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How Montecito schools are dealing with the mudslides, governor town hall analysis, California's emergency alert system
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Jan 16, 2018
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How Montecito schools are dealing with the mudslides, governor town hall analysis, California's emergency alert system

District officials have come up with some creative thinking to get students back to class, a break down of this weekend's town hall, understanding our alert system.
Workers clear mud from the parking garage at the Montecito Inn following a mudslide on January 12, 2018 in Montecito, California.
Workers clear mud from the parking garage at the Montecito Inn following a mudslide on January 12, 2018 in Montecito, California.
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District officials have come up with some creative thinking to get students back to class, a break down of this weekend's town hall, understanding our alert system.

Montecito students will return to classes at a zoo, a college and a museum
Listen • 8:31
The Santa Barbara Zoo, MOXI museum and Santa Barbara City College will all temporarily host classes for the students of Montecito.
LA proposes temporary trailers to house the homeless
The plan calls for installing five trailers in a downtown parking lot in an effort to help shelter some of the 25,000 in LA who currently live outdoors.
California governor's forum gets contentious
Listen • 0:56
The six candidates came out swinging at their first town hall. They weren't the only ones. A vocal crowd cheered and booed.
New music from I'm With Her, Bonsai Universe and Starcrawler
Listen • 8:52
Music journalist Steve Hochman offers his take on new music from three unique bands.