Editor’s note: This version of the endorsement has been updated since it appeared in Monday’s Morning MoJo. The Montecito Journal recognizes that both leading mayoral candidates, Kristen Sneddon and Eric Friedman, are decent, hardworking people who have served this city for years. But this isn’t a choice between a good person and a bad one. […]
It’s been difficult to look at, but the scorched southeast end of Santa Rosa Island is now in restoration mode. After the human-caused wildfire began on the afternoon of May 15, 2026, and was fully contained on June 4, 2026, it will require all hands-on deck to return a natural balance to the windswept isle. […]









