sellers are Steve Super Gardens, Rowe Clayworks, CalCoast Succulents/The Succ Shack, GROW Nursery. Plant professionals to answer your plant care questions will be on site. Aug. 7, 12-6 p.m. and Aug. 8, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. 805-602-7817. facebook.com/wegrowslo. Steve Super Gardens, 2016 9th St., Los Osos.

MORRO BAY MARTIAL ARTS: SCHOOL OF TECHNIQUE A variety of adult and youth classes. Instructor has more than 35 years of experience. Offering Judo, Jiu-Jitsu, Kickboxing, MMA, and Self-Defense classes. Mondays-Saturdays, 7 a.m.-8 p.m. through Dec. 31 Call for details. 805-701-7397. charvetmartialarts.com. Morro Bay Martial Arts, 850 Shasta, Morro Bay.

TAI CHI AND QI GONG: ZEN IN MOTION Small group classes with 2019 Tai Chi Instructor of the Year. Call for time and days. Learn the Shaolin Water Style and 5 Animals Qi Gong. Beginners welcomed. Mondays, 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Call for price details. 805-701-7397. charvetmartialarts.com. Morro Bay Martial Arts, 850 Shasta, Morro Bay.

THE LONG AND WINDING BEAKThe Morro Coast Audubon Society presents its next monthly community program over Zoom on Monday, Aug. 17, at 7 p.m. Guest speaker Heather Hayes will lead a discussion on the long-billed curlew, with topics including the species’ habitat, nesting requirements, and migratory journey. Admission is free and all ages are welcome. Visit morrocoastaudubon.org for more info.

—C.W.

PHOTO COURTESY OF MARY RUMPLE

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ARROYO GRANDE FARMERS MARKET Saturdays, 12-2:25 p.m. Arroyo Grande Farmers Market, Olohan Alley, Arroyo Grande.

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100 PICNICS CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION To-go picnic fundraiser. Order now to pick-up on Aug. 15. Only $50 for a picnic for 4. Enjoy SLO locally sourced food, beer and wine, and complimentary gifts. Fundraiser also includes a raffle and online auction. Aug. 15, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. $50. themondayclubslo.org/100-PICNICS. The Monday Club, 1815 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo, 805-541-0594.

PALATE RAP WITH JAKE AND JOSH BECKETT Join Jake and Josh Beckett, the second generation of Peachy Canyon as they have fun with virtual tasting. Aug. 14, 5:30-6 p.m. Complimentary. 805-237-1577. peachycanyon.com/. Zoom, Online, Inquire for Zoom ID.

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SATURDAY IN THE PARK: VIRTUAL CONCERT SERIES Concerts will be available to stream for free. Saturdays, 6:30 p.m. Free admission. visitatascadero.com. Atascadero Lake Park, 9305 Pismo Ave., Atascadero, 461-5000.

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LIFE’S A BEACHGallery at Marina Square presents oil paintings by featured artist Patricia Newton through Saturday, Aug. 29. Newton is currently the president of the Morro Bay Art Association and a member of both the Portrait Society of America and the Oil Painters of America. Call (805) 772-1068 or visit galleryatmarinasquare.com to find out more about Newton’s exhibit. The gallery is located at 601 Embarcadero, suite 10, Morro Bay.

—C.W.

IMAGE COURTESY OF PATRICIA NEWTON

THE MOSAIC NEVER STOPPEDPre-registration is now open for Mosaics for Beginners, a virtual workshop to be co-hosted by Creative Me Time and Art Center Morro Bay on Sunday, Aug. 23, from 10 to 11 a.m. Participants can learn the basics of creating a mosaic from the comfort of their own homes. Supplies will be available for pickup; call (805) 286-5993 or visit creativemetime.com for details. The gallery is located at 835 Main St., Morro Bay.

—C.W.

