South Coast Permaculture Guild Mar/April  2006 Newsletter

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South Coast Permaculture Guild Contacts and other Organizations of Interest.

South Coast Permaculture Guild Margie Bushman sbpcnet@silcom.com 805-962-2571 www.sbpermaculture.org
Santa Barbara Permaculture Network: Margie Bushman sbpcnet@silcom.com 805-962-2571 www.sbpermaculture.org
Ojai Permaculture Guild: Dave White david@ojaicra.org 805-646-9809
Central Coast Permaculture Guild: Rob Kimmel zigge@kcbx.net 805-438-5745 San Luis Obispo
San Diego Permaculture Center: San Diego Economic Conversion Council sdecc@igc.org (619) 298-8879
Santa Cruz Permaculture Vince Pastori 831/763-3848 permasc@sasquatch.com
Cal Poly Student Farm in SLO:The SARC (Sustainable Ag Resource Center)
805-756-5086 Hunter Francis wfrancis@calpoly.edu San Luis Obispo
Path to Freedom ,Pasadena Ms. Anais Dervaes dervaes@pathtofreedom.com
LA Permaculture Guild Joan 323-630-4673 joaniebird007@yahoo.com and Camille camicimino@yahoo.com
Southern East Sierra: Tom Drummond 760-377-5011 Ridgecrest
Pc Institute of Southern Cal: Bill Roley DrRoley@cox.net 949-494-5843 Laguna Beach
Santoyo&Associates santoyo@earthflow.com www.earthflow.com
LA EcoVillage: Lois Arkin crsp@igc.org 213/738-1254
Permaculture Institute of Northern California info@permacultureinstitute.com 415-663-9090
Permaculture Activist Magazine Website <http://www.permacultureactivist.net>
Permacultura http://www.tortuga.com/permacultura/
PERMACULTURE CREDIT UNION http://www.pcuonline.org
Hopedance Magazine www.hopedance.org The Permaculture and Natural Building Calendar Printed issue list our Courses please subscribe to support the magazine

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Ongoing Permaculture Monthly Discussion Group/to Cover Permaculture Principles and Practices in Santa Barbara CA
For more info/directions/location contact Margie Bushman 805-962-2571 or margie@sbpermaculture.org, www.sbpermaculture.org
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BOOK SIGNING TOUR& SLIDE SHOW for a Brad Lancaster author Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands, Volume 1 Guiding Principles to Welcome Rain Into Your Life www.harvestingrainwater.com/
Turn Water Scarcity into Water Abundance! Welcome Rain Into Your Life and Landscape. Join Brad Lancaster as he explains tools & techniques for implementing sustainable water systems for your home, landscape, and community, using onsite resources. His newly published book shares strategies to create integrated water-sustainable landscape plans with examples from around the world, some ancient, some new, including the inspirational story of Mr Phiri, water farmer from Zimbabwe. Brad is a teacher, designer, and consultant on the sustainable design system of permaculture & integrated rainwater harvesting systems since 1993.


Dates for New Mexico and Arizona
May 14th Silver City NM
ALSO Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Las Cruces, Hillsboro, for dates/location/times go to www.HarvestingRainwater.com
Tuesday, March 28 - Prescott Contact Susan Defeitassdefreitas19@hotmail.com
Wednesday, March 29 - Sedona Contact Susan Defeitassdefreitas19@hotmail.com
Thursday, March 30 - Flagstaff Contact Susan Defeitassdefreitas19@hotmail.com
Friday, March 31 - Phoenix Contact Greg Peterson greg@urbanfarm.org, 1-800-678-8848

