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19 - 26 Dec 2019 Vol 25 Issue 50
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ASHLEIGH BRILLIANT, P. 23 • LETTERS, P. 8 • CALENDAR OF EVENTS, P. 42
Fact-checking the Forecast
After reassuring update on weather and watershed from MFPD, we asked some other experts to weigh in on what to expect from winter rains, p. 26
Remembering a Local Hero
Celebrating life of Robert William Jansen, a Korea war combat veteran, Purple Heart recipient, and co-founder of DAWG, p. 20
MORE AT THE MART
MONTECITO COUNTRY MART WELCOMES TWO NEW SHOPS – MATE MEN AND INDIAN PINK – JUST IN TIME FOR LAST MINUTE HOLIDAY GIFTING (STORY BEGINS ON P. 12)
A Call to Action
Montecito Journal Media Group teams up with KCRW to present inaugural event, a debate between First District Supervisor Das Williams and challenger Laura Capps, p. 5