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Kathleen Gerber, 2019

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BY CALEB WISEBLOOD

A lthough the Marian Theatre’s doors remain closed, scenic artist Abby Hogan recently shed some light on a crucial aspect of the

venue that often gets overlooked and, quite literally, walked all over—the stage floor, that is. Hogan planned to host Painting Floors the PCPA Way on Wednesday, Aug. 5, as part of PCPA Plays On: Community Enrichment, the company’s ongoing virtual workshop series. “The floor is the most important scenic element of our theater because the audience sits on a tiered rake above stage, and most of the audience see the actors with the floor as the actors’ backdrop,” Hogan told the Sun. “It is the largest, most visual element in the theater and it allows us to create realistic locations, like a wood plank floor in a rustic cabin or marble tile interior floor in the von Trapp family estate.” The design of the stage floor also serves as a “broad stroke,” Hogan explained, that helps support the director’s overall vision for the tone and atmosphere of the play. Hogan, who first began scenic painting for PCPA in the mid ’80s, offered a virtual trip down memory lane—via Zoom—as she prepared to share a handful of her favorite floors she and her students have painted over the past three decades, for Jesus Christ Superstar, Tommy, Shrek, and other shows. She also was planning to take viewers further back to floor designs before her time with PCPA, covering the company’s ’70s and ’80s productions of Fiddler on the Roof and My Fair Lady. “Some of our audience members may be surprised at how the stage deck has evolved over the last half century,” said Hogan, who originally pursued a different theater concentration during her time at Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri. “When I first started studying theater in college, I thought I wanted to do lighting,”

she said. “I was privileged to have so many encouraging mentors at Webster—Peter Sargent, Dottie Marshall, and Carolyn Ross—who really helped point me in the right direction.” But Hogan also commented on the synergy required between stage lighting and painting. “The floor also needs to be able to react well with the lighting to help the lighting designer illustrate things like mood and time of day,” she said. Hogan first joined PCPA as an intern in the props department, during the summer of 1986, in between terms at Webster. After graduating from Webster, Hogan was soon offered the staff scenic artist position at PCPA.

As one of several PCPA resident artists participating in the Community Enrichment series, some of Hogan’s peers include actor Yusef Seevers, who was last seen on PCPA’s Severson stage in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, less than a week before COVID-19 mitigation measures forced the show to end its run early.

One of Seevers’ upcoming two-part workshops is Black Theatre, which guests will be able to join via Zoom on Wednesday, Aug. 12, and Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 6 to 7 p.m. both evenings. The two classes will cover parallels between specific plays and the real-time experiences of Black Americans during the period in which the plays were written. While Black Theatre is recommended for ages 12 and older, Seevers is also participating in PCPA’s Youth Enrichment series for younger students. Workshops include There is no ‘I’ in Team, an ensemble acting class co-hosted by Seevers and Leo Cortez, PCPA’s education and outreach director. “Participants can expect to learn some details that will help them understand the importance of an ensemble and the teamwork needed to make a production happen,” Seevers said. “The work and exercises I will focus on are all about how to

prepare yourself for teamwork—mainly breathing and emotional prep—while also now looking at how we translate these things to a virtual medium.” An emphasis on the virtual realm is appropriately shared by many classes in the Zoom series, including PCPA Casting Director Erik Stein’s Video Auditioning workshops. While seemingly timely during the course of quarantine, virtual auditions were already integral to most theater programs, he explained. “Video auditions are not only the future of the theater industry, they are a reality,” Stein said. “Nearly 50 percent of the actors PCPA brings in for our summer seasons audition by video. It is challenging to find a theater training program that does not have a video element to their audition process. “We hope to give the students the skills to create video auditions like a pro,” he added, commenting on the class. “We will talk about framing, lighting, sound, and we will focus on capturing authentic, raw, layered work.” m

Arts Editor Caleb Wiseblood is behind the curtain at [email protected].

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ABBY ROAD: Abby Hogan, left, holds a painting of the stage floor design for PCPA’s 2019 production of Disney’s The Little Mermaid. Hogan, PCPA scenic artist, planned an Aug. 5 virtual workshop on the art and craft of creating stage floors—which she describes as the most important scenic element of the theater.

Come play with us To find out more about PCPA Plays On and its Community Enrichment workshops, visit pcpa.org. Admission to join the classes is free, but pre-registration is required.

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Gallery Los Olivos’ online exhibit showcases local landscapes from Terri Taber, Carol Talley

