Tag archives: survey

2nd Annual Black Youth Leadership Summit
By Montecito Journal   |   August 13, 2024

Gateway Education Services organization is inviting all Santa Barbara area Black African American-identifying youth in grades 5 through 12 – along with their parents and teachers – to the Black Youth Leadership Summit 2024. The event is on Tuesday, August 17, at Santa Barbara City College West Cliff Campus, from 8:30 am – 5 pm. […]

Evacuation Planning Survey 
By Kelly Mahan Herrick   |   April 25, 2023

The County is seeking public involvement in a survey to help enhance emergency response plans and preparedness in local areas. The purpose of the survey is to understand constraints and behavior during emergencies such as wildfires, floods, chemical spills, and other catastrophic events.  The survey, which takes less than five minutes to complete, will directly […]

Summerland Cannabis Survey
By Leslie Westbrook   |   September 3, 2020

Decisive Opposition to New Dispensary Despite 70 percent of Summerland voters in the state election voting in favor of marijuana legalization, residents and business owners are overwhelmingly against the establishment of a cannabis dispensary in town. So says a recent survey with a sample that comprises 25 percent of residents and almost all business owners […]

Love, love me do. Pleeaassee!
By Ernie Witham   |   November 26, 2019

“How was your experience in men’s underwear?” The email asked. “Were you a) delighted with your purchase b) kind of giddy c) blasé d) not so giddy or e) totally disenfranchised? Your immediate response is requested.” This was about the tenth follow-up I had received from recent shopping excursions. Seems like every time I buy […]

Whoops!
By Montecito Journal   |   December 13, 2018

In last week’s Montecito Miscellany, we mistakenly left out Gonzalo Sarmiento from the photo’s caption, which should have included Mr. Sarmiento. Many apologies. Mulling Mueller Matters There are certain areas of the Mueller investigation that could be very disturbing when his report comes out later this month. As a former FBI director, does Mr. Mueller […]

Notable & Quotable
By Montecito Journal   |   November 22, 2018

“The saddest part about these fires in California is that they are self-inflicted. Californians should not allow such mismanagement to continue. At what point will common-sense forest management practices win out over the ideologically driven environmental lobby? Soon, I hope, or Paradise might not be the only thing lost.”– Krystina Skurk (The Federalist) (Ms Skurk […]