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The Giving List
2 – 9 JULY 2026 | VOL 32 ISS 27 www.montecitojournal.net
Voice of theV illage
SERVING MONTECITO AND SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA
The Good Old Daze – Jim Buckley recalls a Montecito where water cannons, bottle rockets, and the World’s Shortest Parade somehow all made perfect sense, P.6
Forever Young – Friendship Center celebrates 50 years with a Senior Prom, a Summer Polo Soirée, and countless moments that prove joy has no age limit, P.12
PAWS GROUND
Keeping the Beat – PercussionFest… the only Music Academy concert where an Ikea shopping list and percussion instrument list are one and the same, P.18
Real Estates Guide Inside!
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JOURNAL
ON THE
REAL ESTATES 2026
PHOTO: 1437 SOUTH JAMESON LANE, MONTECITO RISKIN PARTNERS, VILLAGE PROPERTIES
AT GROUND ZERO OF VENEZUELA’S SHATTERING CATASTROPHE, SANTA PAULA’S NATIONAL DISASTER SEARCH DOG FOUNDATION ALREADY HAS ITS NOSE TO THE GROUND (STORY STARTS ON PAGE 5)
Hillside’s National Disability Independence Day Festival, page 31
INSIDE THIS ISSUE: MID-YEAR SOUTH COAST STATS YTD REAL ESTATE IN THE GREAT 93108 INSIDE MONTECITO’S MEMBERS-ONLY HAVENS MEET TMRW: THE CONFLUENCE OF AI, CLIMATE ACTION, AND INSURANCE PREMIUMS AND MUCH MORE . . .
The MJ’s annual Real Estates edition is back… with YTD stats, the record sales this year, your private club guide, and more (find the 56-page insert within)
CHEErS TO 250 YEARS! celeBrate Like jFK & jAckiE AT ONLY
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