During the month of August, Gallery Los Olivos’ new website, Gallery Los Olivos Online, will be exhibiting landscapes by local painters Terri Taber and Carol Talley. Visitors of the site can view more than 20 different paintings from each artist, which are also available for sale. Deliveries are free to buyers within Santa Barbara and the immediate surrounding area, or purchases can be shipped for an additional charge. Specializing in pastels, Taber resides in Santa Barbara and enjoys painting countryside landscapes. One of her goals as a landscape artist is to “provide to others through her artwork the freedom that she feels in these wide open spaces,” according to press materials. Taber is a member of the Pastel Society of the West Coast, the Pastel Society of America, the Santa Barbara Art Association, and the Goleta Art Association. For more info on the artist, visit territaber.com. An art graduate of the University of California (Santa Cruz), Talley uses her abstract landscapes to “evoke the sense of both the familiar and the mysterious,” according to press materials, with emphasis on color, texture, and atmosphere. Famed actor and Monty Python co-founder John Cleese is among the collectors of Talley’s work over the years. Visit caroltalley.com to find out more about the painter. Gallery Los Olivos, which remains closed until further notice, showcases watercolors, oils, acrylics, pastels, photography, and other media from more than 50 artists residing in Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura counties. Call (805) 688-7517 or visit gallerylosolivos.com for more info. The gallery’s new online exhibit runs through Monday, Aug. 31, and is available to view for free at gallerylosolivosonline.faso.com.

Nipomo-based artist group announces new virtual show and sale for September

Between Saturday, Sept. 5, and Monday, Sept. 7, the community will be able to view and shop from a new virtual art show and sale at nipomoartists.com. This collaborative website was formed by a group of Central Coast artists hoping to exhibit and possibly sell their works online amid gallery closures during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. Artworks for sale will range from various media, including paintings, jewelry, functional and decorative ceramics, and more. To find out more about the art show, call (805) 633-0796 or email [email protected]. m

Arts Briefs is compiled by Arts Editor Caleb Wiseblood. Send information to [email protected].

Arts BriefsPHOTO COURTESY OF PCPA PLAYS ON

HISTORICAL CONTEXT: Yusef Seevers hosts a two-part workshop series, Black Theatre, on Wednesday, Aug. 12, and Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 6 to 7 p.m. both evenings. The classes will cover parallels between specific plays and the real-time experiences of Black Americans during the period in which the plays were written.

IMAGE COURTESY OF TERRI TABER

IMAGE COURTESY OF KAREN FIELDS

FILE PHOTO COURTESY OF ERIK STEIN

STEP-BY-STEP: “We hope to give the students the skills to create video auditions like a pro,” Erik Stein said, commenting on his Video Auditioning workshops. Stein released his book on auditioning, No Caution!, in 2019.


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A R T S DAYTRIPPER

BY CALEB WISEBLOOD

I can’t seem to get Ghost of Tsushima (2020) out of my head, so I’m taking it with me—in spirit at least (get it?) to the Sycamore Mineral

Springs Resort and Spa in Avila Beach, where I’ve booked a room for the night as a week-early birthday gift to myself. Since renting one of the resort’s hillside hot tubs is not currently an option due to COVID-19 related health and safety concerns, I splurge on the hotel room just for the chance to soak in my own private tub. But where does a new video game about 13th century samurai warriors fit into this equation? Jin Sakai, the game’s protagonist, frequents a variety of hot springs during his travels, where he stops to rest and reflect (and regain or maximize his health in the process). I can’t recall another video game that emulates the feeling of soaking your worries away (drowning your characters in The Sims can be cathartic, but that deserves its own article). But another unique aspect of Ghost of Tsushima is its haiku sequences. I’m not the most experienced gamer, but I can’t for the life of me remember ever playing a game that incorporates poetry composition. I’m sure I’ll regret saying that later after Googling the subject, but at least I can remain true about my own inaugural poetry experience within a video game. I remember saving Princess Peach as a kid, but never writing her a sonnet. I thought to myself, why not combine the two—hot tubbing and haiku writing—for a double dose of reflection during my hedonistic birthday adventure. Fade in: As I turn the faucet, hot water from the mineral springs fills the tub outside my hotel room on the private patio. I wait for the tub to fill completely before stepping in. It’s blissful. Heavenly. I just close my eyes and sit there. I admittedly do not attempt composing a poem at this time. But the next morning, I step back in the tub for a second dip. My mind is fresh, and I’m feeling inspired to try writing something; plus I’ve got coffee. I know what you’re thinking, drinking hot coffee while hot tubbing sounds like overkill. And

I know this haiku won’t change your mind, but read it anyway:

Some call it crazy

Hot coffee in a hot tub

Double ecstasy.

I also have some reading material to enjoy while I finish my coffee in the tub: a collection of free brochures I acquired from the hotel lobby while checking in the previous day. While many of them cover theme parks like Six Flags, Knott’s Berry Farm, and Universal Studios, there are several local destinations in the mix too. One thing they all have in common is their inevitable closures over the course of the pandemic, making the brochures inaccurate and seemingly obsolete. But these errors make them feel more valuable to me; artifacts from an alternate universe.