Dates for Book Tour CA

Monday April 17 San Diego, Brennan Hubbell 619-702-1604 tresmilusos@yahoo.com and sdecc@igc.org (619) 255-6111
Tues April 18 Laguna Beach, Bill Roley drroley@cox.net 949-413-2524 cell
Wed April 19 Santa Monica, 7pm Global Green USA's Green Building Resource Center 2218 Main St,
Santa Monica LA Permaculture Camille camicimino@yahoo.com & Monica gbrc@globalgreen.org 310.452.7677
Thurs April 20 Santa Barbara 7:30 , SB Main Library Faulkner Gallery  margie@sbpermaculture.org 805-962-2571
Sat April 22 Workshop Santa ,Barbara Santa Barbara City College 10-3 with Art Ludwig
Sat Apr 22 Ojai 7:30 Meiners Oak (near Ojai) Oak Grove School contact 220 W. Lomita Ave (805) 646-8236
Mon April 24 San Luis Obispo Mikel Robertson gouldmund@hotmail.com 805 674 5534
Tues April 25 Ventura Art Barn lynne okun <lbokun@earthlink.net> 856 East Thompson Blvd., Downtown Ventura (between Ash and Kalorama, behind Kids & Families Together)
Wed April 26 La Ecovillage LA Permaculture Camille camicimino@yahoo.com
Thurs April 27 Fallbrook (tentative)
Friday April 28 San Juan Capistrano "Deanna Moore" <moodea@wildmail.com> (949) 981-8067
Sat April 29 Pomona Center for Regenerative Studies at Cal Poly Pomona  eric humel <ehumel@gmail.com>
Sun April 30 Idyllwild Scott Horton 951-659-5362. <lasemillabesada@hotmail.com>

April 22, 10 AM-2 PM. Workshop Santa Barbara: Turning Water Scarcity into Water Abundance
Rain harvesting guru Brad Lancaster will join local ecological systems designer Art Ludwig to show how to actualize the potential of your landscape and neighborhood for rain and greywater harvesting. Simple site assessment tools for the home, plus multiple-use water-harvesting earthworks, will be constructed in this hands-on event. Art and Brad will also sign copies of their new books Rainwater Harvesting for Dry lands, Volume 1, Water Storage, and “Branched Drain Greywater Systems.” Santa Barbara City College Earth and Biological Science Building, Room EAB 309, Sat, April 22, 10 AM-2 PM. Wear work clothes. Free admission. Lunch available for purchase.

Contact for complete tour info Santa Barbara Permaculture Network, margie@sbpermaculture.org, or visit www.HarvestingRainwater.com & www.sbpermaculture.org. 805-962-2571

