Tag archives: Doug Black

The MA’s Annual Meeting
By Joanne A Calitri   |   February 4, 2025

The Montecito Association Annual and January meeting was held in person at the Montecito Library community room and on Zoom, Tuesday, January 21. MA President Doug Black called the Annual MA meeting to order, and held a vote to ratify the 2025 actions of the MA Board. He highlighted what the MA accomplished in 2024, […]

101 Updates, a Montecito Sheriff’s Office, and More
By Joanne A Calitri   |   December 24, 2024

The Montecito Association December meeting was held in person at the Montecito Library community room and on Zoom, Tuesday, December 10. MA President Doug Black was absent. The meeting was led by 2nd Vice President Leslie Lundgren with assistance by MA Executive Director Houghton Hyatt. Via Zoom, Montecito Fire Chief David Neels updated attendees on […]

Hot Springs Stakeholders Meet, and Concerns Over SBC Sheriff’s Dept. Response Time
By Joanne A Calitri   |   November 26, 2024

The Montecito Association November meeting was held in person at the Montecito Library community room and on Zoom, led by MA President Doug Black and Executive Director Houghton Hyatt.  Rock Rockenbach updated on the path built by the Bucket Brigade near his house on Barker Pass, which had multiple issues. He said SBC Public Works […]

Lt. Ugo ‘Butch’ Arnoldi Awarded Citizen of the Year at MA’s Beautification Day
By Joanne A Calitri   |   November 12, 2024

Lt. Ugo Butch Arnoldi was officially awarded as the Montecito Citizen of the Year by the Montecito Association on Saturday, November 2. The ceremony was held at the Annual MA Beautification Day post clean-up BBQ lunch. Montecito businesses, residents, first responders from Montecito Fire Department, the SB County Sheriff’s Department, and local organizations attended the […]

Biltmore and More at October’s Land Use Meeting
By Joanne A Calitri   |   October 8, 2024

The Montecito Association Land Use September meeting was held in person at the Montecito Library community room, and on Zoom. The meeting was led by its Chair, Dorinne Lee Johnson. Attendees were the Land Use Committee members, Montecito Association Executive Director Houghton Hyatt, MA President Doug Black, Supervisor Williams’ Chief of Staff Darcel Elliott, and […]

Hands Across Montecito: The Updates and Challenges Facing Homelessness Relief
By Eileen Read   |   December 19, 2023

Our group of 10 with morning bleary-eyed faces, meets at the Coast Village Chevron station and trudges down through the newly-rebuilt Butterfly Lane tunnel with its colorful murals. We emerge on the railroad tracks and begin searching from the Bird Refuge to Eucalyptus Lane. As usual, we find only a few people, but there are […]