Kathi King

Community Environmental Council, Montecito resident

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Montecito resident, director of the non-profit Community Environmental Council.

Kathi King on KCRW

It’s been about a month since mudslides destroyed hundreds of homes and killed 21 people in the Santa Barbara area.

Month after mudslides, Santa Barbara gets back on its feet

It’s been about a month since mudslides destroyed hundreds of homes and killed 21 people in the Santa Barbara area.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Search and rescue operations are still underway in Montecito, where mudslides knocked houses off their foundations and sent boulders crashing through walls.

Montecito resident escapes mudslide by climbing into a tree

Search and rescue operations are still underway in Montecito, where mudslides knocked houses off their foundations and sent boulders crashing through walls.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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