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Disappointed and Angry

On Monday, after the press briefing at noon, I thought to check the status of lower Mission Creek, behind my home. It was coming up over its banks, raging. We live on the ground floor.

Dear Mayor Rowse,

I am pretty upset. I live on De la Vina Street, right below Haley. I work for the Montecito Association and have been heavily involved in both disaster recovery and emergency preparedness in that community. I used to work for the Coast Village Association in 2018, when the Debris Flow hit.

On Monday, I attended the press briefing at noon and then got busy communicating the evacuation of Montecito to the community. Then I thought to check the status of lower Mission Creek, behind my complex.