JOURNAL
The Giving List
16 – 23 JANUARY 2025 | VOL 30 ISS 3 www.montecitojournal.net
Voice of theV illage
SERVING MONTECITO AND SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA
Change Is in the Air – The County Board establishes new cannabis odor regulation with Supervisors Capps and Nelson leading the way, P.11
Light in the Sky – A meditative gathering, a piercing ray of light – Montecito remembers the Debris Flow on the tragedy’s 7th anniversary, P.12
Support from Montecito
The horrific L.A. fires continue to grip our attention and affect our neighbors to the south… Local schools and organizations have come together to collect donations and support evacuees that have landed here
(Gwyn Lurie shares her thoughts on page 5; Story starts on page 14)
sending all our
Storyteller’s pathfinding preschool, page 16
More Biltmore – The Land Use Committee meets to weigh in on the Biltmore renovations as opening day nears, P.33
One805 Alive
At the intersection of rock n roll and emergency response, a singular nonprofit is ringing like a power chord and boosting our First Responders. Tune your axe, page 6
Tale of Two Cities
Lucky’s feeds First Responders in Malibu, Richie’s is collecting donations – locals are embracing the southland in every way possible, page 43
to those affected by the los angeles fires