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FREE 20 – 27 June 2019 Vol 25 Issue 24
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IT’S ALL GONE NOW! AFTER A TIMELY NUDGE ABOUT A WRECKED BOAT ROTTING ON THE BEACH IN MJ’S “JUST ASK J’AMY (BROWN)” COLUMN, 1ST DISTRICT SUPERVISOR DAS WILLIAMS WENT INTO OVERDRIVE, AS DID THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY PARKS MAINTENANCE CREW AND SANTA BARBARA SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT. IT TOOK LESS THAN A WEEK, AND HAMMONDS IS FLOTSAM FREE ONCE AGAIN. (STORY BEGINS ON PAGE 16)
The Magic of the Moody Sisters
Four sisters designed, built, and financed three dozen quirky “cottages,” mostly in Montecito; sixteen still stand, p. 26
Music Academy Lift-off
Piano-plus-percussion extravaganza at the Lobero launches 2019 Music Academy of the West’s summer season, p. 27
Skateboard Hall of Famer
In 1976, MUS alumna Edie Robertson became a world champion skateboarder; now, she’s been inducted into its Hall of Fame, p. 33