Outdated brochures

Remnants of the old normal

Forever postponed.

I base my third and final haiku around the brochure for the Great American Melodrama in Oceano, a venue I deeply miss. The catalog advertises for The Perils of Pismo Peg and Other Tall Tales, a musical spoof that was originally scheduled to open in mid July. I think my last poem is only semi-enjoyable without that context though, because it forces readers to wonder who Pismo Peg is.

I should be watching

The Perils of Pismo Peg

Fate had other plans. m

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Die Hard, The Wolverine, The Art of Racing in the Rain) based on William Landay’s 2012

novel of the same name, the story revolves around Assistant District Attorney Andy Barber (Chris Evans); his wife, Laurie (Michelle Dockery); and their 14-year-old son, Jacob (Jaeden Martell), who is accused of murdering a classmate. Their world now torn upside down, Andy and Laurie believe their son is innocent, but as evidence mounts and the plot thickens, the parents fi ght their own battle between loyalty to their son and justice for the victim. (eight episodes totaling 402 min.)

Glen: This delicious, multilayered mystery is cleverly designed to keep viewers pinballing between “did he or didn’t he do it?” We see the Barbers’ happy home life and normal parent/child relationship—a loving marriage and seemingly healthy nuclear family. When Andy, a highly respected attorney and pillar of his suburban community, is assigned to teenager Ben Rifkin’s murder, he seems like the perfect man for the job—thorough, tenacious in the courtroom, and fair-minded. As the case proceeds, a possible suspect emerges—convicted

pedophile Leonard Patz (Daniel Henshall)—who regularly walks through the park where Rifkin’s stabbed body was discovered. Seems like an easy case, but soon thanks to comments on an online message board, the DA shifts its attention from Patz to Jacob, and due to the obvious confl ict of interest, Andy is replaced by his ambitious colleague, Neal Loguidice (Pablo Schreiber). This sets up the court case to follow.Anna: It’s no secret that I love a courtroom drama, and Defending Jacob manages to keep both satisfaction and mystery at the forefront. Let’s face it—teenagers aren’t usually the best decision-makers, and when Jacob is put under scrutiny, he waffl es under pressure. He’s not supposed to be on social media, except secretly he is still, and he’s holed up in his house with only his parents for company. His friends for the most part have turned on him, and the rumors and accusations won’t stop fl ying. Evans does a fantastic job playing the young boy’s father and advocate, while Dockery is amazing as the ever more doubtful and ever more on edge mother whose own life and position get pulled away from

her in all the drama. There’s no clean ending here, and that’s what this series does best—it will make you argue over and over about it in your own head. What wouldn’t you do for your child? What are you willing to force yourself into believing for their sake? What really happened here? It’s all a

jumble and a mystery, and it kept me on my toes the entire time.Glen: It’s a very effective character-driven story, and the principal actors are terrifi c. It gets an

amazing boost by the appearance of J.K. Simmons as “Bloody” Billy Barber, Andy’s estranged father serving time for murder. Did the senior Barber pass on the “murder gene” to his grandson? Also added to the mix is Cherry Jones as Jacob’s defense attorney, Joanna Klein, who usually battles Andy in court—but this case now fi nds the former opponents both working on Jacob’s behalf. Twists and turns await! Who’s the mysterious Father O’Leary (William Xifaras), who seems to be watching the Barber residence from his old hulking Lincoln sedan? In another neat twist, we see fl ash-forwards to a grand jury proceeding in which Loguidice aggressively questions Andy. We’re in the dark about what it’s concerning, but clearly something else has happened that isn’t revealed until the very end. Mystery fans, this is worth the 400 minutes, and if you know the novel, don’t expect the ending to be the same. It’s not.Anna: Perhaps it’s the ambiguity that makes it even more convincing; after all, many cases that make it to a jury trial are not black-and-white and easily sussed out. Jacob himself is a quiet, seemingly normal kid. But then again, the murder victim was his bully, and there are many signs that point to his guilt. His one friend, Pam

(Betty Gabriel), who sticks by him and actually spends time with him while he awaits trial, is a brief light in a long dark tunnel. Even Andy gets caught looking not so innocent when he fi nds and decides to destroy some evidence before it can be found. I won’t go into spoilers here, but the twists that fi nished off the series left me with my mouth agape and also furious that I still didn’t know what the answer was. It’s a crime-drama lover’s dream and nightmare. I’m still thinking about this one. ❍

New Times Senior Staff Writer Glen Starkey and freelancer Anna Starkey write Sun Screen. Glen compiles streaming listings. Comment at [email protected].

