Hot Topics 19-26 AUGUST 2021 VOL 27 ISSUE 34
SERVING MONTECITO AND SUMMERLAND
Just what is “mutual aid,” and how Montecito Fire pays it forward as blazes rage across the West, page 14
The Nature of Things Montecito Union’s Nature Lab is an idea borne out of a want to educate children about the wonders of the outdoors — something now needed thanks to the pandemic, (story on page 32)
A Love of Art
Santa Barbara Museum of Art’s $50 million renovation, and recent reopening, was a community project in every sense of the phrase, page 5
Plus: Just what are the back-to-school protocols? (p. 8)
‘Been a Little Frustrating’
Handcuffed for months when it came to vaccine mandates, state provides welcomed new option for Sansum, Cottage, and UCLA, page 6
Great Optiks
Bien Nacido Vineyards has quite the eclectic reputation and a new project with Joey Tensley has it growing even further, page 44