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ASHLEIGH BRILLIANT, P. 23 • LETTERS, P. 8 • SPIRITUALITY MATTERS, P. 27
RED ZONE BLUES
INSURING HOMES IN MONTECITO IS PROBLEMATIC FOR THOSE IN THE “EXTREME DEBRIS FLOW RISK” AREA AS CALIFORNIA STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER RICARDO LARA AND ASSEMBLYMEMBER MONIQUE LIMÓN HOLD UNANNOUNCED FACT-FINDING MEETING WITH “ABOUT A DOZEN” MONTECITO RESIDENTS (STORIES ON PAGES 5, 22 AND 30)
Village Beat
MUS adds 55 parking spaces for staff and brings parking lot up to ADA standards as new school year begins, p. 12
The Five-Million-Dollar Office
Montecito Sanitary District votes (3-2) to construct expensive red-tile roof and copper gutter headquarters, p. 45
Loving Mollie
Mollie Ahlstrand zeroes in on lunch crowd, as Mollie’s Italian Ristorante settles in on State Street, p. 36