JOURNAL
The Giving List
13 – 20 NOV 2025 | VOL 31 ISS 46 www.montecitojournal.net
Voice of theV illage
SERVING MONTECITO AND SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA
Montecito’s Newest Bank – CalPrivate Bank expands north with a Montecito branch, P.12
Rent vs. Reality – Bernstein weighs profit incentives against the need for humane housing policy, P.16
Farm animals in need find Greener Pastures, page 20
Big Apple Buzz – Albanian comfort food and surrealist couture shows NYC still brims with art and flavor, P.18
THE BRIDGES’ LENS
MARRIAGE, MOVIES, AND THE MAGIC OF THE WIDELUX… JEFF AND SUSAN BRIDGES CAPTURE ART AND LIFE IN PANORAMIC HARMONY (STORY STARTS ON P.5)
Pixels & Pioneers
Tom and Christine Frisina were in the eye of the storm when Silicon Valley booted. Christine’s book tells all, page 6
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Tea Fire Remembered
Seventeen years on, the Tea Fire still guides how Montecito fights wind, flame, and fear with foresight, page 11