Montecito (Calif)

What Is It About Montecito?

Trying to understand the allure of a place that’s home to Oprah, the self-exiled royals, a celebrity juicer, Katy Perry’s dad — and the New American Dream.

July 30, 2023

Montecito Faces Mudslide Risks 5 Years After 2018 Disaster

Life in California often requires navigating the edges of natural beauty and natural disaster. On the fifth anniversary of a catastrophe, residents had to flee again.

January 17, 2023

And Now a Few Words About How Power Makes You Weird

From the royal family to the House of Repesentatives, it’s been a strange week.

January 16, 2023

Montecito Ordered to Evacuate as Mudslide Danger Rises: California Storm Updates

The evacuation order came five years after a mudslide killed 23 people and destroyed homes in the Santa Barbara County community.

January 9, 2023

Fires, Then Floods: Risk of Deadly Climate Combination Rises

A new study found that the dangerous pairing of disasters may become more common in the American West as rains trigger runaway surges of mud and debris in areas damaged by wildfire.

April 1, 2022

Tag: Montecito (Calif)

What Is It About Montecito?

Montecito Faces Mudslide Risks 5 Years After 2018 Disaster

And Now a Few Words About How Power Makes You Weird

Montecito Ordered to Evacuate as Mudslide Danger Rises: California Storm Updates

Fires, Then Floods: Risk of Deadly Climate Combination Rises