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6 days ago | 
independent.com | Tiana Molony
Children’s book author Lee Wardlaw prefers to do things her way — after 40 years of writing children’s books, she’s learned to listen to her gut. This proved especially true with her 2011 book Won Ton, a story about a shelter cat that gets adopted. Publishers liked the story but weren’t fond of the haiku format — they wanted her “to just write it straight.” Wardlaw said no.
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1 week ago | 
independent.com | Tiana Molony
Branded Content Presented by Santa Barbara City College Office of CommunicationsWhen Edith De La Rosa’s parents immigrated from Zacatecas, Mexico, in 1990, hoping to give their children a better life, they emphasized the value of education. But having never attended college themselves, they weren’t sure how to help their kids get there.
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1 week ago | 
businessinsider.de | Tiana Molony
Das Paar hat sich um die Planung des Tiny Houses gekümmert. Tiana Molony Ich wollte in meiner Heimatstadt Santa Barbara leben, aber nicht den Großteil meines Einkommens für die Miete ausgeben. Also boten mir meine Eltern an, einen Schuppen auf ihrem 5-Hektar-Grundstück in ein kleines Haus mit circa 46 Quadratmetern umzubauen.
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1 week ago | 
businessinsider.com | Tiana Molony
Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link I wanted to live in my hometown Santa Barbara but didn't want to spend most of my income on rent. So, my parents offered to convert a shed on their 5-acre property into a 500-square-foot tiny home. I'm so grateful they let me and my boyfriend live there rent-free while we save for a house. Last year, my boyfriend and I were trying to figure out our next move — and we found it in my parents' backyard.
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3 weeks ago | 
montecitojournal.net | Tiana Molony
Over seven years and more than 4,000 complaints later, the pungent smell of pot in Carpinteria might finally be under control, thanks to the Santa Barbara County Supervisors who, on March 18th, unanimously voted to adopt amendments to the county’s cannabis ordinance. “Unanimously, the Board of Supervisors ushered in a new chapter of cannabis in Carpinteria today,” said Chair Laura Capps in a statement to the Montecito Journal.
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3 weeks ago | 
independent.com | Tiana Molony
Branded Content Presented by Santa Barbara City College Office of CommunicationsTwenty years ago, Linh Tran and her husband left Vietnam for the United States. “I experienced a lot of culture shock,” shared Tran over the phone while on her lunch break at Sansum Clinic (now a part of Sutter Health), where she works as a medical assistant. Leaving Vietnam meant parting with not only her home but also her closest friends and family. She felt the weight of loneliness immediately.
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4 weeks ago | 
independent.com | Tiana Molony
Branded Content Presented by Santa Barbara City College Office of CommunicationsIt was Ken Watts’s senior year of high school when things went awry. He had just received a scholarship offer to play football at a four-year university when life threw one of its best curveballs: a knee injury during the very last game of his senior year. In a matter of seconds, his plans derailed, and his dream shattered — or at least it felt that way.
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1 month ago | 
montecitojournal.net | Tiana Molony
On March 13th, activists and community members clad in red gathered at the Environmental Defense Center (EDC), holding signs that read “Don’t Enable Sable” and “Oil Spills Kill.” They were there for a press conference, which preceded an anticipated town hall meeting hosted by District 37 State Assemblymember Gregg Hart and District 21 State Senator Monique Limón, where state agencies would gather to discuss their oversight of crude oil pipelines.
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1 month ago | 
montecitojournal.net | Tiana Molony
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, county officials say Montecito’s hot springs have seen a surge in popularity. They attribute the increased foot traffic, in part, to social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram, where posts have promoted the pools as a must-visit destination.
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1 month ago | 
montecitojournal.net | Tiana Molony
On February 19th, the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission approved the proposed changes to the county’s cannabis ordinance in a 5-0 vote. The changes require cannabis operators to install multi-technology carbon filtration or equivalent technology in their greenhouses to effectively mitigate cannabis odor. The commissioners also established an odor threshold, to be measured using a Nasal Ranger, a device that quantifies odor strength.
