Tri-county businesses stepped up during fire, mudslide disasters
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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 →Our view: Bold leadership needed to recover from disasters
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Read More →Emergency drinking water distributed in south Santa Barbara County
Emergency drinking water is being distributed in three different locations in south Santa Barbara County in response to the recent mudslides. Distribution will take place from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day until further notice. The distribution sites include the: • Shopping center at the southwest corner of East Valley Road and San Ysidro Read More →
Read More →Dubroff: Shock and awe as mudslides bury Montecito
Updated at 1:50 p.m. Jan. 12: I was awakened at 3:45 a.m. on Jan. 9 by a lightning strike and a loud clap of thunder, followed by the sound of a transformer exploding nearby. The lights flickered but stayed on. Suddenly there was a bright light to the north and east of my little cottage Read More →
Read More →Coast Village Road reopens for business
Updated at 3:20 p.m. Jan. 23: Coast Village Road reopened to business owners the morning on Jan. 23 and, by around noon, dozens of customers had been allowed into the area to shop at local stores and restaurants. Owners were able to stock up and contact customers before the roads opened, but a few proprietors Read More →
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