Tag archives: Pedro Rivera

Always Happy, Always Talking About His Family
By Montecito Journal   |   September 15, 2026

Editor’s note: The following letter remembers Pedro Rivera, the longtime Santa Barbara and Montecito bartender who was struck and killed by a car on Coast Village Road on August 2. My family (Cheri, Garret and Sierra) enjoyed talking with Pedro at the restaurant, Teddy’s by the Sea, every other week for the past two years! […]

Around and Around We Go
By Montecito Journal   |   September 8, 2026

These are our daily traffic concerns going into the roundabout, with road closures, people not letting you in, people not sharing. The road is all long lines. It seems to be heavy traffic, daily now, and with the overpass being built, what is it that local traffic can do to bypass some of this inconvenience? […]

Tribute to Pedro Rivera: A Life of Love
By Joanne A Calitri   |   September 1, 2026

To pay proper tribute to Pedro Rivera, who at age 67 unexpectedly passed away on August 2, the Montecito Journal is starting a two-part tribute to him this week.  Rivera was a beloved and well-known family man, friend, and co-worker. Sentiments expressed about Pedro on social media portray a man who built and presented a […]