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DEFENDING JACOBWhat’s it rated? TV-MAWhat’s it worth, Anna? Full priceWhat’s it worth, Glen? Full priceWhere’s it showing? Apple TV Plus

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PARENTS’ NIGHTMARE: When Jacob (Jaeden Martell, center) is accused of murdering a classmate, his father, Andy (Chris Evans), and mother, Laurie (Michelle Dockery), do everything to prove his innocence, in Defending Jacob, available on Apple TV.

THE POSTCARD KILLINGSWhat’s it rated? Not ratedWhen? 2020Where’s it showing? Hulu Danis Tanovic (No Man’s Land, Death in Sarajevo) directs this crime thriller based on the book by Liza Marklund and James Patterson about NYC police detective Jacob Kanon (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) whose daughter and her new husband are murdered while on their honeymoon in London. As local authorities seemingly drag their feet on the investigation, Kanon soon deduces that his daughter’s murder is the work of a pair of serial killers butchering young married couples throughout Europe and arranging their bodies in macabre ways that mirror classical art works—the killings connected by postcards sent after each act. The story certainly plays like a mystery novel, with random moments seen early on turning out to be important clues, and major plot twists cropping up. Unfortunately, there isn’t anything particularly fresh about this film, and its overarching bleakness drains it of potential pulp-trash possibilities, but for a first-run film free with your Hulu subscription, it’s worth a look. (104 min.)

—Glen Starkey

TREADWhat’s it rated? Not ratedWhen? 2020Where’s it showing? Netflix On June 4, 2002, personally aggrieved master welder Marvin Heemeyer unleashed his fury on the town of Granby, Colorado, when he drove his heavily fortified 63-ton bulldozer through town, systematically destroying the businesses and government buildings of those he believed had wronged him. The two-hour rampage resulted in more than $8 million in damages. Documentarian Paul Solet—using archival footage and sound recordings, contemporary interviews with those involved, and re-creations of events using actors—explores the man, his motives, and what led to his breaking point. It’s a fascinating examination of perception. Was Heemeyer, who was well-liked and respected by his friends, really the victim of an orchestrated campaign to diminish him, or was he the victim of his own paranoia? Whichever way you’re persuaded, there’s no debating his actions were anything short of outsized and outlandish! (89 min.) ❍

—Glen Sun film reviews are compiled by New Times Senior Staff Writer Glen Starkey. Contact him at [email protected].

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MOURNING FATHER: NYC police detective Jacob Kanon (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) tracks a pair of serial killers butchering young married couples throughout Europe, in The Postcard Killings, a murder mystery screening on Hulu.

VIGILANTE INJUSTICE? Tread, a new documentary available on Netfl ix, explores a 2004 fortifi ed-bulldozer rampage orchestrated by Marvin Heemeyer, a master welder who felt wronged by the movers and shakers in Granby, Colorado.

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BY BETH GIUFFRE

Finding good local meat right now makes one feel like a pirate searching for pieces of eight and buried treasure.

Demand is up, impacting the ability to process local supply, thanks in part to the coronavirus’ impacts across the state. J&R Natural Meat and Sausage’s butcher shop has been holding the line as one of our only livestock processor of meats between Northern Santa Barbara and SLO counties. Excluding strictly butcher shops (that’s a whole other animal) and all you crafty homesteader Barbara Kingsolver types, the only other butchering facilities in the county are the Arroyo Grande Meat Company and the J and G Lau Family Meat Processing Center at Cal Poly. Recently, I noticed a sign at the glass door of J&R Meats’ Paso Robles butcher shop, located just off the 101 near the Mid-State Fairgrounds: Due to high demand of meat processing, there will be no butchering of wild game. According to Carmen Kroeker, J&R business manager, the reason our local ranchers and hunters haven’t been able to get their meat processed is that the statewide demand for local meat is up. “We’ve seen an increase of local farmers and ranchers who have a higher demand from their customers, so they’re bringing more livestock to process here—a lot of grass-fed beef—a lot of local pork, lamb,” Kroeker said, adding that their two retail butcher shops in Paso and Templeton have seen an increase in demand. “It’s been good that

