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Around Santa Barbara

still so much to be done…

February 22, 2018

I get asked on a daily basis, “how is Montecito doing?”  The short answer is, they are working hard and moving forward but there is still so much to do. The cost of digging out the mud for one home can be upwards of $200,000!  Unfortunately, insurance does not often cover it.  Then, there is the difficult job of finding contractors who will remove the mud.  Enter the Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade.  It was conceived over the kitchen table by Abe…

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Around Santa Barbara

escaping thomas

December 13, 2017

Most of the time living in Southern California is paradise…beautiful weather, friendly people, the mountains, and the beauty of the Pacific Ocean.  That is why we live here.  Unfortunately, even paradise has it’s dark side and for us it’s the wildfires.…

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