Sponsors Santa Barbara Permaculture Network, SBEEC/Santa Barbara City College Adult Educ/Spring Program
The Sustainability Project, the Sustainable Builders Council of SLO, LA Permaculture Guild,
Permaculture Institute of S.CA , San Diego Permaculture Center,Global Green USA's Green Building Resource Center.
Hopedance Media,San Diego Permaculture Center, Ojai Permaculture Guild, South Coast Permaculture Guild, Art Barn
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February 20-April 25 3rd Annual California Common Vision FRUIT TREE TOUR 2006 LA to Grass Valley CA
Common Vision: 30 all-volunteer earth educators with six vehicle, vegetable oil-powered caravan planting over 1000 fruit trees at
urban California schools.They inspire urban youth through planting and caring for fruit trees.The Fruit Tree Tour is a fusion of arts, culture, and ecology that rekindles relationships with the earth and empowers proactive change .
Santa Barbara Mar 15 6:30-9:30 pm Dinner, Slide Show, Drumming at Goleta Valley  Community Center 5679 Hollister Ave, Goleta, Fundraiser $10  Go to website for Update www.commonvision.org
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March 3-12. Fundamentals of Permaculture, Sustainable Family Farming Red Rock, east of Austin.Texas
It's taught by 25-year permaculture veteran Patricia Allison
For more info, contact Lyndon Felps at 448-0717, or dillohour@yahoo.com.
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Mar. 18, Sat  Tucson AR Introduction to Building with Natural Materials 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Cost $98/person
Rainwater Harvesting Systems Saturday, April 8, 2006., 9:00am-5:00 pm. Cost $95 per person
Joyce  DAWN SouthWest  6570 W. Illinois  Tucson, AZ 85735  Tel: 520 624 1673
Email: dawnaz@earthlink.net  www.caneloproject.com/dawn www.greenbuilder.com/dawn
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March 10th -12th, 2006 Third Annual BAY AREA REGIONAL PERMACULTURE CONVERGENCE Occidental CA
Cost: (Sliding Scale) $90-150 Scholarships and work exchange available.  Donation includes camping and local organic food.
This convergence is designed for Certified Permaculture Designers and those engaged in living the Permaculture Lifestyle.
Space is limited. http://www.urbanpermacultureguild.org/convergence convergence@urbanpermacultureguild.org (707) 360-7060
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March 11-18.  Living on Earth Permaculture Design Certification Course,  Pacifica, Mexico
Eco-village in northern Mexico being developed by Eduardo Longoria, founder of Austin's Casa de Luz and Habitat Suites hotel. Cost, including bed, meals, and tuition, ranges from $600-$1,000, with participants choosing how much to pay.
Contact elongoria@austin.rr.com or patricia@patriciamichaeldesign.com or call 291-4300.
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March 12-19, 2006 World Hands Project Sustainable building &community work Anapra, Mexico (near Juarez,El Paso, Texas).
COST: $375 for the entire time, includes room and board and instruction.(Does not cover cost to travel to and from the project).
Contact Matt at mail@jmthomas.net,,or worldhandsproject@yahoo.com  505-751-7345.Builders Without Borders
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March 13th - 19th. Natural Building Workshop (Cob) Buellton, CA,
Spend a week living in a spiritual community, practicing meditation and learning to build a hand-sculpted, earthen structure (Cob). We will be co-creating a small meditation building that will be a delightful addition to the retreat center. A beginning meditation technique will be taught.
Call for info and pricing. Sunburst Sanctuary, 1-888-689-0352 PO Box 2008, Buellton, CA, 93427, www.solarlogos.org
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March 18- April 1 WISE EARTH Ecological Immersion PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSE Maltby, Urban fringe of NE Seattle
$450 till March 4. $550 thereafter includes Food, Rugged Lodging and Instruction
Michael Pilarski, Friends of the Trees Society, Sam Bullock,Kelda Miller, Seattle Permaculture Guild Albert ljan Postema
Info  Kelda Miller 206-324-3632 kelda@riseup.net  www.wiseearth.org
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Urban Permaculture Design Course, spring 2006 Alameda Point Collaborative, Alameda, CA
March 17-19 & 24-26 & April 21-23 & 28-30 & May 12-14 & 19-21, 2006
Instructors: Christopher Shein, Kat Steele, Nik Bertulis, Erin Fisher  Cost Sliding Scale $850-950
Register online at www.urbanpermacultureguild.org , kat@urbanpermacultureguild.org, (510) 547 7889
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Mar 17-31 Permaculture Design Course Rainbow Valley Farm , New Zealand
Contact Kana@rainbowvalleyfarm.co.nz , www.rainbowvalleyfarm.co.nz
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March 24 April 7 2006 Permaculture Design course EcoVersity Santa Fe, New Mexico
Teacher  Scott Pittman. Permaculture uses indigenous knowledge and contemporary innovations to teach pattern thinking and principles for designing site-appropriate , Also PDC on June 23 July 7 and August 4 August 18
Contact: EcoVersity  2639 Agua Fria Santa Fe, NM 87505 505-424-9797 www.ecoversity.org info@ecoversity.org\
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March 24 -June 2 Certificate for Earth-based Vocations EcoVersity Santa Fe, New Mexico
This 10-week, comprehensive, hands-on curriculum includes a Permaculture Design course and is followed by integrated, formal training in Natural Building, Land Arts, Land and Garden and Renewable Energies . Also August 4 October 13
Contact: EcoVersity  2639 Agua Fria Santa Fe, NM 87505 505-424-9797 www.ecoversity.org info@ecoversity.org\
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Mar 25,26 Radical Urban Sustainability Training East Side of Austin, Texas
An intensive seminar presented by the Rhizome Collective, exploring the convergence of permaculture and social activism in building
sustainable communities.
The Rhizome Collective  rhizomecollective@earthlink.net  (512) 385-3695 www.rhizomecollective.org/
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SPRING 2006 Tuscon 72 Hour Permaculture Design Course With Certificate:
Four weekends in February and March. Instructors from the Tucson Permaculture group.
For more information contact Dan Dorsey, 520 624 8030 or dorsey@dakotacom.net
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April 3 -28 Apprenticeships Ecovillage Training Center at the Farm Summertown TN
FOB 90 sunnerland Tn 38483-0090 931-964-4474 fx/2200 ecovillge@thefarm.org www.thefarm.org
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April 7-9 2006 In-depth Introduction To Permaculture Esalen on the Big Sur Coast...
http://www.esalen.org -search: Larry Santoyo
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April 16-29, 2006 EcoVillage Design Course -Two-Week Intensive with Larry Santoyo Bliss, Idaho
Part One -April 16-19, Part Two -April 21-24, Part Three -April 26-29,
Contact http://www.IdahoPermaculture.com
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PERMACULTURE DESIGN: LANDSCAPING & NATURAL BUILDING Laborers Needed Santa Barbara & San Luis Obispo County CA
