Twins Slip CuervoGames Past City

How dare these people act like they own the world! That's the city council's job!!! Go get em Lynn!

The use of the word (file) behind photographer Paul Wellman's name means that this is not a new photo, but one taken earlier. Given the headline -- Twins Slip CuervoGames Past City -- it would be easy to assume this is a photograph of the brothers celebrating the addition of Cuervogames to the West Beach Music Festival. A caption might have eliminated any confusion.

I've lost what little respect I had for Josh Lynn, first Charles Restivo now he's defending these clowns.

Regardless of my thoughts on CuervoGames, use of the photo is horrible. The fact that CuervoGames is advertising the online story is reprehensible. Are there no more editorial guidelines at the Independent?

HAHAHA!!! i called it, i knew it would be before the event that the "twidiots" mess up. just wait to see how out of control the event will get.

The file photo is not the problem. The Indy is good for all of us to publish a breaking story so fast.

With this stunt, I now conclude that the Twiins have zero expectation of ever, ever securing a City permit again and this stunt is just a desperate effort to squeeze out a last bit of revenue in consideration of losing a lot of money elsewhere in this charade.

It's called fun dude! Man to think you squares call yourself "progressive liberals"!!!

Don't stop now twinzies. This scene is so FUBAR already from last year, and this is probably going to the last West/East Beach Festival. You should go all out. Have you thought about a rap contest between reps from Westside and Eastside gangs? How about getting some SBCC cheerleaders to work up a wild show with some monkeys from the SB Zoo?

Hey CmanSB,
Just this year any and all attempts to limit the amount of stash a Recommendation holder can transport was blown out of court.
II) It hasn't been legal for cops to confiscate medical weed at traffic stops in YEARS. Get a clue, Im beggin you, idiot hater.

it's so horrible that some people want to party and have a good time. I hope they go out with a lime and salt in hand.

@ CManSB:

Your ignorance knows no bounds. Josh Lynn doesn't represent Charles Restivo--It has been widely reported that Restivo is represented by Allison Margolin. He also is not "defending" the Pembertons, as they are not charged with any crime. Rather, he is representing their business interests. I'd point out that the fact they shelled out thousands of dollars for this service indicates that they clearly are trying to keep their event above board.

Josh Lynn was fired (unjustly, I might add) from his job as a prosecutor. Would you prefer he get a job at Radio Shack so he can maintain his integrity? I suppose there is no point defending him to you, because if you think that Restivo is a bad guy and defense attorneys shouldn't defend people you are clearly delusional and not to be reasoned with. Fortunately for the rest of us your beliefs are shared by only a handful of people here in Santa Barbara.

As for the West Beach/East Beach/Chase Palm Park/wherever else they may be relegated to Festival, why all the anger, people? These young entrepreneurs put together an event that brought major headlining artists to SB. They have jumped through the hoops in years past, and they have run the gauntlet to get their event permitted this year. They have every right to work within the law to offer entertainment to the thousands of people who enjoy what they do. In fact, it has been the overwhelming success of the event (at least in terms of attendance) that has caused their headaches. Why does it suddenly feel like I live in some sort of fascist retirement community? "Goldangit Agnes! I can't enjoy my tapioca with all that new fangled rock n' roll music going on out there. Call the mayor!"

Wow. One more reason why *some* people think it's ok to just do whatever the hell they want, when they want, where ever they want to... Once again, an event of this magnitude belongs at Earl Warren, or better yet, Ventura County Fairgrounds. I don't have a problem with the event itself, there's a market for it, it's gonna happen, people attending are going to have a great time (for the most part) it's just the damn location... that's the biggest mistake from the get-go. Hello City? Imagine last years nightmare and double it. Yippee. Thanks for looking out for the greater good of the community you're supposed to represent...

I'm curious how they do it. Isn't it said that they did not make a profit the last two years? How do they continue to throw away money in these times on festivals (that is, if they don't make a profit)? They do bring some great musical talent to the festival although, some of the lesser talent on the bill as well as their locally promoted shows are questionable.

I hate to break it you seniors, but the people in this country who are not yet coasting on entitlements have to actually start companies and run businesses. This used to be a capitalist country. back then if you didnt want events like this to happen, you would just outbid them or pony up the cash and rent out the beach for your bingo fiestas instead. Oh wait, you can't because you are living on a fixed income provided by taxpayers and business owners, like these guys. I wouldnt worry though, soon those social security funds will dry up and you will be forced to move somewhere cheap and quiet, like Kansas. keep stifling commerce with ridiculous bureaucracy and it will happen sooner rather than later.

PS people are referring to these two as "the twins" in anger so much that its starting to sound like some kind of... -ist. is multiple-birthist a thing? like if you were calling them "the blacks" or "the jews". how about just the pembertons.

rcobban is missing a few facts here.

They are called the "Twiins" because that is the name of their company or themselves Doing Business As.

The model for others to "just outbid them or pony up the cash and rent out the beach" only is relevant if the public beach were a commodity for sale by the City government to the highest bidder.

This is a public park along the public beach and very unfortunately has become a huge procedural and precedential mess because the City Council was utterly incapable of telling the Twiins NO when their request appeared a few months ago.