JOURNAL
The Giving List
10 – 17 APRIL 2025 | VOL 31 ISS 15 www.montecitojournal.net
Voice of theV illage
SERVING MONTECITO AND SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA
CCC, Sable, & Miramar, oh my – The Coastal Commission to meet over the contentious Sable Offshore permit, a Miramar expansion appeal, and more, P.5
On Fire & CUPs – New state fire laws on the horizon and Lotusland’s CUP are the hot topics at Montecito Association’s Land Use Committee, P.28
Brian & Birnam
Helping first-generation college-bound students REACH their dreams, page 22
SB’s Hands Off – A photo collage of the thousands of protesters that gathered in downtown SB over the weekend for the nationwide Hands Off rally, P.38
Hop Over to Easter
Two fleeced appendages loom over a hedge as countless children hunt down hue-stained orbs filled with promise… it’s Easter once again! page 12
When not hurling your six iron into the trees in a fit of pique – you may well have taken note of the utter beauty of Birnam Wood’s gemlike, pastoral links. How? Who? Meet Brian O’Laughlin. (Story starts on page 6)
Sandpiper Golf Club
A New Era of Golf...Coming Soon
A Glass of Laughs
It’s corkscrews and screwy comics at this inaugural comedy festival taking place over three days along the Central Coast wine country, page 32