Temporary, part and full-time landscape/construction laborers wanted.
Strong men & women wanted to join our crew ,Permaculture Design Course Graduates preferred -but will train
Projects include: Straw Bale Building, Natural Plasters, Water-Harvesting, Drip Irrigation, Earth-Bag & Dry-Stack Construction, Pond Ecosystems, Erosion Control, Water Features, Flagstone & Soil Cement Patios, FoodForestry, Install Vegetable Gardens
Contact Larry Santoyo Earth Flow  Design Works <landscaping@earthflow.com>  www.earthflow.com/consulting.html
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April 27 -May 1 Introduction to Urban Cob Ventura, CA Cost: $650 Betty Seaman
Fee Includes all meals. Discounts available for early enrollment. Camping or lodging will be off site and is not included in course fee.
Cob Cottage Company Box 123 Cottage Grove, OR 97424Phone (541) 942-2005, FAX (541) 942-3021 also  Workshop Host: Rachel Morris (805)648-1267 rachelmorris@earthlink.net http://songlabs.com/cob/ project blog and flyers
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May-June-July, 2006 Santa Barbara, CA - Permaculture Design Certificate Course Series with Larry Santoyo& guests
the first and second weekends of May-June-July, 2006.
Part One -May 6 & 7 and 13 & 14, Part Two - June 3 & 4 and 10 & 11, Part Three - July 1 & 2 and 8 & 9
EarthFlow Design Works 805.459.0452 info@earthflow.com, www.earthflow.com/
Cosponsored Santa Barbara Permaculture Network
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May 3-13 Permaculture Design Course Nr Spencer IN
Peter Bane, Keith Johnson $650 includes meals& lodging
Contact Racoon Creek community 1-317-259-4417 ed.paynter@gmail.com
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May 6-21 Permaculture Design Course  Mobile, Alabama
Middle Earth Healing & Learning Center PO Box 86 Citronelle, Al 36522 251-866-7204 Midearthhealing@bellsouth.net
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May 13-27 Permaculture Design Course  Commonweal Garden Bolinas CA
with Penny Livingston-Stark, James Stark, Brock Dolman,$1100 if paid by March 1st $1350 paid by May 1st
Regenerative Design Institute &Permaculture Institute of Northern California
PO Box 923 Bolinas, CA 94924 (415) 868 9681 info@regenerativedesign.org  www.regenerativedesign.org
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May 16 - Friday, May 19,Kona, Hawai'i PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGROFORESTRY WORKSHOP
Trees for improving profitability, sustainability, and resource conservation on farms and ranches: A professional development workshop in agroforestry
Contact 808-324-4427; Fax: 808-324-4129 craig@agroforestry.net  www.agroforestry.net/events/afwksp2006.html
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May 19 - 28 2006 Village Building Convergence  Portand OR
For ten days VBC6 will transform the city of Portland, sparking ecological and societal visions into action. At night we will gather and hear from visionary leaders, share food, celebrate, and learn by creating together. During the day, we will build as many as thirty new ecological, creative-cultural gathering places.
$270 per person for all ten days,e on site lunches, dinner at the central venue, access to all sites and events, accommodations
For more information on Village Building Convergence 2006, you can go to City Repair ( http://www.cityrepair.org ), visit the VBC6 web site ( http://www.cityrepair.org/vbc6/ ) or call 503-235-8946. vbc@cityrepair.org.
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May 21-31, BASICS OF BUILDING WITH COB Quail Springs Learning Oasis and Permaculture Farm
Upper Cuyama Valley, approximately 1-hour from Ojai, 2-hours from Santa Barbara, 2-hours from San Luis Obispo
$760 basic fee includes tuition, materials, three healthy meals daily, and camping. Discounts apply for early registration.
This workshop will be taught by Betty Seaman from the Cob Cottage Company and co-founder of Spirit Pine Sanctuary
Cob Cottage Company directly at Box 123, Cottage Grove, OR 97424 www.cobcottage.com (541)942-2005, Fax (541)942-3021
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May 23- June 6 Permaculture and the Arts Design Intensive Frogwood near Boonville,  Mendocino County, Northern California
Joel Glanzberg ,Jenny Pell   Raw Food Chef: Bruce Horowitz of the Sun Kitchen
$1,450 - includes delicious vegetarian and raw foods made from a mix of local cuisine & farm-fresh foods, accommodations in cabins nestled in the Redwoods, full use of Frogwood Lodge, hot tub, & trails  www.permaculturenow.com
Byron Delvin Gelin delvin@permaculturenow.com 604- 307-5566 Wendy Breiby wendy@permaculturenow.com 503- 298-4871
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May 31st - June 16  Peramculture Design Course O.U.R. Eco-village,Vancouver Island, Canada
Fully residential: $1400CAN ,Non-residential: $1200CAN ,PDC Graduate Refresher: $500CAN
Also May 31st - August 25th Permaculture & Sustainable Community Design Internship, Internship Program: $4400CAN
For More Information & Applications Visit: www.ourecovillage.org Contact Tyrone LaFay: permaculture@ourecovillage.org
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June 11-18, 2006  Build Here Now 8th Natural Building, Permaculture &Sustainable Lifestyles Convergence
Taos County, New Mexico Cost: $495 until April 1, 2006, $650 thereafter . All meals are vegetarian
Week of hands-on workshops, classroom theory, discussion, slide presentations, and networking with dedicated practitioners of natural building, permaculture and sustainable lifestyles - set amongst the stunning beauty of Lama Foundation
To register /info call 505-586-1269,  BuildHereNow@LamaFoundation.org.www.lamafoundation.org
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June 5 - July 28, 2006  Intensive skill-builder for natural builders Emerald Earth Community, Boonville, Northern California
This is a rare opportunity to develop natural building skills in the stimulating environment of a rural intentional community
The 8-week program costs $3000, including instruction, on-site camping, field trips, and organic, mostly vegetarian meals.
Phone (707) 895-3302 or email workshops@emeraldearth.org.  at www.emeraldearth.org
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July 10-August 4, 2006 .Dry lands Permaculture and Water Systems Workshop Prescott AR
Learn how to install self sustaining, ecologically designed  Permaculture systems in the high desert of Arizona, USA.
This 'hands-on' workshop will be taught by Brad Lancaster, author of "Rain Water Harvesting for Drylands", and Andrew Millison, landscape contractor Permaculture teacher of six years at Prescott College.
Cost: $1,500  Please visit for more information:http://ecosainstitute.org/ecosaframeset2=.htm
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Croatia, that are developing permacultural estates. If you would like to spend time helping to develop permacultural projects in
Croatia or Bosnia, www.ekosela.org/modules/volonter/ <marijana@kneja.hr> Croatia Balkan Ecovillage Network

