This holiday season has been one of chaos, disaster and tragedy. It began with the Thomas Fire, which started on Dec. 4, 2017 and burned over 280,000 acres of land (making it the largest recorded...

Due to severe mudslides and oods on Jan. 6, the Montecito community lost countless homes, parents, grandparents, children, friends and pets. In a community so closely knit, it is safe to say that...