Coast Village businesses opening pop-up shops on State Street
Commercial real estate brokers in Santa Barbara are being asked to consider allowing pop-up shops in their vacant spaces to accommodate displaced Coast Village Road businesses. Downtown Santa Barbara is reminding Realtors that, even with Highway 101 open, most Coast Village business owners will not be able to get there stores up and running for Read More →
Read More →Buying local just the first step in Thomas fire recovery
By Marsha Bailey The Thomas fire and its aftermath have brought catastrophe to our community. The tragic loss of life, homes, farms and businesses has been captured in heartbreaking images. But what is less visible is the loss of livelihood our friends and neighbors are suffering as businesses close — temporarily or permanently — and Read More →
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Our view: No-growth politics, disasters don’t mix
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Read More →Ojai vintners look for normalcy after fire scare
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Read More →Dubroff: Mental trauma from deadly fire and mudslides will linger
“After the fire, the fire still burns.” The title of the 1985 Roger Daltrey music video does a lot to explain why I was on the phone with American Red Cross experts on Jan. 16, learning that mental health is an important part of disaster recovery. I have joked that as an evacuee from the Read More →
Read More →Foodbank to distribute produce Jan. 19 to mudslide victims
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County announced that it would host a farmstand event Jan. 19, to hand out fresh produce to families of Montecito Union School District students who were displaced by flooding and mudslides. Mandatory evacuations continued in the areas of Montecito and Summerland as search and rescue efforts continued and crews worked to Read More →
Read More →Thomas fire lawsuit expanded to include mudslide victims
Attorneys for victims of the mudslides in Montecito have joined an earlier lawsuit against Southern California Edison over the Thomas fire, blaming actions by the giant utility and the Montecito Water District for the devastation that killed at least 20 people. The lawsuit claims that the fire originated from two separate pole-mounted transformers owned and Read More →
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