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May 2007 International Permaculture Convergence, Conference Brazil www.ipc8.org
More info. and Website as details get organized, You will need to have a PDC to attend the Convergence
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Frappr Permaculture Group. It offers a map for you to insert a marker showing your global location down to almost a quarter mile plus street name. Upload your photo or pic of your homestead, website logo or whatever.
Create a Frappr profile for yourself then join the permaculture group. www.frappr.com/permaculture

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PERMACULTURE CREDIT UNION -- COME ON IN
Loans immediately available to members from any state

Join the only Credit Union that is based on Permaculture Principles and Ethics. Signature loans for amounts up to $5,000 at competitive rates and shared-secured loans at even cheaper rates up to $100,000 are available immediately to members. Anyone who has taken a Permaculture course, is a member of an affiliated Permaculture Institute, or believes in the Permaculture ethics is eligible to become a member for $5 membership fee plus a $50 share deposit.
Teachers/Organizers we can help you by offering credit-worthy students the ability to borrow money to pay for Permaculture courses. Contact the PCU to inquire about these and other loan programs.
. Also the PCU is making loans on mortgages, rainwater catchment, home energy efficiency systems, solar heating and electricity systems, landscape, and car loans. We offer a 0.75 % discount on loans for earth friendly projects and Earth friendly car discounts: two types are available, .75% for vehicles with 35mpg or higher average and 1.5% for vehicles with 45mpg or higher average(which is usually the hybrid cars).
Please call us at 505 954 3479, toll free 1-866-954-3479 or FAX 505 424 1624. Visit us online at www.pcuonline.org, email perma@pcuonline.org, or write to us.
Permaculture Credit Union
4250 Cerrillos Road
PO Box 29300
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87592-9300

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LISTSERVES of South Coast Permaculture Guild of Southern CA

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thanks to John Howe for setting them up
this works the same for each separate list:
central coast list(ccpg@arashi.com), south coast(scpg@arashi.com), and the san diego
list (sdpg@arashi.com)

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