Nearly a hundred thousand Los Angeles County residents are still under evacuation orders as of Monday, January 13, and with more than 10,000 homes, schools, or other structures completely destroyed by fires from Pacific Palisades to Altadena to Sylmar, many are seeking refuge just up the coast in Santa Barbara.
Personal accounts posted on social media show frantic families packing their cherished belongings into cars and looking for anywhere safe. As evacuation centers in Los Angeles began to rapidly fill up, some jumped on Highway 101 northbound to find shelter on the Central Coast.
By the weekend, Santa Barbara hotels were filling up with people affected by the Los Angeles wildfires. On Saturday, Visit Santa Barbara announced a special lodging rate for evacuees at 25 different locations, with some offering 25-30 percent discounts or rooms for prices as low as $129 per night.
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Remembering those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. We are grateful that we are fortunate enough to be able to celebrate and honor their lives for their service. Thank you to my father who served in the Calvary in WWII, to my brother Chris who served in Vietnam (Two tours, bronze star/ Navy Seal), and to all those who served and all those who continue to serve.
Never forget.
Click Read More below for a touching Memorial Day video tribute from the Marine Corps.
WISHING YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONES A HOLIDAY SEASON FILLED WITH WARMTH, JOY, AND LAUGHTER.
MAY THE SPIRIT OF THE HOLIDAYS BRING YOU PEACE
AND THE COMING YEAR BE FILLED WITH PROSPERITY, GOOD HEALTH, AND BOUNDLESS SUCCESS.
Veterans Day is a time for us to pay our respects to those who have served. For one day, we stand united in respect for you, our veterans.
Veteran’s Day began as a day to reflect upon the heroism of those who died in our country’s service and originally was called Armistice Day. It fell on November 11 because that is the anniversary of the Armistice that ended World War 1. However, in 1954, the holiday was changed to Veteran’s Day in order to account for all the Veterans of all wars.
We celebrate and honor America’s Veterans for their patriotism, love of country, and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good.
Stephen Hawking’s Five Favorite places are 1. The Big Bang 2. The Milky Ways central Black Hole 3. Gliese 832 c 4. Saturn 5. Santa Barbara, California
(Short video, with a very entertaining clip of Stephen Hawking flying over the Old Mission Church in Santa Barbara in a Rocket Ship! ) Click “Read More” below for video.
Retirees in Santa Barbara, Calif., pay a high price for beautiful scenery, beaches and spectacular weather, but boy, it’s worth...
Santa Barbarians pride themselves on maintaining a low-key demeanor around many of the notables we see around town. So, standing in line behind George Lucas at Starbucks in Montecito is no big deal right? Marco?
Practicing the fine art of real estate. It’s who we are and what we do. Mark Lomas & Kirsten Wolfe 805.845.2888 HomesOfSantaBarbara@gmail.com
A salute to the spirit of California, and eight things we love about California. California is a magical place where great wines, mouth watering tacos, giant ridable surf, and startups seemingly are everywhere! You can climb up a desert dune, ski down a mountain, and swim in the Pacific Ocean all in the same day!
Also highly contagious is kindness, patience, love, and a positive attitude