we’re seeing our customers and that we’re able to help them out, since grocery stores are seeing a shortage. “It’s also turning more and more people on to local meat and grass-fed meat as the alternative,” she said. “It’s the silver lining.” The latest news at J&R is the Nourish Meat Club, with monthly, quarterly, and bimonthly meat selections of grass-fed beef, pasteurized pork, and free-range chicken. And you can add items on as well—like grass-fed beef hot dogs or fresh sage and ginger bulk sausage. Kroeker said they launched the Nourish mixed meat box program last November, just a few months before lockdowns for COVID-19. “It’s purely coincidence that there’s this shortage going on,” she said. “It really started taking off in March and April. People didn’t want to go to the store, and there was a delivery option for locals.” The Nourish program offers free delivery anywhere in California, and J&R just launched a new website for Nourish. If you’re up in North SLO County, I fi nd it’s faster to pick up your subscription in the Templeton or Paso store—curbside is available. J&R’s harvest schedule has been booked from June all the way into October, Kroeker said. “It’s a new frontier for all of us—a really high demand all of a sudden. ... So right now we’re mostly taking USDA customers who sell at farmers’ markets or who sell at stores. We’re taking customers who are selling to other customers.” But if you think the butchers are busy now, just wait until the fi rst weeks in August. The California Mid-State Fair held a virtual livestock auction July 22 to 25. Between Aug. 2 and 10, the livestock will be headed toward J&R for butchering. “A lot of the 4-H and FFA students did not participate this year,” Kroeker said, as the coronavirus threw a wrench into the iconic Paso tradition of the live auction. “It was challenging for all parties involved,” Kroeker said, noting that one of the fair’s main buyers was unable to purchase livestock this year. “There are quite a few less, but we are still

receiving livestock from the Mid-State Fair.” At the J&R butcher shop, you can fi nd a variety of meats and meat boxes, specializing in grass-fed beef and lamb, pasture-raised pork, free-range poultry, and hand-crafted sausages and bacon. You can also fi nd more exotic meats for different tastes, including fresh rotisserie meats at the Templeton store. They make it their goal to have a fresh local supply of naturally grown beef, pork, lamb, buffalo, and chicken on a regular basis, and both locations have a selection of spices, sauces, cheeses, and other essential products. They’re busy, but locals know you want the real deal—talk to owner/partner Jim Fogle or Jerry Christiansen, retail and wholesale manager. Laird Foshay is owner/partner as well, and another person you need to know at J&R. Not everyone in the cutting room at J&R is called a butcher, and they have about 25 employees at the main processing center. They’re working fi ve at a table, for long hours these days—usually 60 hours a week. With long hours and high demand, Kroeker said they touch base once a week for a good team

meeting to keep the morale up. “We’re a small business, kind of like a little family here, so we all feel it when it’s stressful,” she said. “We all try to remember the positive about it.” ❍

Contributing writer Beth Giuffre is bringing home the best applewood smoked bacon on the Central Coast. Send BLT ingredients through the editor at [email protected].

The meat of itDemand for locally sourced meat rises as the Central Coast feels the pinch of nationwide shortages Get nourished

J&R Natural Meat and Sausage offers its Nourish Meat Club, a box of fresh, local meat that can be delivered anywhere in California. Visit jrmeats.csaware.com/store to fi nd out more. J&R’s USDA-inspected meat processing center and butcher shop is located at 3450 Riverside Ave., Paso Robles, (805) 237-8100; it also has a shop at 1121 Rossi Road, Templeton, (805) 434-5050. Visit jrmeats.com for more info. COVID-19 safety policies are in place, and curbside pickup is available at both locations.

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TREASURE CHEST: Launched last fall, J&R Natural Meat and Sausage’s Nourish Meat Club has taken off since March. The meat club offers a variety of local, humanely raised grass-fed beef cuts, pasteurized pork, and free-range chicken with your choice of add-ons.

PHOTO BY BETH GIUFFRE

OLD-SCHOOL: Saunter on up to the meat counter at the J&R Natural Meat and Sausage butcher shop in Paso Robles and rewind to the old-school ’50s butcher. The coolers were stocked with a variety of local meat and food essentials.

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BRINGIN’ HOME THE BACON: Finally, I got myself a good-looking grass-fed beef box from J&R Meat and Sausage. I added on applewood smoked bacon and pork ribs. The Nourish Meat Club boxes can be delivered anywhere in the state.


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