JOURNAL
The Giving List
13 – 20 MARCH 2025 | VOL 31 ISS 11 www.montecitojournal.net
Voice of theV illage
SERVING MONTECITO AND SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA
Tomorrow and Tomorrow – The future is now, the promised rocket cars are not in evidence, and qwerty rules the Age. Paging Mr. Carnival, P.6
Livin’ with Lloyd – Golden Age Jazz Ambassador Charles Lloyd talks music, peace, and the Lobero – his longtime SB living room, P.24
ROY’S TWOMONTH MEMO It’s been two months since 1st District County Supervisor Roy Lee took office… with several monumental votes already under his belt… how’s he doing? The MJ’s Gwyn Lurie asks for his own assessment (Story starts on page 5)
Giving a FUTURE to Lompoc Youth, page 11
Soupin’ with Eddie – Jump into the healing gumbo of culture, somatic experience, and cerebral celebration with Eddie Ellner & Yoga Soup, P.37
Land Use Goes FAR
It’s all Floor Area Ratios, ADUs, and Setbacks at the latest Land Use Committee meeting, page 11
Well, Well, Well… A Groundwater Plan
MWD’s five-year study of Montecito’s Groundwater Basin, Sustainability Plan, and its well water registry, page 16
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