Pat McElroy

Executive Director, The Partnership for Resilient Communities

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The impacts of the January 9, 2018 mudslides were so devastating that the affected communities band together for a plan to help prevent this from ever happening again.

Debris flow nets installed in Montecito canyons

The impacts of the January 9, 2018 mudslides were so devastating that the affected communities band together for a plan to help prevent this from ever happening again.

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