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🌱 What does selling 40% of Montecito’s State Water really mean?

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In today's newsletter:

  • What does selling 40% of Montecito's State Water really mean?
  • How could this insurance race change coverage options in Montecito?
  • How Montecito's debris flow reshaped mental-health support for California first responders

Also on today's calendar: Prepping Your Garden for El Niño and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 63 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 84, low: 64.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 91 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• Water deal gets initial green light: 40% of Montecito's State Water rights pledged to North County housing (newspress.com) — Montecito Water District directors have unanimously backed a plan to sell more than 40% of the community's State Water Project rights to a huge North County housing development, in a deal worth about $40 million. Supporters say Montecito hasn't needed that water in years and will reinvest proceeds in desalination, groundwater banking, and recycling, while some residents worry about overreliance on desalinated supplies.
   

• Realtors meet with Insurance Commissioner Candidate (keyt.com) — State insurance commissioner candidate Ben Allen met with Montecito residents and local realtors in Santa Barbara to discuss wildfire and mudslide-related insurance problems. He contrasted his risk-reduction approach with opponent Jane Kim's single-payer disaster insurance proposal, stressing he wants fewer homeowners pushed into the California FAIR Plan and more incentives for mitigation in high-risk communities like Montecito.
   

• From Montecito Tragedy to Statewide Change (independent.com) — A new statewide wellness initiative for California law-enforcement officers grew directly from the trauma first responders faced during Montecito's 2018 debris flow. Former Santa Barbara County DA Joyce Dudley pushed for consistent mental-health and peer-support programs, and the POST Commission has now named the comprehensive Organizational Wellness Initiative in her honor to better prepare responders before crises strike.
   

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    • Wednesday October 7
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    San Marcos High School Santa Barbara, CA 93110
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  • Four Running for Two Contested Seats in High-Stakes Race for Santa Barbara Unified School Board (independent.com)
  • Fall Tasting Fest a Benefit for Museum of Natural History (noozhawk.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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