1 Feb 2018
Get a Load of This
After the massive cleanup following the devastating Montecito mudslides, where to dump it? More than 20,000 dump truck loads – in excess of seven million pounds – of muck have been taken to the Ventura County Fairgrounds, where it is being stored temporarily. But with the totals increasing daily, officials face a daunting task. One […]
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East Beach Volleyball Academy
Imagine if your office was a beach. Not on the beach, but an actual beach. How cool would that be? I had a pretty good idea after joining the coaches for East Beach Volleyball Academy, since the numerous weekly classes they stage convene where the sand meets the surf. Founded in September 2016, the academy […]
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Moving Forward
Last week, thousands of displaced Montecito residents were allowed to go back to their homes, after being mandatorily evacuated for more than two weeks following the mudflow event on January 9. The majority of Montecito residents and business owners are slowly getting back to their day-to-day routine, as others have spent the last week removing […]
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Making History: Mallampalli Installed in Endowed Chair
Chandra Mallampalli, Westmont professor of history, will be formally installed as the new Fletcher Jones Foundation professor in the social sciences on Monday, February 5, during a full-regalia ceremony at 10:30 am in Murchison Gym. “Chandra has become a significant scholar in the study of religion in India, and we are delighted to honor him […]
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Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade
On Sunday, January 28, the grassroots organization Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade, led by Montecito Fire Protection District Board president Abe Powell, began helping homeowners clear out mud and debris from their driveways, homes, and properties. Dozens of volunteers, including local contractors donating their equipment and time, have assembled to help homeowners, who are overwhelmed with […]
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Author Wins Dallas Willard Center Award
The Dallas Willard Center for Spiritual Formation honored James K.A. “Jamie” Smith, professor of philosophy at Calvin College, with its annual book award for You are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit during chapel January 26 in Murchison Gym. Smith, the Gary and Henrietta Byker professor in applied reformed theology and worldview, has […]
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Insurance Policies Cover the “Efficient Proximate Cause” of Property Damage
A week ago, law professor Kenneth Klein wrote a Los Angeles Times op-ed saying that Montecito residents should not expect their homeowners insurance to cover flood and mudslide damage. He argued that policy exclusions likely preclude recovery. I challenged that assertion in a letter to the editor, arguing that where there are multiple, different causes […]
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See the Light
Santa Barbara Museum of Art is accentuating the negative! Its latest exhibition, Brought To Light, highlights more than 100 photos by a dozen artists from the museum’s extensive and growing collection. A show within the show, Crosscurrents: American and European Portrait Photographs – 1840-1900, reflects how portraiture blossomed in the last six decades of the […]
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A Bunch of Bowl
Former Londoner Janet Napier is bowling them over! Janet has just been installed as president of the 81-year-old Santa Barbara Lawn Bowls Club on De La Vina Street. A San Francisco State University graduate, Janet was president of the city’s Rotary Club and volunteers for the Red Cross and the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. […]
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