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October 1, 2018: After the Montecito mudslides, a search for belongings and two children


September 14, 2018: Oprah Thanks Thomas Fire and 1/9 Debris Flow First Responders

April 25, 2018: New York Times: Montecito’s Mud Volunteers

April 22, 2018: KEYT: Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade Enters New Phase of Cleanup and Beautification in Montecito

 April 20, 2018: KCRW: Building a Memorial for Montecito

April 19, 2018: Santa Barbara Independent: Saving Trees and Trails

April 19, 2018: Jack Johnson: Jack & Friends Santa Barbara Bowl Recap:

April 13, 2018: Dateline

Making a difference one bucket at a time.

April 12, 2018: KEYT

250 Volunteers help out.

April 7, 2018: NPR

Bucket Brigade’ Volunteers Still Digging California Homes Out After Mudslides

April 6, 2018: KEYT

Wedding rings found buried in mud at Montecito home months after disaster

April 3, 2018, KEYT,

Local Teens Volunteer with Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade

March 22nd, 2018  ~ SB Public Radio 

Interview with Bucket Brigade co-founder Tom Cole

March 20th, 2018  ~ SB Independent 

Catharsis with Jack Johnson &Friends at S.B. Bowl

March 20th, 2018  ~  KEYT  

Jack Johnson and Friends play sold out show at the Santa Barbara Bowl for flood and fire recovery

March 20th, 2018  ~  Suzanne Perkins 

Ellen DeGeneres’s Disaster Relief Fund Check Presented to Montecito Bucket Brigade.

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March 18th, 2018 ~ Jack Johnson 

Jack joined volunteers from the Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade and #HelpCalifornia yesterday to help dig out local homes, and took a tour of the area with Abe Powell to learn about ongoing recovery & relief efforts following the Thomas Fire and debris flow.

March 18th ~ Noozhawk  Montecito, CA 

Singer-Songwriter Jack Johnson Visits Montecito Bucket Brigade.

March 18th Noozhawk  ~ Jack Johnson and Friends Play Benefit Concert for Montecito Mudslide Victims

March 18th Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade ~ Thank you Jack Johnson for treating us to a night to remember.

March 18th KEYT~ Montecito, CA Musician Jack Johnson tours Montecito and pitches in to help victims ahead of benefit concert

March 17th Santa Barbara Independent ~ Jack Johnson Tours Montecito Disaster Area Ahead of Benefit Concert UCSB-Educated Singer/Songwriter Digs With The Bucket Brigade.

March 16th KEYT ~ Montecito, CA. – Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade volunteers are still digging homes out from the mud in Montecito, but now they are also turning their attention to saving trees.

March 15th Santa Barbara Independent ~ The Bucket Brigade Conquers Grief and Destruction  – An All-Volunteer Band of Neighbors and Strangers Dig Together to Reclaim Montecito.

March 8th Noozhawk ~ Santa Barbara Mayor Cathy Murillo Delivers Her First

State of City Address.

March 8th Odyssey Online ~ The Power of People: The Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade.

March 5th Noozhawk ~ Volunteers with the Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade have spent their weekends removing debris from Montecito-area homes after the Jan. 9 debris flows.

February 6th Edhat ~ Montecito, CA Santa Barbara Brigade digs out Montecito.

February 3rd KSBY ~ ‘Bucket Brigade’ volunteers help dig out mud in Montecito.

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